Slaves of Redding Scott Pridgen, Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Houston County, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Pridgen, slavery

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Redding Pridgen

Contents 1 Slaves 1.1 Tax Rolls 1.2 Advancement of Inheritance 1.3 Census Records 1.4 Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen 2 Sources

Slaves

Tax Rolls

Redding appears on the following tax rolls in the state of Texas, including the number and value of the slaves he held:

• 1845 Harrison County TX - 7 slaves: 5 over the age of 10, and 2 under the age of 10^[1]
• 1846 Harrison County TX - 9 Slaves (Value $3,150)^[2]
• 1847 Harrison County TX - 20 Slaves (Value $6,000)^[3]
• 1849 Harrison County TX - 8 Slaves (Value $2,800)^[4]
• 1851 Houston County TX - 9 Slaves (Value $3,850)^[5]
• 1852 Houston County TX - 11 Slaves (Value $4,800)^[6]
• 1853 Houston County TX - 11 Slaves (Value $4,800)^[7]
• 1854 Houston County TX - 12 Slaves (Value $6,000)^[8]
• 1858 Houston County TX - 17 Slaves (Value $6,800)^[9]
• 1859 Houston County TX - 24 Slaves (Value $12,000)^[10]
• 1860 Houston County TX - 19 Slaves (Value $11,400)^[11]
• 1861 Houston County TX - 19 Slaves (Value $11,500)^[12]
• 1862 Houston County TX - 19 Slaves (Value $8,550)^[13]
• 1863 Houston County TX - 20 Slaves (Value $10,000)^[14]
• 1864 Houston County TX - 20 Slaves (Value $10,000)^[15]
• 1865 Houston County TX - 20 Slaves (Value $10,000)^[16]

Advancement of Inheritance

Redding stated in the probate file of his father Wiley in 1856 that he received the following slaves from both parents (who were not yet divorced at that time) as an advancement of his inheritance:^[17]

Name	Age	Value
Negro Fellow Isaac	33 or 35	$650
Woman Rachel	28 or 30	500
Child, Unknown		50
Boy Ike		150

NOTE - Boy Ike was to replace the child, which died.

Census Records

Redding appears on the 1850 Slave Schedule in Anderson County Texas, owning a total of 10 slaves.^[18]

Black Male, age 35
Mulatto Female, age 20
Black Male, age 18
Black Male, age 12
Black Male, age 10
Black Male, age 7
Black Female, age 5
Black Female, age 1
Black Female, age 8
Black Female, age 22

Redding also appears on the 1860 Slave Schedule in Houston County, Texas, owning a total of 19 slaves and showing that his property had 4 slave houses.^[19]

Black Male, Age 50
Black Male, Age 49
Mulatto Female, age 40
Back Male, age 28
Black Male, age 24
Black Male, age 23
Black Female, age 20
Black Male, age 19
Black Female, age 16
Black Male, age 15
Black Female, age 14
Black Male, age 13
Black Female, age 12
Black Female, age 11
Mulatto Female, age 9
Black Female, age 8
Black Male, age 8
Black Male, age 7
Mulatto Female, age 2

Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen

Redding received the following slaves from the estate of his mother:

*Application for Partition and Division of Estate^[20] As noted in her probate file, Mary had owned the following slave, but had already given her to Redding as an advancement of his inheritance:

NAME	VALUE	ADVANCED TO
Negro Girl Millly Ann	300	Reddin S. Pridgen

*Final Division of Property January 1857^[21]

NAME	VALUE	ASSIGNEE
Jacob	400	Redding Pridgen
Daniel	1000	Redding Pridgen
John	600	Redding Pridgen
John Marshall Coats	200	Redding Pridgen
Bill Blair		Redding Pridgen
Esther		Redding Pridgen

Sources

1. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Harrison County reel 1, 1840-1876 (A-Y)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Harrison county > 1845 > image 20 of 29
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WH3M-T (accessed 10 February 2024)
2. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Harrison County reel 1, 1840-1876 (A-Y)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Harrison county > 1846 > image 13 of 27
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WHST-X (accessed 10 February 2024)
3. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Harrison County reel 1, 1840-1876 (A-Y)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Harrison county > 1847 > image 49 of 68
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WHSD-7 (accessed 10 February 2024)
4. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Harrison County reel 1, 1840-1876 (A-Y)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Harrison county > 1849 > image 20 of 63
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WH9Y-Z (accessed 10 February 2024)
5. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1851 > image 13 of 22
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WBP8 (accessed 10 February 2024)
6. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1852 > image 15 of 24
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WB2B (accessed 10 February 2024)
7. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1853 > image 17 of 29
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WBDW (accessed 10 February 2024)
8. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1854 > image 19 of 32
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-46SR-S (accessed 10 February 2024)
9. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
   Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
   Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1858 > image 28 of 46
   FamilySearch Image: 939F-WYSB-D (accessed 10 February 2024)
10. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1859 > image 27 of 46
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WYS3-Q (accessed 10 February 2024)
11. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1860 > image 26 of 38
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WYSZ-K (accessed 10 February 2024)
12. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1861 > image 22 of 41
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-WYSH-W (accessed 10 February 2024)
13. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1862 > image 29 of 43
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-46S5-9 (accessed 10 February 2024)
14. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1863 > image 28 of 41
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-46SP-J (accessed 10 February 2024)
15. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1864 > image 22 of 35
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-46SJ-5 (accessed 10 February 2024)
16. ↑ Tax record: "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910"
    Catalog: Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910 Texas tax rolls, Houston County reel 1, 1838-1881 (A-W)
    Image path: Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910 > Houston county > 1865 > image 27 of 102
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-46SP-H (accessed 10 February 2024)
17. ↑ Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
    Gonzales > Probate Case Files, 1850-1860, 339-381b > image 661 of 1920
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 10 February 2024)
18. ↑ Texas > Anderson > Not Stated: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    Texas > Anderson > Not Stated
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 10 February 2024)
    Radim S Pridgen.
19. ↑ Texas > Houston > Beat 11:
    • 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
      
    Texas > Houston > Beat 11
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 10 February 2024)
    R S Prigen.
20. ↑ Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
    Dewitt > Index A-Z, 1846-1977; Probate Minutes, Vol A-D, 1846-1861 > image 604 of 846
    Ancestry Image (accessed 30 January 2024)
21. ↑ Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
    Dewitt > Index A-Z, 1846-1977; Probate Minutes, Vol A-D, 1846-1861 > image 621 of 846
    Ancestry Image (accessed 30 January 2024)