Slaves of Rhodes Nash Herndon, North Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Grandville County, North Carolina, and Suwannee County, Florida
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Rhodes Nash Herndon (1795-1863), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

R N Herndon was recorded in a slave schedule in 1850 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States as a slave owner of 48 enslaved people.^[1]

Name	Sex	Age
	Male	70
	Male	45
	Male	65
	Male	30
	Female	25
	Female	10
	Female	30
	Male	11
	Female	9
	Male	7
	Female	5
	Female	3
	Male	6/12
	Male	21
	Male	24
	Male	24
	Female	25
	Male	50
	Male	24
	Male	71
	Female	21
	Female	19
	Female	7/12
	Male	24
	Female	60
	Female	8
	Female	14
	Female	7
	Female	40
	Female	40
	Female	14
	Male	12
	Female	10
	Male	8
	Female	6
	Male	4
	Female	2
	Female	21
	Female	19
	Male	17
	Female	15
	Female	12
	Female	10
	Male	8
	Male	2
	Female	5/12
	Female	22
	Female	2

R N Herndon was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Suwannee, Florida, United States as a slave owner with 36 slaves.^[2]

Name	Sex	Age
	F	4
	M	35
	M	35
	M	25
	M	26
	F	20
	M	25
	F	20
	F	20
	F	20
	F	20
	M	18
	M	18
	F	16
	M	15
	M	20
	M	12
	M	12
	M	12
	F	12
	F	8
	F	8
	M	8
	F	6
	M	6
	M	6
	F	5
	M	5
	M	5
	F	5
	F	3
	F	2
	F	2
	M	50
	F	45
	M	40

In his will in 1863, he named the following slaves and decreed that they be allowed to choose their new owners for themselves and their children:^[3]

• Cupid and his 2 daughters
• Jenny
• Bet and her children

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91543610 (accessed 18 August 2023)
   R N Herndon, slave owner of 48 enslaved people, in 1850 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 7; Line: 38; Digital film/folder number: 005165681; FHL microfilm: 000803110; Image number: 735
   FamilySearch Record: WKVQ-P93Z (accessed 18 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBV-9JNV
   R N Herndon, slave owner, in 1860 in Suwannee, Florida, United States.
3. ↑ Probate: "Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950"
   Probate Records, Ca. 1860-1950; Author: Florida. County Court (Suwannee County); Probate Place: Suwannee, Florida
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8993 #603434 (accessed 18 August 2023)
   Rhodes N Hernden probate in Suwannee, Florida, USA.