Slaves of Richard Collars, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

The purpose of this page is to connect descendants of those enslaved by Richard Collars with their ancestors.

Contents 1 Census & Slave Schedules 2 Probate Inventory 3 Wills 4 Sources

Census & Slave Schedules

The 1850 slave schedule shows Richard Collars with 3 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia. Below are the slave ages with the assumed match.^[1]

Gender	Age	Guess as to probate match
Female	62	Polly
Male	62	Richmond
Male	19	Sam

The 1860 slave schedule show Richard Collars with 9 slaves in Meriwether County, Georgia. Below are the slave ages with the assumed match to the probate record.^[2]

Gender	Age	Guess as to probate match
Female	80	Polly
Male	80	Richmond
Male	25	Sam
Female	25	Martha
Female	9	Delphia
Male	7	Bob
Female	5	Mary
Female	3	Maria
Male	1	Charles

Probate Inventory

The probate inventory was taken in April of 1862.^[3]

Slave	Age	Estimated Birth Year	Description	Assessed Value
Richmond	80	1782		$ -150
Polly	80	1782		$ -150
Sam	31	1831	man	$ 800
Martha	31	1831	woman with child	$ 800
Tony		1862	child of Martha	$ with mother
Delphia	12	1850	girl	$ 600
Bob	9	1853	boy	$ 650
Mary	7	1855	girl	$ 400
Maria	5	1857	girl	$ 300
Charles	3	1859	boy	$ 200

Wills

In Item #2 of his will Richard states that Richmond and Polly are to choose a master and be sold to them.

The rest of the slaves are to be sold and the estate divided between Richard's siblings.^[4] This sale happens before December of 1862.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #92550179 (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Richard Collars in Division 59, Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #92673329 (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Richd Collars in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
3. ↑ Probate Inventory Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol E, 1858-1863, page 575, image 331 Ancestry.com Link
4. ↑ Will: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217719 (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Richard Cullors probate on 15 May 1860 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
5. ↑ Probate Return Georgia Wills and Probate Records, Meriwether County, Returns, Vol F-G, 1862-1873, page 159, image 126 Ancestry.com Link