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Slaves of Richard Croom, Florida

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Location: Leon County, Florida, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Croom
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History

Richard Croom (1805-1859) married Winnie Whitfield, daughter of Gen. Bryan Whitfield. They lived for awhile at Tower Hill in North Carolina, then moved to Sumter, Alabama. Richard also had land holdings in Leon County, Florida, namely Oakland Plantation.[1]

Slaves Owned in Leon County, Florida

In the 1850 census Slave Schedules, Richard was in Division 8, Leon, Florida, United States. He owned 81 unnamed slaves, presumably on Oakland Plantation.[2]

  1. Male 35
  2. Female 30
  3. Male 12
  4. Female 6
  5. Male 3
  6. Female 4/12
  7. Male 35
  8. Female 30
  9. Male 10
  10. Female 8
  11. Male 3
  12. Male 7
  13. Male 40
  14. Male 35
  15. Male 20
  16. Male 18
  17. Female 15
  18. Female 12
  19. Male 8
  20. Male 6/12
  21. Female 1
  22. Male 50
  23. Female 40
  24. Female 30
  25. Female 25
  26. Female 6
  27. Male 2
  28. Male 1
  29. Male 25
  30. Female 25
  31. Female 1
  32. Female 1/12
  33. Male 40
  34. Female 35
  35. Male 15
  36. Male 12
  37. Female 9
  38. Male 3
  39. Female 3/12
  40. Male 80
  41. Female 40
  42. Female 20
  43. Female 18
  44. Female 20
  45. Male 35
  46. Female 25
  47. Male 20
  48. Female 15
  49. Female 14
  50. Male 7
  51. Male 5
  52. Male 3
  53. Male 1
  54. Male 40
  55. Female 40
  56. Female 25
  57. Female 22
  58. Female 18
  59. Male 15
  60. Female 12
  61. Female 1
  62. Female 10
  63. Male 8
  64. Female 6
  65. Male 4
  66. Female 4
  67. Female 2
  68. Male 4/12
  69. Male 25
  70. Female 28
  71. Male 6
  72. Male 4
  73. Male 1
  74. Male 25
  75. Female 27
  76. Male 1
  77. Male 1
  78. Male 1
  79. Female 18
  80. Female 14
  81. Male 3/12

Slaves Owned In Sumter County, Alabama

In the 1850 census Richard was also in Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, United States. He owned 130 slaves which were not named in the census, only sex and age given.[3]

  1. Male 48
  2. Female 46
  3. Female 22
  4. Male 18
  5. Female 14
  6. Male 10
  7. Female 8
  8. Male 2
  9. Male 4
  10. Male 40
  11. Female 36
  12. Male 14
  13. Female 11
  14. Female 7
  15. Male 4
  16. Male 1
  17. Female 40
  18. Male 2
  19. Male 28
  20. Female 30
  21. Male 6
  22. Male 4
  23. Male 60
  24. Female 54
  25. Male 20
  26. Female 24
  27. Female 15
  28. Male 4
  29. Female 2
  30. Female 2
  31. Male 62
  32. Female 60
  33. Female 30
  34. Male 24
  35. Female 4
  36. Male 2
  37. Male 1
  38. Male 6
  39. Male 4
  40. Female 28
  41. Female 7
  42. Female 4
  43. Male 2
  44. Male 6/12
  45. Male 35
  46. Female 34
  47. Female 12
  48. Female 40
  49. Female 17
  50. Male 12
  51. Female 8
  52. Male 70
  53. Female 54
  54. Male 40
  55. Male 24
  56. Male 22
  57. Female 18
  58. Female 2
  59. Male 60
  60. Female 62
  61. Female 6
  62. Male 60
  63. Female 60
  64. Female 22
  65. Female 20
  66. Male 18
  67. Male 50
  68. Female 44
  69. Male 24
  70. Female 22
  71. Female 20
  72. Male 16
  73. Male 12
  74. Male 10
  75. Female 5
  76. Female 4
  77. Female 3
  78. Male 1
  79. Female 1
  80. Female 40
  81. Male 25
  82. Female 12
  83. Male 6
  84. Female 20
  85. Male 15
  86. Female 32
  87. Female 30
  88. Male 18
  89. Male 18
  90. Male 14
  91. Female 30
  92. Female 16
  93. Male 20
  94. Male 48
  95. Female 42
  96. Female 16
  97. Female 7
  98. Female 3
  99. Male 38
  100. Female 32
  101. Male 15
  102. Male 12
  103. Female 10
  104. Female 9
  105. Female 5
  106. Male 4
  107. Female 3
  108. Female 2
  109. Male 1
  110. Male 30
  111. Female 28
  112. Male 8
  113. Female 6
  114. Female 4
  115. Male 3
  116. Male 2
  117. Male 40
  118. Female 32
  119. Male 14
  120. Female 12
  121. Male 9
  122. Male 5
  123. Female 3
  124. Male 50
  125. Female 50
  126. Female 4
  127. Male 2
  128. Female 50
  129. Female 3/12
  130. Male 3/12

Sources

  1. ↑ The Daily Journal (New Bern, NC), 31 Aug 1884, Richard T. Croom
  2. ↑ 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 #91416633 (accessed 4 July 2022)
    Richard Croom in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA.
  3. ↑ 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 #90605690 (accessed 4 July 2022)
    Richard Croom in Gaston, Sumter, Alabama, USA.




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