Slaves of Robert Lawrence Dunlap, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

Index of Plantations

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Robert Lawrence Dunlap (1816-1890), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

In the 1850 Slave Schedule census Robert was a slave owner in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. He owned 18 slaves.^[1]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
Robert L Dunlap	Owner
	Slave	F	35
	Slave	M	28
	Slave	F	28
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	F	14
	Slave	F	10
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	M	6
	Slave	M	6
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	M	0

In 1859, Robert, who was one of the executors of his father's estate, purchased a slave boy named Tom from the estate for $800.^[2]

In the 1860 Slave Schedule census Robert was a slaveowner in Meriwether, Georgia, United States. He owned 66 slaves.^[3]

Name	Relation	Sex	Age
Robt L Dunlap	Owner
	Slave	F	45
	Slave	M	45
	Slave	M	40
	Slave	F	38
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	F	35
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	M	30
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	F	25
	Slave	M	25
	Slave	F	25
	Slave	F	25
	Slave	F	24
	Slave	M	24
	Slave	M	24
	Slave	M	22
	Slave	F	20
	Slave	M	18
	Slave	M	17
	Slave	M	16
	Slave	M	16
	Slave	F	16
	Slave	M	16
	Slave	F	30
	Slave	F	14
	Slave	M	14
	Slave	F	12
	Slave	M	12
	Slave	M	11
	Slave	M	11
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	F	9
	Slave	M	9
	Slave	F	8
	Slave	F	8
	Slave	F	8
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	F	7
	Slave	M	6
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	M	10
	Slave	F	6
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	F	5
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	F	4
	Slave	M	4
	Slave	M	8
	Slave	F	3
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	M	2
	Slave	F	2
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	F	1
	Slave	M	1
	Slave	F	1

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 67; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 8943;
   FamilySearch Record: HR7F-34ZM (accessed 8 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QB3-X Image number 00115
   Robert L Dunlap owner in household of Robert L Dunlap in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, Meriwether, Returns, Vol E, 1858-1863, p43, [1]
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 28; Line: 16; FHL microfilm: 000803148; Record number: 107542;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVZ-XL3Z (accessed 8 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBF-9J84 Image number 00499
   Robt L Dunlap owner in household of Robt L Dunlap in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.