Slaves of Robert Owen, Jasper County, Georgia

Date: 1820 to 1850
Location: Chambers, Alabama, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_heritage Owen Alabama

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Named 1.2 Unnamed 1.2.1 1820 U.S. Census 1.2.2 1830 U.S. Census 1.2.3 1840 U.S. Census 1.2.4 1850 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule) 2 Research Notes 3 Sources

Introduction

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This page lists the named and unnamed slaves of Robert Owen of Jasper County, Georgia and Chambers County, Alabama.

Named

List of Slaves identified in Robert Owen's Will of 4 May 1850.^[1] Each of these people would stay with his wife Mary until her death, unless she decided to release them to her children. If any of her children died without issue before Mary, the designated slaves would be shared equally with other named children or their children if they had died. Son Thomas E Owen predeceased his mother. His wife Mariah Louise (Hicks) Owen signed for reciept of the property willed to Thomas.

Slaves of Mariah L Owen, Chambers County, Alabama

The numbering is for our convenience. No conditions seemed laid on Mary if she remarried.

Owner/Nbr	Slave
Philemon Owen
1	Governor
2	William
3	Hal
4	Daniel
5	Angeline
6	Horace
7	Ben
8	Frank
9	Randal
10	Jane- died before 1850
11	Jefferson
12	Gilford
13	Nelson.
Thomas E. Owen
14	James
15	Major (Bailey)[2]
16	Johnson
17	William the blacksmith
18	Richard
19	Sam
20	Daniel
21	Colbert
22	Black Hannah
23	Nicholson
24	Judy
25	Carolina
Emeline E. Allen
26	Jesse
27	Henry
28	Squire
29	Teanor
30	Laura child of Teanor
31	Milly,
32	Adam,
33	Isabel
34	Mariah child of Isabel
35	Wesly
36	Lewis
37	Lame
38	Ben
39	Frances
Elizabeth Erwin and Emeline E. Allen
40	Sal (F)
41	Hardy child of Sal
42	Alice child of Sal

The widow of Thomas E Owen signed a reciept, transcribed as follows:

Recd of Allford Gandy and Philip Owen Executors of the Estate of Robert Owen Dec'd to wit the following named negroes that was bequeathed by Robert Owen to his Son Thoms E Owen:

James Major William the Blacksmith Richard Sam (Daniel Calbert) a Black which negro Boy Died June 1855 Hannah Nicholson & Judy + one child which girl Died June 1855 and Caroline + two children

I hereby acknowledge that the above named negroes has been delivered to me as the Administrator of the Thos E Owen Dec'd by the Executor of Robert Owen Dec'd Given under my hand and Seal this 8th Jan 1856.

Mariah L Owen {Seal}

Administrator of Thomas E Owen Dec'd

attest William Hicks

With Respect to Sal and her children bequeathed to Elizabeth and Emeline, the following information comes from image 624 in the probate file of Robert Owen.

The State of Alabama, Chambers County}

Received this (3) third day of February 1857 of Allford Gandy + Phil Owen Executors of Robert Owen (?) a certain negro woman named "Sal" or Sarah & her children four in number, to wit, Hardy, Cicero, George & "Jeff". We receipt Said Executors for the whole interest in Said negroes, having purchased the one half interst of Elizabeth Erwin in 2 of said property.

Given under our hands this day & year above written.

W. E. Allen

Ema S Allen

Note the 1850 appraisal had a section:

Negroes not Lotted by Will Belonging to the Estate

Name and description	appraisal
Tom - old fellow age 56	175
Katherine old woman age 65	0
Comfort (old woman) age 65	0
July a woman age 52	75
George old fellow age 60	250
Talor old fellow age 85 - worthless	0
	$500

In documentation of the estate sale, dated 18 Mar 1856, image 630 in the probate file we see the following information:

Named Property		Purchaser's Name
2 Negro men Tailor and George	51.00	N.G. Owen
1 Negro woman Comfort	20.00	P Owen
1 Negro woman Julia	149.00	W E Allen
1 Negro man Thom	130.00	Howell Peebles
1 Negro woman Kitty	5.00	R Lumpkin

Unnamed

1820 U.S. Census

These are the slaves listed for Robert Owens in 1820 in Monticello, Jasper, Georgia^[3]

Slaves - Males - Under 14: 10

Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 2

Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 3

Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 1

Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 2

Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 4

1830 U.S. Census

These are the slaves listed for Robert Owens in 1830 in Jasper County, Georgia.^[4]

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 10

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 4

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 3

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 4

1840 U.S. Census

These are the slaves listed for Robt Owens in 1840 in Chambers County, Alabama.^[5]

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 5

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 4

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 8

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 3

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 5

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 4

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 3

1850 U.S. Census (Slave Schedule)

The following table identifies those slaves listed for Robert Owens in 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama.^[6]

Name/Nbr	Sex	Age	Yr Born
1	M	80	1770
2	M	60	1790
3	F	60	1790
4	M	57	1793
5	M	55	1795
6	F	50	1800
7	M	40	1810
8	M	40	1810
9	M	35	1815
10	M	35	1815
11	M	30	1820
12	M	30	1820
13	M	30	1820
14	M	30	1820
15	M	25	1825
16	M	25	1825
17	M	25	1825
18	F	22	1828
19	F	22	1828
20	M	20	1830
21	M	20	1830
22	M	18	1832
23	M	16	1834
24	M	16	1834
25	M	16	1834
26	M	14	1836
27	M	14	1836
28	M	14	1836
29	M	14	1836
30	F	14	1836
31	F	14	1836
32	M	10	1840
33	M	8	1842
34	M	8	1842
35	M	6	1844
36	F	5	1845
37	M	3	1847
38	M	3	1847
39	F	0	1850
40	F	18	1832

It can be noted, the next name appearing after Robert Owen is that of his son in law William E Allen.

Research Notes

• Be careful with mergiing slaves. Since Robert was sometimes giving away more than one person with the same name in the same document, it would be a mistake to merge these individuals.

• It would seem that there should be a correlation between the individuals named in the 1850 appraisal (with age and gender information) and the 1850 Slave Schedule. Perhaps due to the age approximations being so impercise, a meaningful correlation could not be established.

The following assumptions were made:

• Place of Birth for each slave was the location where the Will was signed: Chambers, Alabama. (In some cases this was later modified to correlate to where Robert Owen was living at the time.)

• The birth dates of children listed are recorded as before the date of the signing of the Will: 4 May 1850
• To account for the difference between adults and children, the birth dates of adults are recorded as before 15 years before the signing of the Will, thus 4 May 1835.

[HeardFamilyResearch Bailey Owen Lumpkin Hicks Connections Part 1 of 7 Parts] Note within this set there are images from the probate files.

Sources

1. ↑ See Will of Robert Owen, Chambers County, Alabama
2. ↑ Analysis of Ownership of Major Bailey
3. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Monticello, Jasper, Georgia; Page: 232; NARA Roll: M33_6; Image: 137
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1426469 (accessed 21 June 2023)
   Robert Owen in Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, USA.
4. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Jasper, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 18; Page: 355; Family History Library Film: 0007038
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1846148 (accessed 21 June 2023)
   Robert Owen in Jasper, Georgia.
5. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 177; Family History Library Film: 0002332
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1424117 (accessed 21 June 2023)
   Robt Owens in Chambers, Alabama.
6. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW5-4SW2: 23 February 2021), Robert Owen in the entry for MM9.1.1/MV87-CKN, Chambers County, Alabama,1850.