Slaves of Samuel E Whitaker, Georgia

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

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Samuel E Whitaker, and attempt to connect them to their families.

In 1837 Samuel's father died but the estate slaves were not distributed until 1840. By 1844 his youngest brother Thomas, still a minor, had passed and his portion of the estate was distributed to the remaining heirs. Samuel inherited an additional four slaves from this transaction.

Slaves from the 1840 Estate Distribution of William Whitaker's Estate

Slave Name	Assessed Value	Age in 1840	Estimated Year of Birth
Caroline	450	11	1829
Jinny (Jane, Ginny)	600	24	1816
Francis	200	4	1836
Henry (little)	550	24	1816
Bob	800	35	1805
Mary Ann	200	34	1806
Dave (little)	550	15	1825
Annise	450	13	1827
Mitchell	400	11	1829
Martha	250	7	1833
Pomp	700	28	1812
Blind Isaac	250	54	1786
Nanny	250	48	1792
Annoch	700	35	1805
Wiley	800	31	1809

Slaves from the 1844 Estate Distribution of Thomas Whitaker's Estate

Slave Name	Assessed Value	Age in 1840	Estimated Year of Birth
Amy	800	17	1823
Emeline	dau. of Amy	4 months	1840
Henry	800	17	1823
Dolly		born after 1840	1842

1850 Slave Schedule

In 1850, Samuel Whitaker held 41 slaves in Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia.

1860 Slave Schedule

In 1860, Samuel Whitaker held 69 slaves in Salem in Baldwin County, Georgia

Sources

• 1837 Probate Inventory Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 250 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177282?h=6c6379
• 1840 Probate Inventory Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 397 (image 605) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177342?h=1eeea7 and page 398 (image 606) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177348?h=e2344e
• Division of Slaves Among Heirs Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 400-401 (image 607) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177357?h=51c4c1
• Division of Slaves of Thomas Whitaker Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 404-405 (image 609) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30190444?h=2ea149
• 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 ca Record 8055 #92108776 (accessed 26 January 2023)
  Samuel Whitaker in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA.