Slaves of Solomon Chandler, Georgia

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

The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Solomon Chandler and connect them to their descendants.

Probate Records

Solomon's estate inventory was taken in 1865.^[1]

Name	Description	Assessed Value	Inherited By
Appling	boy	$650
James	boy	$500
Jane	woman & child	$1000
Wesley	man	$1000
Lucinda	woman & 4 children	$2000
William	boy	$700
Newton	boy	$600
Richmond	boy	$500
Robert	man	$1000
Charity	woman	$300	wife, Nancy
Ann	woman, daughter of Charity	$800	wife, Nancy
Mary	girl, daughter of Charity	$700	wife, Nancy
Clemartin	girl	$600
Floyd	man, son of Charity	$1000	wife, Nancy
Charlott	woman & child, wife of Jerry	$800	wife, Nancy
Vine	girl	$800
Richard	boy	$600
Harrison	boy	$700
Hannah	woman & child	$1000
Jerry	man	$500, husband of Charlott	wife, Nancy
John	man	$1000

The relationships in the table above came from the will which was written in 1854, eleven years before the will was proved. The following were left to the wife, Nancy, during her lifetime: "Patty a woman, Charity, a woman and her three youngest children (Floid, Ann, and Mary), Jerry, a man and his wife, Charlott and all her children."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Annual returns, 1800-1903: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Annual returns, 1800-1903 Returns, v. D 1860-1868
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Jackson > Returns 1860-1868 vol D > image 150 of 425; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93R-X66F (accessed 23 May 2023)
2. ↑ Will: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills, V. A-C, 1796-1814, 1860-1919; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Jackson County); Probate Place: Jackson, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #490738 (accessed 30 May 2023)
   Soloman Chandler probate on 9 Jan 1865 in Jackson, Georgia, USA.