Slaves of Solomon Jennings
Date:
1854
to
1854
Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Jennings Goldsby Hardiman
Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Jennings Goldsby Hardiman
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Introduction
Solomon Jennings (1772-1854) and his wife Nancy (Smith) Jennings (abt.1778-1864) enslaved people in Oglethorpe County Georgia. Solomon Jennings died on 11 May 1854. His will written 1 March 1854 named twenty-five enslaved people.[1] The Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate in June of 1854 named twenty-eight enslaved people.[2] In late 1854 and early 1855, Nancy Jennings and Thomas C. Jennings acknowledged receipt of sixteen enslaved to Nancy and three to Thomas.[3] In the first Annual Report for the Estate of Solomon Jennings Senior, Solomon Jennings Junior acknowledged receipt of five enslaved and one enslaved girl on behalf of his daughter, Gilly.[4]
Named Slaves
Information compiled from above sources.
| Name of Enslaved Person | Description | Value | Recipient | Date |
| Phebe (Feby) | A woman | $150.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Lucy | A woman | $150.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Fanny | A woman | $150.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Matilda and child Reese (Reives) | none | $850.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Aley and her four youngest children | A child (see note) | $900 | Solomon Jennings | 1 January 1855 |
| Rosea (Rozetta) | A woman | $800.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Maria & child (Mariah and Harriet her child) | none | $1000.00 | Altha (Jennings) Hardman | none found |
| Julia (July Ann) | A girl | $800.00 | Thomas Jennings | 1 January 1856 |
| Winny | A girl | $850.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Mary | A girl | $800.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Phronia (Frony) | A girl | $750.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Jane | A girl | $450.00 | Gilly Jennings (daughter of Solomon Jennings, Jr.) | 1 January 1855 |
| Anthony | A man | $150.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Harry | A man | $850.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Turner | A man | $1100.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Daniel | A man | $1000.00 | Thomas Jennings | 1 January 1856 |
| Jordan | A man | $1000.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Clement (Klem) | A man | $1000.00 | Altha (Jennings) Hardman | none found |
| Edmund | A man | $950.00 | Thomas Jennings | 1 January 1856 |
| Jim | A man | $900.00 | Sydney (Jennings) Goolsby | none found |
| Henry | A boy | $650.00 | Jesper and William Jennings | none found |
| Charles | A boy | $600.00 | Jesper and William Jennings | none found |
| William | A boy | $500.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Nick | A boy | $400.00 | not found, see note | not found, see note |
| John | A boy | $350.00 | not found, see note | not found, see note |
| Turner Jr | A boy | $300.00 | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Abram | A boy | $200.00 | none found, see note | not found, see note |
| Cornelia Ann | none | none, see notes | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
| Philey | none | none, see notes | Nancy Jennings | 31 December 1854 |
Notes:
- Solomon Jennings Jr was to receive “Aley and her four youngest children” according to the will. In the estate inventory and appraisement Aley was listed as a child, which is likely an error. It is not known if any of Aley’s children were described in the will separately such as the children Nick, John, or Abram who have only been found in the appraisement.
- Nancy Jennings noted receipt of Cornelia Ann and Philey who were not described in the will or the estate inventory and appraisement.
- No record has been found of Solomon's daughters Sydney (Jennings) Goldsby or Althea (Jennings) Hardiman accepting receipt of the enslaved named in the will.
- No record has been found of William and Jesper Jennings accepting receipt of Henry and Charles has been found.
Biographies for the enslaved are in progress. Turner, Turner Jr., Matilda and Reaves are a family unit with others named also likely part of their family.
Unnamed Slaves
1830 In progress
1840 In progress
Sources
- ↑ Solomon Jennings, Will, Oglethorpe County, Will Book D, pages 313-314, 1 March 1854;"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992," digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/007701149_00183 : accessed 17 February 2024); citing Georgia County, District and Probate Courts.
- ↑ "Inventory and Appraisement," estate of Solomon Jennings, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 15 June 1854; digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/782020:8635 : accessed 9 March 2024) images 961-965; citing Georgia County, District and Probate Courts.
- ↑ "Deed of Trust," Solomon Jennings Jr for Nancy N. Goolsby [Jennings recorded elsewhere in document], Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 4 March 1853 [likely in error], also includes Tax and Crop Settlement records for 1854; "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992," digital images, Oglethorpe County, Estate Records, Loose Files, Solomon Jennings Estate, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/782020:8635 : accessed 9 March 2024) images 940-942; citing Georgia County, District and Probate Courts.
- ↑ "First Annual Return, Estate of Solomon Jennings Senr, deceased," by Solomon Jennings, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 16 February 1855; "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992," digital images, Oglethorpe County, Estate Records, Loose Files, Solomon Jennings Estate, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/007702305_00948 : accessed 9 March 2024) images 944-948; citing Georgia County, District and Probate Courts.
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