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Slaves of Stephen Jackson Eubank, Florida

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Location: Duval County, Florida, United Statesmap
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Index of Plantations

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Stephen Jackson Eubank (1785-1837), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Slaves

In the 1830 census Stephen was in Nassau, Florida, and owned 29 slaves.[1]

  • Slaves - Males - Under 10: 7
  • Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3
  • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 5
  • Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 2
  • Slaves - Females - Under 10: 6
  • Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 4
  • Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 2
  • Total Slaves: 29

Stephen Eubank reportedly owned 43 slaves which lived on his Gravely Plantation in Duval County, Florida, including:[2]

In his will in 1837, Stephen divided up his 44 slaves according to family units which he did not want separated, giving his wife first choice and the remaining groups divided among his children as equally valued as possible.[3]

Family number one:

  • Jim Domingo
  • Bek
  • Mary
  • Louisa
  • Martin
  • Plenty
  • Jim

Family number two:

  • John
  • Hannah
  • Henry
  • Lewis
  • Eliza
  • Francisco

Family Number three:

  • Big Tom
  • Ann or Amy
  • Hester
  • Cyrus

Family number four:

  • Andrew
  • Amy
  • Robert
  • Sally

Family number five:

  • Ned
  • Clarissa
  • Rachel
  • David
  • Sandy
  • Charlotte
  • Isaac

Family number six:

  • George
  • Sylvia
  • Patty

Family number seven:

  • Doc
  • Rosa
  • Adam
  • Jim
  • Melissa

Slaves without family:

  • Big Tom
  • Marlborough
  • Little Tom
  • Little Sam
  • Lemuel
  • Sam
  • Gale
  • Bacchus

Sources

  1. 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1830; Census Place: Nassau, Florida; Series: M19; Roll: 15; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 0006711
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #466134 (accessed 10 February 2023)
    Stephen J Eubank in Nassau, Florida.
  2. Gravely Hill Plantation and Graveyard by Tim Gilmore, 12/7/2018 [1]
  3. Probate: "Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950"
    Last Wills and Testaments, 1856-1922; Author: Florida. County Judge's Court (Duval County); Probate Place: Duval, Florida
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8993 #120828 (accessed 10 February 2023)
    Stephen J Eubank probate on 17 Feb 1837 in Duval, Florida, USA.

See also:

Gravelly Hill Plantation, Duval County, Florida





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