Slaves of Stephen and Sarah Winchester, Tennessee
Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Winchester Slavery Black_Heritage
Slaves of Stephen and Sarah Winchester, Tennessee
The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by Stephen Winchester (1761-1815) and Sarah (Howard) Winchester (1775-1844) in Sumner County to assist in connecting those people to their families.
1844 Petion for Sale
Stephen Winchester died in 1815 but his wife Sarah died in 1844. In December, 1844, their children and grandchildren petitioned the court to allow for the sale of the people enslaved. The petition also identified that Sarah and her husband received four slaves from her father Joshua Howard and appears to imply that these were the descendants of those original gift of trust. It also identified that their daughter, Rebecca Beck had taken posession of one person, which she subsequently sold. Samuel H Lauderdale, husband of their daughter Mary, was assigned as receiver to take posession and hire out the same until July 1845.[1]
| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document | Enslavement Status | Enslaver? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | white | male | slave | |||
| Cynthia | circa 8 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| Eller | circa 2 years in 1844 | black | male | slave | ||
| Ellick | circa 10 years in 1844 | black | male | slave | ||
| Frances | circa 3 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| George | circa 1 years in 1844 | black | male | slave | ||
| Hess | black | female | slave | |||
| Jane | circa 15 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| Jane | circa 18 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| Jim | black | male | slave | |||
| Letty | black | female | slave | |||
| Lilly | black | female | slave | |||
| Louisa | circa 17 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| Mary | circa 21 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| Mary | circa 17 years in 1844 | black | female | slave | ||
| Poleman [?] | circa 16 years in 1844 | black | male | slave | ||
| Samuel | circa 18 years in 1844 | black | male | slave | ||
| Stephen | circa 10 years in 1844 | black | male | slave | ||
| Sylvia | circa 5 years in 1844 | black | female | slave |
Sources
- ↑ Petition for Sale; Sumner County, Tennessee. cicra December 27, 1844. - January 6, 1845.; Court: Chancery; Salutation: To the Honl Terry H Cahal Chancellor &c sitting at Gallatin accessed on Digital Library of American Slavery 02-10-2024 Link to Petition
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