Slaves of Susan (Parish) Blake, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Plantations

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Susan (Parish) Blake (1809-1868), of Leon County, Florida, and attempt to connect them to their families.

History of Susan (Parish) Blake and Blakely Plantation

Blakely Plantation was a 900 acre forced labor farm developed by Miles Blake (1785-1840) from North Carolina about 1826. It was located in the extreme northeastern Leon County, Florida. After Miles Blake's death in 1840, his wife, Susan (Parish) Blake (1809-1868), took over ownership.^[1][2]

Slaves Owned by Susan Blake

In the 1850 census Susan was in Division 8, Leon, Florida, United States. She was enumerated as having 57 slaves.^[3]

Gender Age

1. Male 32
2. Male 54
3. Male 23
4. Male 21
5. Male 19
6. Male 28
7. Male 19
8. Male 18
9. Male 23
10. Male 20
11. Male 30
12. Male 12
13. Male 9
14. Male 3
15. Male 10
16. Male 9/12
17. Male 60
18. Male 20
19. Male 9
20. Male 53
21. Male 40
22. Male 43
23. Male 12
24. Female 28
25. Female 13
26. Female 11
27. Female 9
28. Female 2
29. Female 9/12
30. Female 42
31. Female 23
32. Female 49
33. Female 17
34. Female 6
35. Female 42
36. Female 6
37. Female 27
38. Female 11
39. Female 9
40. Female 6
41. Female 57
42. Female 42
43. Female 9
44. Female 11
45. Female 8
46. Female 5
47. Female 9/12
48. Female 40
49. Female 17
50. Female 17
51. Female 11
52. Female 9
53. Female 6
54. Female 5
55. Female 27
56. Female 6
57. Female 3

By 1860, she only owned 14 slaves in Leon County, Florida, United States.^[4]

Gender Age

1. Male 60
2. Female 60
3. Female 30
4. Female 17
5. Female 15
6. Female 13
7. Female 12
8. Male 16
9. Male 12
10. Male 10
11. Male 4
12. Female 22
13. Male 22
14. Male 40

Sources

1. ↑ [https://genealogytrails.com/fla/leon/plantations_1860.html Plantations of Leon County in 1860
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2020, October 8). Blakely Plantation. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:15, August 26, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blakely_Plantation&oldid=982493631
3. ↑ 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 Record 8055 #91417967 (accessed 26 August 2022)
   Susan Blake in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94089126 (accessed 26 August 2022)
   Susan Blake in Leon, Florida, USA.

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