Slaves of Sutton Hardy, Mississippi

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Surnames/tags: Hardy Slavery Black_Heritage

Slaves of Sutton Hardy (1772-1853) in Mississippi

The 1830 census of Lenoir, North Carolina reported Sullon (sic) Hardy age 50-59 and wife age 50-59, with 8 children and 17 enslaved people:

• male under 10: 3
• male 10-23: 3
• male 24-35: 2
• male 36-54: 1
• male 55-99: 1
• female under 10: 1
• female 10-23: 2
• female 36-54: 3
• female 55-99: 1^[1]

The 1840 census of Oktibbeha, Mississippi reported Sutton Hardy age 60-69 and wife 50-59, with 6 children and 15 enslaved people:

• male under 10: 2
• male 24-35: 3
• male 36-54: 2
• female under 10: 3
• female 10-23: 2
• female 24-35: 1
• female 36-54: 2^[2]

The 1850 slave schedule of Sutton Hordy (sic) of Eastern Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi reported 17 enslaved people:

• 64 F B
• 64 F B
• 55 M B
• 40 F B
• 40 M B
• 30 F B
• 30 M B
• 17 M B
• 9 F B
• 9 F B
• 9 F B
• 9 F B
• 6 F B
• 5 M B
• 5 M B
• 3 F B
• 1 M B
• 37 M B^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Lenoir, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 122; Page: 301; Family History Library Film: 0018088
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #216384 (accessed 30 November 2022)
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Oktibbeha, Mississippi; Roll: 218; Page: 117; Family History Library Film: 0014842
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3244498 (accessed 29 November 2022)
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 #90972651 (accessed 29 November 2022)