Slaves of Thomas Chambers, Tennessee

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Scott, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Thomas Chambers, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Geographical Notes

Without ever moving, Chambers resided in the boundaries of the following counties:

• Anderson County c. 1810–1817
• Campbell County 1817–1849: Thomas Chambers and other residents around New River petitioned the state legislature in 1815 that the area should be added to Campbell County. To conduct legal business, residents of New River had to travel through the Campbell County seat of Jacksboro, and then another twenty miles to reach the Anderson County seat in Clinton. Their petition was granted in 1817.
• Scott County was formed in 1849. Chambers therefore became a resident of Scott County, remaining on the same land through the period of emancipation until his death in 1871.

Slaves

In 1830 Thomas Chambers in Campbell, Tennessee, owned one enslaved girl (or young woman) aged 10–23.^[1]

In 1840 Chambers in Campbell, Tennessee, owned one enslaved girl and one enslaved boy, both under 10 years old.^[2]

In the 1850 census Thomas Chambers owned six slaves in Scott County, Tennessee:^[3]

1. Laurel, male, mulatto, 40
2. Carline, female, black, 33
3. Henry, male, black, 8
4. Love, female, black, 6
5. Carline, female, black, 3
6. Laurel, male, black, 0

In 1860 in Scott County, Tennessee, Chambers owned the following ten enslaved persons:

Gender Age Color

1. Male 50 M
2. Female 40 B
3. Male 15 B
4. Female 11 M
5. Male 10 M
6. Female 8 M
7. Female 6 M
8. Female 4 M
9. Female 3 M
10. Female 1 M

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
   citing 212, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 178; FHL microfilm 24,536.
   FamilySearch Record: XHP4-FVD (accessed 11 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB9-4RW Image number 00422
   Thomas Chambers in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
   citing p. 307, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: XHT1-4NX (accessed 11 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYF-2JZ Image number 00625
   Thomas Chambers in Campbell, Tennessee, United States.
3. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ,(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVHX-994 : citing line number 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,862.