Slaves of Thomas Freeland, Mississippi

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Freeland Slavery

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Property 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Introduction

Property

Thomas Freeland owned Windsor Plantation, likely the plantation his father left him. It is not clear which of the enslaved were on the plantation. Most likely the ones listed in his probate inventory. More research is needed.

Slaves

In the 1810 census Thomas held 14 enslaved people in Calvert, Maryland, United States.^[1]

By 1820 he had amassed 80 enslaved person, possibly from his father's estate when he died in 1817.^[2]

1856: From the Will and Estate of Thomas Freeland (deceased)^[3][4]

List 1: Annie and child ($900); Henry (800); Olly (500); Jo (700); Ann (500); Minerva (300); Henderson (300); Fannie Johnson (150); Henderson (1300); Washington (1100); Charles (1100); Maria (350); Alfred (1400); Martha and small baby (1300); Ellen (200); Deny (1400); Caroline (300); Manuel (200); Jim Green (550); Elsy (550); Tilly (600); Henry (500); Amy (400); George [–tow?] (200); Rachel and baby (900); George (1400)

List 2: Penny and child ($1200); Ely (600); John (500); Robert (400); Hatty (300); Debby (300); Bill Smothers (1500); Hanny and baby (1000); George (400); Greg (1600); Mary (300); Elizabeth (700); Billy (900); Edward (1000); Manurl (1300); Sally and child (1000); Elick (200); Alana (300); Louis (150); Charity and baby (1200); Kesiah (800); Minta (700); Isaac (900); Jim Peters (1100); Barbara and child (1000); Billy (250)

List 3: Ephram [?] ($900); Davy (1400); Levin (1600); Louvisa and child (1400); Sam (300); Henny (200); Nancy (700); Susan (400); Abraham (1400); Bill Mack (1800); Hannah and baby (1400); Bill M. Alister (1300); Mary (250); Seby (1100); Gus (250); Mose (1300); Tom (1300); Jim Smothers (1000); Patsy (500); Jim (1400); Cordelia (1100); Little Patsy (800); Rachel (700); Lubert (550); Kate (1100); Henry (1000); Ferdinand (1600)

List 4: Selph ($800); Prissa and child (1000); Old Tilly (100); Fanny Prisom (100); Joshua (300); Silas (1300); Malinda and child (1100); Margaret (1200); Dread (1000); Pathan (700); Joshua (1200); Sally (600); Julert (200); Jim Carter (1300); Liza and child (1200); Jim (200); Wim (200); Martha Ann (400); Charles (800); George (1100); Charles (300); Bill [Wed–?] (500); Harriet (600); Jim Morse (1000); Dick (500)

1860 Slave schedule: 74 enslaved persons ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 Census:"1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Calvert, Maryland; Roll: 15; Page: 131; Image: Mdm252_15-0009; FHL Roll: 0193668
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #79714 (accessed 4 March 2023)
   Thomas Freeland in Calvert, Maryland, USA.
2. ↑ 1820 Census:"1820 United States Federal Census"
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Claiborne, Mississippi; Page: 5A; NARA Roll: M33_58; Image: 19
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1316232 (accessed 4 March 2023)
   T Freeland in Claiborne, Mississippi.
3. ↑ Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
   Probate Records, 1802-1956; Will Index, 1802-1969; Author: Claiborne County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Claiborne, Mississippi
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #5055230 (accessed 4 March 2023)
   Thomas Freeland probate in 1826-1877 in Claiborne, Mississippi, USA.
4. ↑ Probate: "Mississippi, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1780-1982"
   Probate Records, 1802-1956; Will Index, 1802-1969; Author: Claiborne County (Mississippi). Chancery Clerk; Probate Place: Claiborne, Mississippi
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8995 #1485775 (accessed 4 March 2023)
   Thomas Freeland probate on 25 Jul 1854 in Claiborne, Mississippi, USA.
5. ↑ 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 #91959485 (accessed 4 March 2023)
   Thomas Freeland in Police District 1, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA.