Slaves of Thomas H Whitaker, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Whitaker

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

In 1837 Thomas' father died but the estate slaves were not distributed until 1840. Thomas was still a minor at the time. He passed away before 1844, still a minor, and his portion of the estate was distributed to the remaining heirs.

Slaves from the 1840 Estate Distribution and the 1844 Inheritor

Slave Name	Assessed Value	Age in 1840	Estimated Birth Year	Inherited by
Wiley	800	31	1809	Mary
Amy & Emeline	800	17	1823	Samuel E Whitaker
Emeline		4 months	1840	Samuel E Whitaker
Fanny & Charlotte	700	36	1804	Dr. Jacob P Welch
Lewis	550	17	1823	Dr. Jacob P Welch
Harriet	450	16	1824	James C Whitaker
Robert	400	13	1827	James C Whitaker
Alfred	350	10	1830	Mary
George	300	8	1832	Dr. Jacob P Welch
Smith	200	6	1834	Mary
Messer	150	4	1836	James C Whitaker
Augustus	125	2	1838	James C Whitaker
Charlotte		19 days	1840	Dr. Jacob P Welch
Henry	800	17	1823	Samuel E Whitaker
Old Hector	200	63	1777	Mary
Biner	100	63	1777	Mary
Bob	550	16	1824
Dolly			1842	Samuel E Whitaker

• Dolly was born after the 1840 distribution, child of Amy
• Bob does not show up on the 1844 distribution, either died or was sold

Sources

• 1837 Probate Inventory Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 250 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177282?h=6c6379
• 1840 Probate Inventory Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 397 (image 605) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177342?h=1eeea7 and page 398 (image 606) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177348?h=e2344e
• Division of Slaves Among Heirs Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 400-401 (image 607) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30177357?h=51c4c1
• Division of Slaves of Thomas Whitaker Baldwin County, Georgia, Inventories and Appraisements, 1807-1850, page 404-405 (image 609) https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/30190444?h=2ea149