Slaves of Thomas Shapard Jr, Haywood County, Tennessee

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Haywood, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Slaves Black_History Shapard

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

At some point between 1830 and 1840, Thomas Jr's parents Thomas Shapard and Frances (Bailey) Shapard moved from Person County, North Carolina, to Haywood County, Tennessee, where they established a large plantation south of the Hatchie River near what is now the town of Stanton. His father died in late 1840 and his mother Fanny recorded 57 enslaved people in an estate inventory.

Estate Inventory of Thomas Shapard - 3 December 1840^[1]

NAME	Age	Sex	Page #	Status of enslaved person
Hannah Puryear	56	Woman	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Abram	40	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Dick	38	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Hannah Baird	36	Woman	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Jim	34	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Jack	27	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Edmund	30	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Chany	44	Woman	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Pitman	22	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Lewis	20	Man	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Cyrus	18	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Judy	16	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Leah	15	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Rachel	15	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Matilda	14	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
George	16	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Nancy	15	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Lucy	13	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Jerry	11	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Jacob	11	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Gilbert	6	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Sally	14	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Christina	8	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Green	6	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Spencer	9	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Eliza	11	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Vina / Viny	9	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Martha	11	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Sam	14	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Willie / Willy	11 days	Girl	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Peter	15 months	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Dick	3	Boy	202	In possession of Frances Shapard
Bob	31	Man	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Chany	32	Woman	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Henry	14	Boy	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Catharine	10	Girl	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Mary	8	Girl	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Matilda	6	Girl	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Hannah	18 months	Girl	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Maria	17	Girl	206	In possession of Charles L Bullock
Moses	43	Man	206	In possession of James L Webb
Ann	33	Woman	206	In possession of James L Webb
Caloline (or Caroline)	13	Girl	206	In possession of James L Webb
Madison	7	Boy	206	In possession of James L Webb
Priss	18 months	Girl	206	In possession of James L Webb
Wiloby	50	Man	206	In possession of William Shapard
Nelly	48	Woman	206	In possession of William Shapard
William	16	Boy	206	In possession of William Shapard
Ellen	14	Girl	206	In possession of William Shapard
Queen	7	Girl	206	In possession of William Shapard
Charles	10	Boy	206	In possession of William Shapard
Clark	18 months	Boy	206	In possession of William Shapard
Edmund	20	Boy	207	In possession of John McFarland
Betsy	16	Girl	207	In possession of John McFarland
Fanny	9	Girl	207	In possession of John McFarland
Lilly	11	Girl	207	In possession of John McFarland
Harriet	17	Girl	207	In possession of John McFarland

1841 Guardian Records: Enslaved People Hired Out by Shapards^[2]

From January to December 1841, Thomas Jr served as guardian for his three youngest siblings who were underage when their father died. He supervised hiring out the enslaved people inherited from Thomas Sr's estate and recorded the results.

NAME	Enslaver (underage)	Enslaver (guardian)	Enslaver (hired out to)	Hire Fee	Page #
Lucy	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	W W Ware & M R Womack	$40.00	576
Jacob	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	M R Womack & W W Ware	$49.00	576
Jim	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	W W Ware & M R Womack	$71.00	576
Pitman	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	William Shapard	$99.50	576
Sally	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	David Mills & A McLeod	$41.00	576
Viny	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	H Hankins	$18.00	576
Jerry	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Nat Hunt Sr & Nat Hunt Jr	$40.00	578
Martha	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	A G Hunter & William Baugh	$21.00	578
George	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	E Sparks & M R Womack	$78.50	578
Nancy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Sam P Cook & M R Womack	$51.00	578
Dick & Judy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Thomas Shapard Jr	$103.00	578
Eliza	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Wyatt Thompsons	$25.30	578
Lewis	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	McFarland & Hankins	$56.00	578
Spencer	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James M Futhy & M R Womack	$14.00	578
Rachel	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Thomas P Shelton	$50.00	578
Green & Leah	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	John T Niblet	$62.50	578
Cyrus	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Charles L Bullock & L B Shapard	$70.00	578

Guardian Inventory - 4 July 1842^[3]

On 4 July 1842, Thomas Jr recorded an inventory of the enslaved people inherited by his three youngest siblings from their father's estate.

NAME	Age	Sex	Enslaver (underage)	Enslaver (guardian)	Valuation	Page #
George	18	Boy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$550.00	24
Nancy	17	Girl	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$400.00	24
Judy	18	Girl	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$400.00	24
Willie / Willy	1 year 8 months	Infant girl	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$100.00	24
Jerry	14	Boy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$450.00	24
Dick	45	Man	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$450.00	24
Martha	13	Girl	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$400.00	24
Cyrus	22	Man	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$550.00	24
Rachel	17	Girl	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$400.00	24
Leah	17	Girl	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$400.00	24
Spencer	10	Boy	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$300.00	24
Green	10	Boy	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$250.00	24
Lewis	23	Boy	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$500.00	24
Eliza	14	Girl	Helen Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$400.00	24
Pitman	25	Man	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$550.00	25
Sally	16	Girl	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$350.00	25
Lucy	14	Girl	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$350.00	25
Jacob	14	Boy	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$350.00	25
Dick	6	Boy	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$200.00	25
Jim	38	Man	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$500.00	25
Viny	11	Girl	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	$350.00	25

1842 Guardian Records: Enslaved People Hired Out by Shapards^[4]

From January to December 1842, Thomas Jr served as guardian for his two youngest siblings. He supervised hiring out the enslaved people inherited from Thomas Sr's estate and recorded the results.

NAME	Enslaver (underage)	Enslaver (guardian)	Enslaver (hired out to)	Hire Fee	Page #
Jacob	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	William Say & Robert Pully	$55.00	177
Lucy	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	William Swigart	$50.00	177
Jim	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James H Gore	$100.00	177
Pittman	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James Seales	$100.00	177
Judy & Child (Willie / Willy)	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	P Burford & H Hankins	$40.00	177
George	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	David Mills	$100.00	177
Nancy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	H Hankins & Felix McFarland	$65.00	177
Jerry	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James Hunt	$55.00	177
Martha	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Edward Martin	$40.00	177
Dick	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	William Brown & Peter Dake	$100.00	177

1843 Guardian Records: Enslaved People Hired Out by Shapards^[5]

From December 1842 to December 1843, Thomas Jr served as guardian for his two youngest siblings. He supervised hiring out the enslaved people inherited from Thomas Sr's estate and recorded the results.

NAME	Enslaver (underage)	Enslaver (guardian)	Enslaver (hired out to)	Hire Fee	Page #
Jacob	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James Hunt	$65.00	429
Lucy	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	W Swigart & W Jones	$50.00	429
Dicey (Should be Dick)	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	McFarland & Hankins	$25.00	429
Jim	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	W Lay & J Dancy	$75.00	429
Pittman	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James Seales	$75.00	429
Sally	Yancy B Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	W & S Lay	$30.00	429
Dick	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	John T Niblet	$75.00	429
Martha	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Edward Martin	$40.00	429
Jerry	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	James Hunt	$62.50	429
Nancy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Jones & Swigart	$65.00	429
George	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	David Mills	$65.00	429
Judy	John M Shapard	Thomas Shapard Jr	Abner Martin	$30.00	429

1850 Census Slave Schedule - Thomas Shapard Jr^[6]

In 1850 Thomas Jr was enslaving 50 people in Haywood County, Tennessee. They are listed below in the same order as they appear on the census.

Age	Sex	Description
60	Female	Black
45	Female	Black
50	Female	Black
40	Female	Black
36	Female	Black
25	Female	Black
16	Female	Black
12	Female	Black
10	Female	Black
23	Female	Black
8	Female	Black
19	Female	Black
20	Female	Black
17	Female	Black
2	Female	Black
18	Female	Black
14	Female	Black
13	Female	Black
6	Female	Black
27	Female	Black
4	Female	Black
18	Female	Black
30	Female	Black
20	Female	Black
17	Female	Black
2	Female	Black
2	Female	Mulatto
2	Female	Mulatto
25	Male	Mulatto
35	Male	Mulatto
10	Male	Mulatto
17	Male	Mulatto
4	Male	Mulatto
40	Male	Black
36	Male	Black
20	Male	Black
18	Male	Black
17	Male	Black
27	Male	Black
12	Male	Black
10	Male	Black
17	Male	Black
50	Male	Black
14	Male	Black
16	Male	Black
4	Male	Black
2	Male	Black
1	Male	Black
1	Male	Black
1	Male	Black

1860 Census Slave Schedule - Thomas Shapard Jr^[7]

In 1860 Thomas Jr was enslaving 73 people in Haywood County, Tennessee, in 18 slave houses on his plantation. They are listed below in the same order as they appear on the census.

Age	Sex	Description
50	Female	Black
45	Female	Black
45	Male	Mulatto
40	Male	Black
40	Male	Black
40	Male	Black
38	Female	Black
40	Male	Black
35	Male	Black
35	Male	Black
30	Male	Black
30	Male	Black
30	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
22	Male	Black
15	Male	Black
15	Male	Black
15	Male	Black
15	Male	Black
18	Male	Mulatto
17	Female	Mulatto
17	Female	Black
17	Female	Black
17	Female	Black
20	Female	Black
20	Female	Black
20	Female	Black
30	Female	Mulatto
25	Female	Black
24	Female	Black
30	Female	Black
10	Female	Black
10	Female	Mulatto
8	Female	Mulatto
8	Female	Mulatto
8	Female	Black
6	Male	Black
6	Female	Black
6	Female	Black
6	Female	Black
5	Female	Black
5	Female	Black
5	Female	Black
5	Female	Black
7	Male	Black
7	Male	Black
7	Male	Black
7	Female	Black
3	Male	Black
3	Female	Black
3	Female	Black
1	Male	Black
1	Female	Black
1	Female	Black
1	Male	Black
1	Male	Black
32	Female	Mulatto
32	Female	Black
18	Female	Black
4	Female	Black
20	Female	Black
5	Male	Black
3	Female	Black
1	Female	Black

Research Notes

The Shapard family's name is often misspelled Sheppard, Shepherd, Shaphard, and other variations. They consistently spelled it Shapard on original documents but it often appears differently in census records, et cetera.

Sources

1. ↑ Haywood County Wills: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Haywood County, Tennessee, Wills, Vol 1-2, 1826-1841, Will Book 2, Record Page 807, Document Page 202. Recorded 3 December 1840. Ancestry.com. Ancestry Sharing Link
2. ↑ Haywood County Wills: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Haywood County: Wills, Vol 1-2, 1826-1841. Will Book 2, Pages 576-578. Ancestry Sharing Link
3. ↑ Haywood County Wills: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Haywood County: Wills, Vol 3, 1842-1844. Page 24-25. Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ Haywood County Wills: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Haywood County: Wills, Vol 3, 1842-1844. Page 177. Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ Haywood County Wills: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Haywood County: Wills, Vol 3, 1842-1844. Page 429. Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ 1850 Census - Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVHZ-4TG : Sun Jun 04 08:30:18 UTC 2023), Entry for <Unknown> and Thomas Sheppard, 1850.
7. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKTG-H36Z : Tue Jul 11 17:20:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Sheppard and <Unknown>, 1860.