Slaves of Wiley Washington Pridgen, Jr., Texas

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: DeWitt, Texas, United States
Surname/tag: Pridgen, slavery

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Wiley Pridgen and attempt to connect them to their families.

Contents 1 Slaves 2 Probate of Wiley W. Pridgen, Sr. 3 Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen 4 Census Records 5 Sources

Slaves

Probate of Wiley W. Pridgen, Sr.

Wiley received the following slaves from the estate of his father in March 1856 ^[1]

NAME	AGE	VALUE	ASSIGNEE
Martha		$900	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr..
Louis Mack		$1,000	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
Milly (mother)		$1,050	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
*Ada			Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.

Probate of Mary (Baker) Pridgen

Wiley received the following slaves from the estate of his mother in January, 1857^[2]:

NAME	VALUE	ASSIGNEE
George Coats	1000	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
Lou Ann Coats	1050	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
Nancy Ann Coats		Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
Sereptha (Coats) Taylor	350	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
Virginia (Coats) Taylor	400	Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.
Solomon		Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr..
Biddy		Wiley Washington Pridgen Jr.

Census Records

• Wiley appears on the 1860 Slave Schedule for Dewitt County, Texas^[3][4][5] with the following slaves (NOTE: Wiley's older brother, Bolivar Jackson Pridgen, is listed as co-owner of several of these slaves, as Wiley was a minor and Bolivar was his guardian):

Black Female, age 8
Black Female, age 6
Black Male, age 9 months
Black Female, age 6
Black Female, age 4
Black Male, age 2
Black Male, age 39
Black Male, age 25
Black Male, age 15
Black Female, age 25
Black Female, age 24
Black Female, age 10
Black Female, age 8
Black Female, age 3
Black Male, age 5 months
Black Female, age 3
Black Female, age 5 months
Black Female, age 40
Black Female, age 35
Black Male, age 23
Black Female, age 24
Black Male, age 18
Black Female, age 15
Black Female, age 12
Black Male, age 6
Black Male, age 3
Black Male, age 3
Black Male, age 3
Mulatto Female, age 2

• Wiley appears on the 1860 Slave Schedule for Victoria County, Texas^[6][7] with the following slaves:

Black Female, age 24
Black Female, age 5
Black Female, age 25
Black Male, age 7
Black Female age 6
Black Male, age 5
Mulatto Female, age 6 months

Sources

1. ↑ Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990: "Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990"
   Catalog: Index to probate case files, 1832-1918; probate case files, 1832-1890 Probate case files 1850-1860's no. 339 Woodruff, Merondo (Gdn) - no. 381b Burrows, James (to be cont.)
   Image path: Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990 > Gonzales > Probate case files 1850-1869 no 339 Woodruff, Merondo-no 381b Burrows, James > image 574 of 1920
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89Q3-QWMN (accessed 19 January 2024)
2. ↑ Probate: "Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974"
   Dewitt > Index A-Z, 1846-1977; Probate Minutes, Vol A-D, 1846-1861 > image 621 of 846
   Ancestry Image (accessed 30 January 2024)
3. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2024)
   W W Pridgen.
4. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2024)
   W W Pridgen.
5. ↑ Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Dewitt > Not Stated
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2024)
   Wilie Pridgan.
6. ↑ Texas > Victoria > Victoria: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Victoria > Victoria
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2024)
   Wiley Pridgen.
7. ↑ Texas > Victoria > Victoria: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   Texas > Victoria > Victoria
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 9 February 2024)
   Wiley Pridgen.