Slaves of Willie Rogers, North Carolina

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SLAVES OF WILLIE ROGERS (1792 - 1848), GRANVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Seventeen enslaved persons appeared in the 1840 census of Wilie Roges (Willie Rogers) in Cadaso Osark, Granville, North Carolina. ^[1]

• Males under 5: 5
• Males 10 - 23: 5
• Males 24 - 35: 1
• Males 36 - 54: 1
• Females under 10: 2
• Females 10 - 23: 2
• Females 24 - 35: 1

Willie Rogers died intestate in August 1848 in Granville County, North Carolina. His heirs included: widow, Sarah Rogers, and children: Thomas J Rogers and Calvin J Rogers of Wake County, North Carolina; Jonah C Rogers, Willie Rogers Jr, William A Rogers, Beda H Rogers, Elizabeth Rogers, Doctor S Rogers, George W Rogers and Jefferson Rogers of Granville County, North Carolina. Elizabeth, Doctor, George, and Jefferson are minors under the age of 21. ^[2]

An inventory of the personal property of Willie Rogers Sr included: "A list of Negroes,^[3]

• one man Arter
• one D[itt]o Kit
• one Do Jess
• one Do Stephen
• one Boy Edard
• one Do Anderson
• one Do John one
• one Do Henry
• one Do John two
• Do Mitch
• one Girl Juliann [Juliard?]
• one Do Adiline
• one Do Ang
• one Do Jane
• one Woman and two children."

The 1850 Slave Schedule of his widow, Sarah Rogers, in Cedar Creek, Granville, North Carolina reported ten enslaved people:^[4]

• 40 M B
• 40 F B
• 30 M M
• 16 M B
• 12 M B
• 12 M B
• 12 M B
• 12 M B
• 8 F B
• 12 F B

The 1850 Slave Schedule of his son, William A Rogers, in Cedar Creek, Granville, North Carolina reported six enslaved people:^[5]

• 60 M B
• 25 M B
• 45 F B
• 12 M M
• 6 M B
• 8 F B

Sources

1. ↑ 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1840; Census Place: Cadaso Osark, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: 360; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 0018094
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3307104 (accessed 26 January 2024)
2. ↑ Death of Willie Rogers: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Granville > Estate Records, Rogers, Loretta - Royster, Willis > image 232 of 1793
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 26 January 2024)
   Willie Rogers.
3. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Granville > Estate Records, Rogers, Loretta - Royster, Willis > image 247 of 1793
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 26 January 2024)
4. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91545137 (accessed 28 January 2024)
5. ↑ Slave Schedule: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91545147 (accessed 28 January 2024)