Slaves of William Burt

Date: Before 1823 [unknown]
Location: Warren, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Burt Slavery

William (Sr) Burt, 1823

1820 census records 27 enslaved by William Burt.^[1] His estate, probated in 1823, names 31 enslaved as follows^[2]:

1. One negro man named Howell 36 years old
2. one ditto ditto Ned (1) 31 ditto
3. one ditto ditto Oren 24 ditto
4. one ditto ditto Cuffy 24 ditto (sold to Wm Burt)
5. one ditto ditto George(3) 24 ditto
6. One boy named Nelson 15, (2)
7. one woman Rachel(5)and 4 children:
   1. Angelina, (2)
   2. Dave,
   3. Daniel(5)and
   4. Milberry.(5)
8. one woman named Phillis (1) and six children
   1. Marinda,(3)
   2. Elleck, (sold to Mrs Salumeth Burt)
   3. Alfred,
   4. Nathan, (5)
   5. Cary(3)
   6. and Carolyn(3)
9. One woman named Pat(4)and four children
   1. Anthony, (4)
   2. Charles (1)
   3. Sophey, (4)
   4. Martin(5) and
   5. Annes(4)
10. One woman Mariah(2) and two children
    1. Haywood(2) and
    2. Cornelius(2)
11. One woman Sender and
    1. child Solomon
12. One woman named Elsey 50 years old
13. One woman named Peggy about 73 years old

(1) to Salumeth Burt

(2) to Elizabeth Burt

(3) to Nancy Burt

(4) to Jno A Burt (m. Emily Cheek)

(5) to Harriet Burt

Robert T Cheek, 1841

William's son John, married to Emily (Cheek), also left a Will in 1841, enumerating ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-XHS : accessed 10 April 2023), William Burt, Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-L54 : 8 March 2021), William (Sr) Burt, 1823; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,294,649.
3. ↑ Robert T Cheek, 1841 "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-L2C : 8 March 2021), Robert T Cheek, 1841; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,294,829.