Slaves of William Davis, Leon County, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Leon County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

Slaves of William Davis, Leon County

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by William Davis (bef.1835-bef.1855) in Leon County, Florida to assist their descendants in connecting to their family tree.

Slaves

William Davis' will was probated on 6 Apr 1855 which listed 131 slaves, some named, some unnamed. The majority of his slaves were from the estate of Noah L Thompson (abt.1811-abt.1854) whose will was probated 3 Feb 1855.^[1]

Others Listed (Name)	Age	Relationship
William Davis		Owner
Mariah		Slave
4 Children		Slave
Silvey	27	Slave
Angelina	18	Slave
Rachel		Slave
2 Children		Slave
Susan	17	Slave
Harriet	19	Slave
Nelly		Slave
Child		Slave
Julia	30	Slave
Rachel	40	Slave
Tom Watson		Slave
Wife		Slave
Martha	20	Slave
Ursley	55	Slave
Gordon (Jordan))		Slave
Jack Randal		Slave
Milly	13	Slave
Jennie	9	Slave
Wife		Slave
4 Children		Slave
Juliann	9	Slave
Sallie	9	Slave
Luke Jinney	Slave
Wife		Slave
Agnes	6	Slave
Ellen	4	Slave
2 Children		Slave
Dublin		Slave
Allice	4	Slave
Annie	2	Slave
Wife		Slave
Lewis		Slave
Maria	2/12	Slave
Addison	28	Slave
Wife		Slave
Ben		Slave
John	25	Slave
Moses	42	Slave
Wife		Slave
Child		Slave
Henry	13	Slave
Dow	11	Slave
Edy		Slave
Frances		Slave
George	9	Slave
Samuel	5	Slave
Rachel Myley		Slave
Child		Slave
Willis	4	Slave
Gust	2	Slave
Lizza		Slave
Child		Slave
William	2	Slave
Peter	80	Slave
Moses		Slave
Isaac		Slave
Boson		Slave
Hasty	Slave
Harry		Slave
Henry		Slave
Siah		Slave
Abram		Slave
Tom Bussy (aka Buggy)		Slave
Luke Lyley		Slave
John		Slave
Joe		Slave
Martha		Slave
Louisa		Slave
Manah		Slave
2 Children		Slave
Amos		Slave
Melley (Milley)		Slave
Nancy		Slave
Abram		Slave
Wife		Slave
7 Children		Slave
Passey (Patsey)		Slave
7 Children		Slave
Becca		Slave
Child		Slave
Ephraim		Slave
Nat		Slave
Solomon		Slave
Wife		Slave
2 Children		Slave
Moley (Miley)		Slave
3 Children		Slave
Ned		Slave
Peter		Slave
Betsey Inma (Betsey Tums)		Slave
6 Children		Slave
Guy (Gus)		Slave
Wife		Slave
4 Children		Slave
Margaret		Slave
Jeffeson (Jefferson)		Slave
Theordon (Theodore)		Slave

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950"
   Probate Records, 1827-1887, Index to Estates, 1831-1974; Author: Florida. County Judge's Court (Leon County)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8993 #758324 (accessed 24 January 2024)
   William Daris probate.