Slaves of William Glover of Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States
Surname/tag: Glover

As early as 1835 William Glover was advertising to purchase slaves.^[1] He advertised again in 1841 and 1849.^[2][3]

In 1850 he held 44 enslaved people.^[4]

On Décember 21, 1858 A. J. Glover, William Glover, and Florence L. Glover, joint owners of fifty slaves that they inherited from William Glover (father) petitioned to divide the slaves into three equal shares.^[5] There were 50 enslaved people.

1. Abigail
2. Ben
3. Bush
4. Candis (mother of Ellen and Maria)
5. Cat
6. Charles (son of Josephine)
7. Cherry
8. Delila
9. Edmund (son of Rachel)
10. Ellen (daughter of Candis)
11. Frank
12. George
13. George Butler
14. George Skinner
15. Harriet
16. Harry
17. Isaac
18. Janet
19. Jerry
20. Jess
21. Jim
22. Jim Williams
23. John (mulatto)
24. John (barber)
25. Josephine (mother of Charles)
26. Kate
27. Lamb
28. Louisa
29. Luke
30. Maria (daughter of Candis)
31. Martha
32. Mary
33. Mary Jane
34. Nance
35. Nancy Cook
36. Nancy Hinton
37. Nelly
38. Nero
39. Patsey
40. Primus
41. Rachel (she had children Sambo and Edmund)
42. Rose
43. Sabra
44. Sambo (son of Rachel)
45. Sarah
46. Solomon
47. Stephen
48. Stephen Arrington
49. Stephen Norcom
50. William

Sources

1. ↑ Negroes Wanted: "Newspapers.com"
   Herald of the Times (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) Tue, Jan 27, 1835, page 3
   Newspapers Clip: 131643181 (accessed 17 September 2023)
2. ↑ Notice: "Newspapers.com"
   The Old North State (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) Tue, May 25, 1841, page 4
   Newspapers Clip: 131973230 (accessed 17 September 2023)
3. ↑ Notice: "Newspapers.com"
   The Old North State (Elizabeth City, North Carolina) Sat, Mar 3, 1849, page 5
   Newspapers Clip: 131973301 (accessed 17 September 2023)
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 Record 8055 #91637815 (accessed 17 September 2023)
   William Glover, slave owner of 44 enslaved people, in 1850 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
5. ↑ Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina. Records of the County Court, Slaves and Free Persons of Color 1733-1866. Petition #21285810 (https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21285810/)