Slaves of William Hendrick Sr, Virginia

Date: 1799 [unknown]
Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Hendrick Slavery Black_Heritage

Background

This page was created to record the enslaved of William Hendrick Sr. of Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

A reference to William, husband of Judith Michaux, includes mentioned of a Stephen Hendrick, a John Francis and a list of 7 slaves:^[1]

• David
• Abram
• Peter
• Winny
• Rachel
• Lucy
• Ben

In the 1799 Mecklenburg Tax Rolls there were 18 enslaved who belonged to William Hendrick^[2][3]

• Davy
• Winnie
• Rachel
• Lucy
• Chloe
• Ben
• Joseph/Jesse?
• Nero (age)16
• Patt
• Sall
• Will
• Jane (age)12

Inventory

In July of 1799, after the death of William Hendrick, an estate inventory listed the following enslaved:^[4]

• Rachel, value 65
• Ben, value 130
• Cloe, value 90
• Patt, value 65
• Will, value 70
• John, value 60
• Pompey, value 40
• Dice, vaue 35
• Peggy, value 20
• Sally, value 65
• Jane, value 85
• Nero, value 12(?)
• Lucy & child Joe, value 95
• Jim, value 35
• Hannah, value 25
• Gilbert, value30
• Jeff, value 140
• David & Winney his wife and 4 children listed below, valued together at $250
• Mary
• Creasy
• Henry?
• Nancy

For more information please see the Logsdale Plantation page.

Sources

1. ↑ A record of the Benjamin Hendrick family, called the Anson Chesterfield Chronicles https://www.genfiles.com/hendrick-files/Anson_Chesterfield_Chronicles.pdf
   • p.20, William's estate p.27-28
2. ↑ Personal Property Tax: "Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850"
   Catalog: Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850 Personal property tax lists 1782-1805
   Film number: 007857023 > image 747 of 1116
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS73-9S9Q-B (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1799 tax list
3. ↑ Personal Property Tax: "Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850"
   Catalog: Personal property tax lists, 1782-1850 Personal property tax lists 1782-1805
   Film number: 007857023 > image 777 of 1116
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS73-9S9W-5 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1799 tax list
4. ↑ Will records, 1765-1922 ; general index to wills and list of heirs, decedents, 1765-1948: "Will records, 1765-1922 ; general index to wills and list of heirs, decedents, 1765-1948"
   Catalog: Will records, 1765-1922 ; general index to wills and list of heirs, decedents, 1765-1948 Will bks. (County Court), v. 4-6 1797-1810
   Film number: 007676176 > image 74 of 650
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TC-FSF1 (accessed 5 January 2024)
   • 1799 probate estate inventory, Bk 4 p.114-127 with the enslaved on p.125