Slaves of William John Bailey, Florida

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

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by William John P Bailey (1807-1872), and attempt to connect them to their families.

History of William John Bailey

William was born in 1807 in Georgia. He was the son of John Bailey Jr. (abt.1790-1812), and nephew of General William Bailey, who served in the Florida Mounted Volunteers during the Seminole war, and was noted for his bravery.^[1]

William married Eliza A. Bellamy, widow of Abraham Melton Bellamy (1800-1839), on 22 January 1844 in Jefferson, Florida, United States.^[2]

By 1850, William had built Lyndhurst Plantation, near Ashville and not far from Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida.^[1] The plantation contained 6700 acres.^[3]

Slaves of William John Bailey

In the 1850 Slave Schedules census, William J Bailey was living in Jefferson, Florida, United States. There were multiple entries for him. He had 13 slaves in one entry.^[4]

• Gender Age

1. Female 41
2. Female 23
3. Male 22
4. Female 18
5. Female 16
6. Female 12
7. Female 8
8. Female 2/12
9. Female 3
10. Female 40
11. Male 14
12. Female 7
13. Male 4

In a second 1850 entry, he was shown as having 59 slaves.^[5]

• Gender Age

1. Female 1
2. Female 40
3. Female 20
4. Female 4
5. Female 2
6. Male 24
7. Female 30
8. Male 1
9. Male 4
10. Male 28
11. Male 19
12. Male 40
13. Female 46
14. Male 24
15. Male 20
16. Male 18
17. Male 14
18. Male 12
19. Female 8
20. Male 6
21. Female 26
22. Male 37
23. Male 30
24. Male 36
25. Male 45
26. Male 35
27. Female 30
28. Male 12
29. Male 8
30. Male 4
31. Male 44
32. Female 40
33. Female 23
34. Male 3
35. Male 20
36. Male 11
37. Male 9
38. Male 4
39. Female 2
40. Male 45
41. Female 47
42. Female 17
43. Male 12
44. Female 40
45. Male 22
46. Female 17
47. Male 26
48. Male 40
49. Male 20
50. Male 33
51. Male 30
52. Male 25
53. Male 35
54. Male 32
55. Female 26
56. Female 5
57. Male 2
58. Male 27
59. Female 30

There were three other entries for a William Bailey in Jefferson County which may or may not have been for the William in this profile. Most likely, this was William's uncle, General William Bailey, who owned The Cedars, and other properties. One had 188 slaves^[6], a second had 84 slaves ^[7], and a third listed 58.^[8]

In the 1860 census a William Bailey was in Jefferson, Florida, United States, with 90 slaves on one entry^[9], and 185 in a second entry.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Plantations, Jefferson County, pp 123-135
2. ↑ Marriage: "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974"
   citing FHL microfilm: 927281; Record number: 68;
   FamilySearch Record: FW7Q-CP2 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William T Bailey marriage to Eliza A. Bellamy on 22 Jan 1844 in Jefferson, Florida, United States.
3. ↑ Early Plantations in the Aucilla River Area
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #91410741 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William J Bailey in Jefferson, Florida, USA.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #91410838 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William J Bailey in Division 10, Jefferson, Florida, USA.
6. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #91410502 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William Bailey in Jefferson, Florida, USA.
7. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #91410754 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William Bailey in Jefferson, Florida, USA.
8. ↑ 1850 Census: "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 #91411032 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William Bailey in Jefferson, Florida, USA.
9. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94077660 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William Bailey in Jefferson, Florida, USA.
10. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
    The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94078276 (accessed 11 December 2022)
    William Barley in Jefferson, Florida, USA.