Slaves of William Mitchell, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Mitchell

The purpose of this page is to connect descendants of those enslaved by William Mitchell with their ancestors.

Census and Slave Schedules

1850 slave schedule in Meriwether County shows William Mitchell with 35 slaves.

Female ages: 31, 29, 27, 26, 23, 22, 22, 20, 20, 11, 9, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1

Male ages: 45, 27, 21, 17, 16, 14, 14, 12, 8, 7, 9, 6, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 30

Will

William designated specific slaves to all his children except Susan (reading between the lines she may have already received her portion upon her marriage). His will was written in 1857 but not file for probate until 1862.^[1]

Slave	Description	Inherited by
Old Harriet	mother of some of the grown children also given to wife, unclear	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Green	husband of Sarah Ann	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Sarah Ann	wife of Green	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
5-7 children	children of Green & Sarah	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Scott	husband of Mary	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Mary	wife of Scott	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Isham	husband of Martha	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Martha	wife of Isham	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
John	husband of Mary	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Mary	wife of John	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
child	child of John & Mary	wife, Caroline & daughter Lucy
Little Harriet	mother of 5	son, John
Frank	son of Little Harriet	son, John
Edmund	son of Little Harriet	son, John
Green	son of Little Harriet	son, John
Henry	son of Little Harriet	son, John
Laura	daughter of Little Harriet	son, John
Hilliard	man	son, John
Susan	mother of 4	son, John
unnamed	child of Susan	son, John
unnamed	child of Susan	son, John
unnamed	child of Susan	son, John
unnamed	child of Susan	son, John
Charlotte	mother of 3	daughter, Mary F
unnamed	child of Charlotte	daughter, Mary F
unnamed	child of Charlotte	daughter, Mary F
unnamed	child of Charlotte	daughter, Mary F
Emiline	mother	daughter, Mary F
Scott	child of Emiline	daughter, Mary F
Louis	child of Emiline	daughter, Mary F
Martha		daughter, Mary F
Mary Tidulo	mother of 2	daughter, Mary F
Washington	child of Mary Tidulo	daughter, Mary F
Amanda	child of Mary Tidulo	daughter, Mary F

Sources

1. ↑ Wills: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #217725 (accessed 8 February 2023)
   William Mitchell probate on 20 Aug 1857 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA.