Slaves of William N Smith, Georgia

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

The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by William N Smith.

Census

William's father, John, was recorded as having the following slave in Jackson County, Georgia in 1860.^[1] These ages match to the slaves on the probate inventory record for William.

Female Age: 75, 40 ,25, 23, 22, 10, 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2

Male Age: 17, 15, 14, 13, 6

Probate Record

William died in 1860 his probate record recorded the following slaves.^[2]

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year	Assessed Value
Charity	woman	44	1818	$700
Caty	child of Caharity	3	1859	$ with mother
Juba		27	1835	$1300
Jett		5	1857	$ with Juba
Ester		3	1859	$ with Juba
Matilda		1	1861	$ with Juba
Fanny		25	1837	$1000
Pink		3	1859	$ with Fanny
John Thomas		1	1861	$ with Fanny
Jane		23	1839	$900
Epsy		2	1860	$ with Jane
Mary		12	1850	$500
Margaret		10	1852	$400
Eady		8	1854	$350
Charity		5	1857	$350
Hanson		7	1855	$400
Lewis		12	1850	$550
Andy		11	1851	$550
George		16	1846	$700
Peter		18	1844	$850
Peggy		75	1787	$0

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
   citing Page: 2; Line: 12; FHL microfilm: 000803147; Record number: 100835;
   FamilySearch Record: WKVZ-QT6Z (accessed 29 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBJ-92H6 Image number 00262
   John H Smith owner in household of John H Smith in District 253, Jackson, Georgia, United States.
2. ↑ Annual returns, 1800-1903: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Annual returns, 1800-1903 Returns, v. D 1860-1868
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Jackson > Returns 1860-1868 vol D > image 186 of 425; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93R-X6HK (accessed 26 May 2023)