Slaves of William Sanders

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Sanders Slavery Black_Heritage

The purpose of this page is to identify and document the slaves held by William Sanders (1773-1824) in Wythe County, Virginia.

In 1810, William Sanders held 8 slaves in Wythe County, Virginia

• 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1810; Census Place: Wythe, Virginia; Roll: 71; Page: 292; Image: 00571; Family History Library Film: 0181431
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7613 #837622 (accessed 29 April 2022)
  William Sanders.

Will of William Sanders

In a excerpt from the will of William Sanders, 17 slaves were dispersed by name.

• Attributed to McConnell, Catherine S. 1972. Sanders saga. [Place of publication not identified]: McClure Press.

. . . I also devise to my wife and her assigns, my slaves, George, Hannah his wife, Dave, Louisa his wife, Esther and Si (Josiah)... I direct that my negro woman Venus be sold and that Frances Smith shall have the preference as a purchases, provided he will give what my executors of may deem a fair price. I give to my son James a negro boy named Ambrose, to son Harold a negro boy named Gloster, to son William a negro boy named Joe, to my son John a negro boy named Burwell, to my son Leander a negro boy named Mitchel, to son Andrew a negro boy named Charles (and if Charles proves materially defective in his feet, Andrew is to have in lieu of him the first child my negro woman Hannah shall have hereafter), to my son Edwin I give a negro girl named Susan, to my daughter Polly a negro girl named Theda, to my daughter Senah, a negro girl named Mary and to my daughter Catherine Oury a negro boy named Toby.

• George
• Hannah, wife of George
• Dave
• Louisa, wife of Dave
• Esther
• Si (Josiah)
• Venus Sanders-19210, negro woman with Frances Smith having preference as a purchase
• Ambrose, a negro boy
• Gloster, a negro boy
• Joe, a negro boy
• Burwell, a negro boy
• Mitchel, a negro boy
• Charles, a negro boy
• Susan, a negro girl
• Theda, a negro girl
• Mary, a negro girl
• Toby, a negro girl