Slaves of William Schley Reid, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Lincoln County, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: Reid Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Slaves of William Schley Reid, Lincoln County, Georgia 1.1 1850 Slave Schedule 1.2 1859 Will of Daniel Marshall 1.3 1860 Slave Schedule

Slaves of William Schley Reid, Lincoln County, Georgia

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by William Schley Reid (1821-1890) in Lincoln County, Georgia to assist in connecting their descendants.

1850 Slave Schedule

In 1850, W S Reid held 10 slaves in Lincoln County^[1]

1. Male 50
2. Female 34
3. Female 17
4. Male 50
5. Male 14
6. Female 12
7. Male 10
8. Female 6
9. Male 50
10. Female 2

1859 Will of Daniel Marshall

Slaves listed in the will of Daniel Marshall of Columbia county, Georgia in 1859.^[2]

His 37 slaves were divided into 6 lots to be chosen by lottery between his 6 children.

Lot #1 - drawn by William Schley Reid (husband of his daughter Martha Amanda (Marshall) Reid)

1. Tom, a man
2. Eliza, a woman
3. Savanah, a girl
4. Matilda, a woman
5. Sarah, a girl

1860 Slave Schedule

In 1860 William S Reed enslaved 22 persons in Shady Hill in Lincoln County.^[3]

1. Male 44
2. Male 40
3. Female 40
4. Female 40
5. Female 28
6. Male 25
7. Male 25
8. Female 19
9. Female 18
10. Male 13
11. Female 14
12. Male 14
13. Female 12
14. Female 12
15. Female 10
16. Female 6
17. Female 5
18. Female 4
19. Male 3
20. Female 3
21. Female 2
22. Male 1