Slaves of William Thomason, North Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Surname/tag: Slavery

The purpose of this page is to record research and try to connect the families of the slaves of William Thomason.

Named Slaves

In his will, he names the following enslaved people:^{[1] [2]}

• Martha (to wife Nancy)
• Minerva (to son Jesse)
• Zipporah (to son James)
• Lucy and her child Adaline (to son George)
• Hannah and her child Emaline (to son Turner)
• Miriam (to son Jackson)

Censuses

1830, Rowan County, North Carolina.^[3]

• Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10 2
• Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23 4
• Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35 1
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1
• Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 2
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 3
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 2
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 1

1840, Rowan County, North Carolina^[4]

• Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
• Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
• Free Colored Persons - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 1
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
• Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2
• Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wills, 1757-1959; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Rowan County); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #2374083 (accessed 24 October 2022)
   citing image Ancestry Sharing Link William Thomason probate on 1 Jan 1844.
2. ↑ Original Will: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
   Wills and Estate Papers (Rowan County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #547472 (accessed 30 October 2022)
   citing image Ancestry Sharing Link and Ancestry Sharing Link
   William Thomason probate in 1848.
3. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 124; Page: 383; Family History Library Film: 0018090
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #238936 (accessed 23 August 2022)
   William Thomason in Rowan, North Carolina.
4. ↑ *"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB3-TGF : 2 March 2021), William Thomason, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 9, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .