Slaves of William Whitfield III, North Carolina

Date: 1817 [unknown]
Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Whitfield Slavery Black_Heritage

Slaves of William Whitfield III, North Carolina

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people enslaved by William Whitfield III (1743-1817) in Wayne County, North Carolina to assist in connecting them to their families

1816 Will of William Whitfield

Last Will and Testament of William Whitfield was signed 2 November 1816 in Wayne County, North Carolina and was proven at court in February 1817.^[1]

to wife Sally B Whitfield

• old Sambo
• Sarah, wife of Sambo
• old Jenny
• Juno
• Jim
• Hurst
• little Bill
• Pork
• Hannah, wife of Pork
• old Hagar
• Clem, son of old Hagar

to son, Charles Whitfield

• old Bill
• Mint, wife of old Bill
• Rachel, child of Mint
• Thomas, child of Mint
• Binah, child of Mint
• Isaac, child of Mint
• Amy, child of Mint
• negro boy Luke

jointly to daughters Lucy, Harriet and Narcissa

• little Sambo
• Rose
• Tom, child of Rose
• Lewis, child of Rose
• Jenny, child of Rose
• Handy, child of Rose
• Rose, child of Rose
• Suckey
• Harriet, child of Rose
• Hetty, child of Rose
• Harry, child of Rose
• Bryan, child of Rose
• Chloe, child of Rose
• Matilda
• Peggy
• Mary, child of Peggy
• Penny
• Shade
• Amos

to daughter Sarah Collier

• negro girl Phillis

to son Hatch Whitfield

• Briston
• Emperor
• Polly & child
• Lewis
• Sophia

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," Last Will of William Whitfield, signed 2 February 1816, Wayne County, North Carolina, Dockets, 1816-1822, Vol. 04, image 49 of 311; Viewed in FamilySearch 21 May 2014.