Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, United States

Surnames/tags: Jones Slavery Black_Heritage
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Slaves of Willis Jones, Sr, Georgia
The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by Willis Jones Sr. (1782-1840) in Lincoln County and Meriwether County, Georgia to assist in connecting them to their families.
1820 Census
- In 1820, Willis Jones held 17 slaves in Lincoln County[1]
- Slaves - Males - Under 14 2
- Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 2
- Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 3
- Slaves - Males - 45 and over 5
- Slaves - Females - Under 14 3
- Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25 2
1830 Census
- In 1830, Willis Jones held 13 slaves in Meriwether County[2]
- Slaves - Males - Under 10 1
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 3
- Slaves - Females - Under 10 6
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 1
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 2
1835 Will
Willis Jones signed his will in Meriwether County, Georgia on July 10, 1835. Probate occurred in July 1840.[3] In his will, Willis Jones gifted the following slaves:
- to son, Aaron Jones
- negro man, Ben
- negro girl, Emily
- to son, John Jones
- negro man, Coleman
- negro girl, Nancy
- to son, Wade Jones
- negro man, Burnett
- negro girl, Charlotte
- to daughter Malinda Peteet
- negro woman, Christina
- negro girl, Leah
- to daughter, Rebecca Stoker
- negro woman, Ann
- negro girl, Harriet
- to daughter, Susan Ann Boothe
- negro woman, Cynthia
- negro boy, Pleasant
- to daughter, Jane Wright
- negro woman, Rachel
- Edmund, child of Rachel
- unnamed child of Rachel
- negro boy, Jack
- to son, James Madison Jones
- negro man Edmund
- negro boy, Jack
- As a note, the will indicates that many of these gifts were already in the possession of his children in 1835
Sources
- ↑
1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Lincoln, Georgia; Page: 156; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 162
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7734 #1431583 (accessed 10 October 2023)
Willis Jones in Lincoln, Georgia, USA. - ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Meriwether, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 19; Page: 155; Family History Library Film: 0007039
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8058 #1852305 (accessed 10 October 2023)
Willis Jones in Meriwether, Georgia. - ↑
Probate:
"Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Meriwether County); Probate Place: Meriwether, Georgia
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8635 #217263 (accessed 10 October 2023)
Willis Jones probate on 10 Jul 1835 in Meriwether, Georgia, USA. Residence Meriwether, Georgia.
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