Slaves of Winnifred Dunn, Columbia County, Georgia
Location: Columbia, Georgia, United States
Surname/tag: Dunn Kinnebrew
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Introduction
This page lists the named and unnamed slaves of Winnifred Dunn of Columbia County, Georgia.
See: Will of Winnifred Dunn Columbia County Georgia 1836
Her will included the following item:
- Fifthly I give and bequeath in the whole rest and residue of my Estate whether real or personal to be equally divided between my daughter Eliza Kinnebrew, Alfred Dunn and the children of Waters Dunn; also the portion that falls to the lot of my son Alfred Dunn to be divided at his death amongst his children.
Note there is a provision that Elizabeth is to receive a girl named Render. No other item references those she enslaved. Only those in the paragraph above were to inherit those she enslaved.
Named
Inherited from Husband's Estate
| From Waters Dunn JR in his will (Annetty born after the will) per 1808 appraisal |
|---|
| Polley (and her child Cicero) |
| Cicero |
| Annetty (with mother Polly) |
| Ralph |
| William |
Cicero is not shown in the probate records for Winny. There is a boy Cicero, but not this man at the time of her probate. There is a man Cicero who is in the probate records of Winny's son Waters M Dunn. He bequeathes Cicero to his wife Mary Dunn. The widowed Mary goes on to marry William Copeland. In William's will, Cicero is given to Mary outright. Other named enslaved persons are lent to her under certain conditions and are then to pass to his children. In context, it appears Cicero is being returned to her, and that he had been enslaved by her prior to her marriage to William.
Probate
Appraisal of Estate
- Estate records, 1788-1940
- Authors: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Columbia County)
- Inventories, appraisements, sales, v. EE, X-Y 1821-1850
- Film # 007701376
image 501 includes those enslaved
Enslaved People to Elizabeth Kinnebrew and Alfred J Dunn
The following reciept is recorded in the Columbia County, Superior Court, Deeds and Mortgages, Book KK, pages 320-322. [1]
Receipt Registered March 27th 1838
- Eliza Kinnebrew to }
- William S Dunn exer.}
- Georgia }
- Columbia County}
This day received of William S Dunn executor of the Last Will of Winifred Dunn deceased, the following property (viz) nine negroes names + value as follows, Negro woman Catherine and child Susan at Eleven hundred dollars, Matilda valued at five hundred five dollars, Mahalia valued at four hundred dollars, Jo at Three hundred and fifty dollars, Jane valued at two hundred dollars, Bill valued at One Thousand dollars, Louis valued at Eleven hundred + fifty dollars, Lucretia valued at Eight hundred dollars, which is in full of my portion of the negroes coming to me from my mother's will this 10th day of February 1837.
Also received from him W. S. Dunn Executor as aforesaid one other negro Girl named Render which left as a specific legacy of my mother's will.
(signed) Eliza Kinnebrew
- Test.
- Juriah Harris
- George Roberts
I certify that the above was executed in my presence.
- George Roberts J.P.
- March 14th 1838
The following reciept is recorded in the Columbia County, Superior Court, Deeds and Mortgages, Book KK, pages 320-322. [2]
Receipt Registered March 27th 1838
- Alfred J Dunn to }
- William S Dunn exer.}
- Georgia }
- Columbia County}
This day received of William S Dunn executor of the Last Will of Winifred Dunn deceased, the following property (viz) nine negroes names + value as follows, Negro woman Airy valued at Eight hundred dollars, Ellen valued at three hundred twenty five dollars, Mary at three hundred seventyfive dollars, Abram Thirteen hundred dollars, Violet at nine hundred fifty dollars, Sally at five hundred twenty five dollars, Julia at four hundred seventy five dollars, Jim at Two hundred dollars, Winny at two hundred dollars which is in full of my portion of the negroes coming to me from my mother's will this 10th day of February 1837.
(signed) Alfred J Dunn
- (witnessed)
- Juriah Harris
- George Roberts
- Uriah Blanchard
I certify that the above was executed in my presence.
- George Roberts J.P.
- March 14th 1838
Other Probate Records
Paging forward over the next few images is the sales of the property in Winniferd's estate. This does not include the sales of any enslaved persons.
Columbia County, Georgia, Probate records:
- Book DD, page 320, 23 Jan 1838, accounting for the estate for 1837, on the following image are details of hiring of 28 enslaved persons for one month in 1837.
- [1]
- Book DD page 400-401 image has details of hiring of enslaved persons in 1838
- [2]
- Book DD page 474 image of Hiring of enslaved by the estate in 1839
- [3]
Note the hiring out of the enslaved for one month in 1837 seems to correlate with many of the enslaved being distributed in February, as found in the book of Deeds and Mortgages (shown above), where Alfred J Dunn and Eliza (Dunn) Kinnebrew signed receipts for the enslaved people the inherited from their mother's estate. Perhaps those hired out in the other time frames were the enslaved to be passed to the children of Waters M Dunn when they came of age.
- Columbia County. Ordinary
- Estate Records
- Accounts
- 1840-1846 Book FF
- [4]
- Per Index, Dunn William S. Excr Winifred Dunn fil 1
- [5]
Note many of the children of Waters Dunn Jr and wife Winny died before Winny did. Looking through the names of the enslaved in the estate records, it looks like in many cases the above named persons will appear in subsequent probate records. With that in mind, the children are listed here in the order they passed away.
Children of Waters Dunn, Jr. and Winny:
- George Washington Dunn (abt.1790-1828)
- Waters M Dunn, Sr. (abt 1790-1835)
- Elbert Baldwin Dunn (abt.1800-1837)
- Elizabeth Dunn (abt 1786 - aft 1836) m. Kinnebrew
- Alfred Jefferson Dunn (1802-1848)
| In appraisal | Notes | 1836 Valuation | hired in 1837 | hired in 1839 | dist. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | Negro man ("and wife" when hired in 1839) | 650 | Hired | Hired | |
| Jackson | Negro man | 900 | Hired | Hired | |
| Bill | Negro man | 900 | Eliza | ||
| Abram | Negro man | 1100 | Alfred | ||
| Lewis | Negro boy | 950 | Eliza | ||
| Robin (AKA Robert?) | Negro boy | 600 | Hired | Hired | |
| Kitty | Negro girl Kitty (and her child) | 850 | |||
| Child of Kitty | |||||
| Caty AKA Catherine | Negro girl Caty (and her two children) | 1100 | Eliza | ||
| Child of Caty 1 | and child Susan per receipt | Eliza | |||
| Child of Caty 2 | Eliza | ||||
| Anny (See Annetty dtr of Polly from Waters Dunn estate) | Negro girl Anny (and her youngest child) | 1050 | Hired | ||
| youngest child of Anny | 1839 hiring refers to Annetta and children | Hired | |||
| Violet | negro girl Violet | 800 | Alfred | ||
| Cresy AKA Lucretia | negro girl Cresy | 700 | Eliza | ||
| Winny | negro girl Winny | 500 | Alfred | ||
| Sinty (AKA Cynthia) | negro girl Sinty | 500 | Hired | Hired | |
| Sally | negro girl Sally | 400 | Alfred | ||
| Julia | negro girl Julia | 400 | Alfred | ||
| Elender AKA Ellen | negro girl Elender | 300 | Alfred | ||
| Tildy AKA Matilda | negro girl Tildy | 425 | Eliza | ||
| Cicero | negro boy Cicero | 275 | |||
| Mahala | negro girl Mahala | 275 | Eliza | ||
| Patience | negro girl Patience | 225 | |||
| Joseph | negro boy Joseph | 225 | Eliza | ||
| James | boy child James | 150 | Alfred | ||
| Render | negro girl Render (only enslaved person named in will) | 850 | Eliza | ||
| Polly AKA Mary | negro woman Polly | 400 | Hired | Alfred |
Per Winny's will, the enslaved persons she bequeathed to son Alfred J Dunn were to pass to his children upon his death. Here is the information regarding that partition to Alfred's children.
- 29 Dec 1852
- …all the estate property presented to us by Catherine Dunn as Guardian aforesaid of that property held by her as deliverable from Estate of Winnifred Dunn dec'd and held in common by the minors of Alfred J Dunn dec'd.
| Allotted to | Lot # | Name | Description | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Thaddeus Dunn | 4 | Abram | a man | 850 |
| George Thaddeus Dunn | 4 | Winny | a woman | 600 |
| George Thaddeus Dunn | 4 | Joe | a boy | 500 |
| Elbert J Dunn | 2 | Mary (and child Chloe) | a woman | 1000 |
| Elbert J Dunn | 2 | Chloe | child | |
| Elbert J Dunn | 2 | Adam | a boy | 650 |
| Susan W Dunn | 5 | Richmond | a boy | 600 |
| Susan W Dunn | 5 | Violet? | a woman | 500 |
| Susan W Dunn | 5 | Serlina | a girl | 550 |
| Eliza Dunn | 3 | July (and child Polly) | a woman | 950 |
| Eliza Dunn | 3 | Polly | child | |
| Eliza Dunn | 3 | Any? Ary? | a woman | 300 |
| Eliza Dunn | 3 | Sally | a woman | 625 |
| Lavinia C Dunn | 1 | Ellin (and 5 children) | a woman | 1500 |
| Lavinia C Dunn | 1 | Liza | child | |
| Lavinia C Dunn | 1 | Lucy | child | |
| Lavinia C Dunn | 1 | Silla | child | |
| Lavinia C Dunn | 1 | Bob | child | |
| Lavinia C Dunn | 1 | Dick | child |
The following is relevant to the above distribution: Daughter Eliza C Dunn passed away in 1859. The following was published in the local newspaper.
Daily chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876, December 17, 1859, Image 3
- Accessed 6 Oct 2023
- https://ghnp-staging.galib.uga.edu/lccn/sn82015215/1859-12-17/ed-1/seq-3/ocr/
ROBERT WIGGINS, Sheriff. December 8, ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE.—WiII be sold on the first Tuesday in JANUARY next, at Appling, Columbia county, between the legal hours of sale, four Negroes, to wit: Ary, a woman 48 years of age ; Sally, 29 years of age; July, 28 years of age; Polly, 15 years of age. Sold as property to the estate of Eliza C. Dunn, deceased, for the benefit of the legatees of said deceased. CATHARINE DUNN, Adm x. December 9,1859.
Unnamed
In the 1820 census Mistress Winifred Dun was in Capt Horatio Gatrells District, Columbia, Georgia, United States.[3]
- Name: Mistress Winifred Dun
- Enumeration Date: 7 Aug 1820
- Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Capt Horatio Gatrells District, Columbia, Georgia, USA
- Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
- Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
- Slaves - Males - Under 14: 6
- Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 1
- Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 2
- Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 1
- Slaves - Females - Under 14: 7
- Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
- Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 4
- Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 1
- Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 8
- Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
- Total Free White Persons: 3
- Total Slaves: 23
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 26
In the 1830 census Alfred was in District 11, Columbia, Georgia. It appears his mother, and those she enslaved were associated with this household.[4]
- Name: Alfred I Dann (Alfred J Dunn)
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State): District 11, Columbia, Georgia
- Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
- Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
- Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 5
- Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
- Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 3
- Slaves - Females - Under 10: 13
- Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 7
- Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
- Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
- Total Free White Persons: 6
- Total Slaves: 32
- Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 38
Sources
- ↑ Columbia County Supeior Court, Deeds and Mortgages, Book KK 1835-1840; image 191-192;Pages 320-322 in the original, imgage
- ↑ Columbia County Supeior Court, Deeds and Mortgages, Book KK 1835-1840; image 191-192;Pages 320-322 in the original, imgage
- ↑
1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Capt Horatio Gatrells District, Columbia, Georgia; Page: 43; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 56
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1428085 (accessed 30 September 2023)
Mistress Winifred Dun in Capt Horatio Gatrells District, Columbia, Georgia, USA. - ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: District 11, Columbia, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Page: 360; Family History Library Film: 0007036
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1748504 (accessed 29 September 2023)
Alfred I Dann in District 11, Columbia, Georgia.
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