The Boykin Place, Marengo County, Alabama

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Marengo, Alabama, United States
Surname/tag: Lewis

Index of Plantations

Introduction

This page is dedicated to the people who were enslaved in Marengo Co, AL, to help them make connections and find their families.

Arthur M. Lewis was a slave holder in Marengo Co, AL. He moved to Marengo county about 1843. Arthur raised his family on The Home Place, and managed his other plantations from there.

Arthur M. Lewis died in 1860. His probate listed an inventory of enslaved people at The Boykin Place in Feb 1861. It gave their names, ages, and some occupations.^[1]

Slaves

• Jupiter, age 39, carpenter
• Joe, age 49
• Beverly, age 36
• Linor, age 27, shoemaker
• Alfred, age 48
• Alick, age 15
• Taylor, age 10
• Hawyood, age 12
• Wade, age 10
• Jim, age 8
• Winston, age 3
• Cynthia, age 48
• Csicia, age 37
• Chery, age 35
• Venus, age 20
• Charlotte, age 18
• Nellie, age 37
• Sarah, age 17
• Lettie, age 16
• Rhoda, age 11
• Kate, age 10
• Dianna, age 7
• Pelesh, age 11
• Elizabeth, age 5
• Fanny, age 5
• Laura, age 2
• Margaret, age 2, Cherry's child
• Alford, or Alsy, age 5
• Harriet, age 10 months, Nellie's child
• Emma, age 8 months, Venus's child
• Allen, age 7 months, Charlotte's child
• Gracie, age 5 months, Cynthia's

Sources

1. ↑ Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]: "Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]"
   Catalog: Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, AlabamaMiscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]Miscellaneous records, 1823-1930 [Marengo County, Alabama]] Miscellaneous records no no. (pg. 300-end) 1859
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