The Slaves of Bennett I. James Barrow, West Feliciana, Louisiana

Date: 1820 to 1860
Location: West Feliciana, Louisiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Barrow Slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 1820 Census 1.2 1830 Census 1.3 1850 Slave Schedule 1.4 1860 Slave Schedule 2 Sources

Introduction

Bennett James Barrow was born in 1811. He was the fourth child of Bennett Barrow (1777-1833) and Martha Hill Barrow (c.1780-1829) of Rosebank. The Barrow family moved to the area of Spanish Louisiana known as New Feliciana in 1799 and built several plantation houses in the area. They were one of the wealthiest families in Louisiana during the antebellum period.

Father: Bennett Barrow owned these enslaved people in 1820 and 1830.

1820 Census

Slaves - Males - Under 14: 15

Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25: 21

Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 12

Slaves - Males - 45 and over: 7

Slaves - Females - Under 14: 21

Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 32

Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 12

Slaves - Females - 45 and over: 6

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 100

Free White Persons - Under 16: 5

Free White Persons - Over 25: 2

Total Free White Persons: 7

Total Slaves: 126

1830 Census

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 47

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 27

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 27

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 13

Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 3

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 43

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 57

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 34

Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 15

Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 4

Free White Persons - Under 20: 2

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1

Total Free White Persons: 4

Total Slaves: 270

Bennett I. James Barrow is enumerated owning the followng enslaved people.

1850 Slave Schedule

Bennet J. Barrow owned 110 enslaved people in West Feliciana, Louisiana^[1]

1860 Slave Schedule

B J Barrow owned 77 enslaved people in West Feliciana, Louisiana^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7P-W52M : 15 February 2020), Bennet J Barrow in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZ6-RPR:, 1850.
2. ↑ * 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #91826105 (accessed 17 January 2022)
   B J Barrow in Ward 7, West Feliciana, Louisiana, USA.