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The Slaves of Richard Boykin Goolsby

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Date: 1820 to 1830
Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United Statesmap
Surnames/tags: Goolsby Goldsby
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Richard Boykin (Goldsby) Goolsby (abt.1758-bef.1840) enslaved people in Oglethorpe County, Georgia and Shelby County, Tennessee.

1820

The following twenty-eight unnamed people were enslaved in 1820.[1]
Enslaved men

  • Nine males under 10 years old
  • Two males age 14 to <26
  • Two males age 26 to <45
  • Two males age >45

Enslaved women

  • Six females under 14 years old
  • Three females age 14 to <26
  • Four females age 26 to <45

1830

In 1830, Boykin enslaved people in Captain Pass' district of Oglethorpe County.[2] Enslaved men

  • Six under 10 years old
  • Six age 10 to under 24
  • Two age 24 to under 36
  • Two age 36 to under 55
  • One age 55 to under 100

Enslaved women

  • Four under 10 years old
  • Two age 10 to under 24
  • One age 24 to under 36
  • Four age 36 to under 55

No enslaved were mentioned by name in his will. The enslaved were divided between two sons, Miles and Terril T. Goldsby.[3]

Sources

  1. 1820 U.S. Census, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, population schedule, Hanover Parish, page 20 (penned), line 7 (hand counted), Richard Golesby; digital image, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBC-72Y : accessed 10 February 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 7.
  2. 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
    citing Page: 80; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M19; Digital film/folder number: 005155868; FHL microfilm: 0007040; Image number: 160
    FamilySearch Record: XHGL-123 (accessed 10 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBS-9SVP
    Richard Goolsby in Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, United States.
  3. Will: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
    Will Books, 1830-1862, Shelby County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Shelby, Tennessee
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #3548812 (accessed 10 February 2024)
    Transcribed will of Richard Goldsby of Shelby County, Tennessee, granted probate on 9 Apr 1840.




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