The Slaves of Schuyler Harris Roberts

Date: 1804 to 1862
Location: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Roberts USBH

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the slaves held by Schuyler Harris Roberts (1804-1859) in Shelby, Tennessee.

1840 Census - Shelby County

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: 530; Page: 226; Family History Library Film: 0024547
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8057 #3008856 (accessed 8 February 2022)
  S H Roberts.

Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2

Quentin

Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1

Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 2

Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1

Slaves - Females - Under 10: 7

Malvina

Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2

Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 3

1850 Slave Schedule - Shelby County

• 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
  The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #92375841 (accessed 8 February 2022)
  Schuyler N Roberts in District 10, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Male 40

Male 35

Male 30

Male 21

Male 17

Male 15

Female 13

Male 14

Male 10 Quentin

Male 9 Preston

Female 35

Female 36

Female 28

Female 24

Female 25 probably Mary Jane "Jane"

Female 19

Female 18

Female 19

Female 16 Malvina

Female 11

Female 9

Female 8

Female 6

Female 5

Female 3

Female 2

Female 2

Slave Inventory - 1860 Estate Administration

• Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
  Probate Records (Shelby County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee Probate Court (Shelby County); Probate Place: Shelby, Tennessee
  Ancestry ca Record 9176 #2104442 (accessed 8 February 2022)
  Schuyler H Roberts probate in 1860. Contains inventory of slaves by name done in 1860.
• Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
  Probate Records (Shelby County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee County Court (Shelby County); Probate Place: Shelby, Tennessee
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9176 #2080677 (accessed 8 February 2022)
  Schuyler S Roberts probate in 1859. Contains divison of slaves in 1862.

46 negroes inventory done February 6, 1850. Division occurred 1862

• Nelson 54 - to Joan Scott
• Ceasar 37 - to Sallie Roberts
• Gabriel 54 - to Mary Kincannon
• Clark 30 - to Mary Kincannon
• Mansfield 26 (worthless)
• Quentin 22 - Charles Robert
• Preston 20
• Jim 20 - to Waddy Roberts
• Jack 18 - probably Andrew Jackson "Jack" to Jacob Roberts
• Sam 20
• Lewis 17 - to Sallie Roberts
• Henry 12 - to Joan Scott
• Harriet 43
• Sucky 45 - to Sallie Roberts
• Mahala 40 (worthless)
• Sina 32 - to Waddy Roberts (and child)
  • Mallinda 15 - to Jacob Roberts
  • Mary 11 - to Jacob Roberts
  • Tom 5 - Sallie Roberts
  • Margaret 2 - to Waddy Roberts
• Elizabeth 26 - to Jacob Roberts
  • Francis 3 - to Jacob Roberts
• Malvina 25 - to Mary Kincannon
  • Curtis 7 - to Jacob Roberts
  • Pinkny 5 - to Mary Kincannon
  • Ann 3 - to Mary Kincannon
  • Allice 1 - to Mary Kincannon
• Elisa 26 - to Joan Scott
  • Mariah 8 - to Joan Scott
  • Ben 5 - to Joan Scott
  • Mack 2 - to Joan Scott
• Jane 25 - probably Mary Jane "Jane" to Joan Scott
• Martha 23 - to Jacob Roberts
• Cornelia 13 - to Mary Kincannon
• Ellen 18 - to Jacob Roberts
• Henrietta 16 - to Mary Kincannon (and infant)
• Eliza 20 - to Waddy Roberts
  • Sarah 18mos - to Waddy Roberts
• Jane Forrest - to Waddy Roberts
• Harriet 17 - to Joan Scott
• Catharine 13 - to Sallie Roberts
• Hetty 12 - to Joan Scott
• Margrat 11 - to Sallie Roberts
• Bob 18 - to Waddy Roberts
• Napoleon 9 - Charles Roberts
• Henry 8 - Jacob Roberts
• Jeff Davis - Sallie Roberts
• Big Lewis - Jacob Roberts