The Strozier Plantations, Meriwether County, Georgia
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Location: Meriwether, Georgia, United States
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Introduction
Reuben Strozier (1782-1850) owned three plantations in Meriwether County, Georgia in 1850: the Strozier Plantation, the Adams Plantation, and the Brooks Plantation. This information comes from Reuben Strozier's 1850 will.[1]
Plantations
Enslaved people were matched from 1850 US Slave Census records by plantation size.
- Strozier:
- 1,012.5 acres
- 36 enslaved people
- Lots 56-59 and 71 in the 7th district of Meriwether County
- Was bequeathed to his wife, Pheriby Strozier.
- Adams:
- 810 acres
- 15 enslaved people
- Four lots in the lower 9th district of Meriwether County
- Was bequeathed to his son, Reuben Strozier Jr.
- Brooks:
- 405 acres
- 7 enslaved people
- Two lots in the lower 9th district of Meriwether County (a man named William Brooks resided here)
- Half was bequeathed to his son, Callaway Strozier, and the other half was bequeathed to his son, Reuben Strozier Jr.
Slaves
Identified
This is a list of 54 identified ancestors of African-American Heritage. This information comes from Reuben Strozier's will (probated 4 Dec 1850). There are also at least four unnamed people referred to in the will. AF = adult female, AM = adult male.[1]
| Name | Lifestage | Notes | New Slave Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | AM | Reuben Strozier Jr | |
| Anthony | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Brice | AM | Callaway Strozier | |
| Burrell | AM | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Casinda | F | Hannah's child | (to be sold) |
| Charity | AF | Polly Strozier | |
| Clary | F | (to be sold) | |
| Cuff | AM | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Dave | AM | Peter Strozier | |
| Dick | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Dock | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Eada | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Easter | AF | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Edmond | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Ellies | M | Hannah's child | (to be sold) |
| Emiline | F | Hannah's child | (to be sold) |
| Emily | AF | (to be sold) | |
| George | AM | Enoch Strozier | |
| Gilbert | M | Emily's child | (to be sold) |
| Green | AM | Reuben Strozier Jr | |
| Green | M | Emily's child | (to be sold) |
| Hannah | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Hansell | M | Easter's child | Pheriby Strozier |
| Henna | AF | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Henry | AM | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Jake | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Jane | F | (to be sold) | |
| Jim | M | Easter's child | Pheriby Strozier |
| Jim | M | Hannah's child | (to be sold) |
| Joe | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Joeboy | AM | (to be sold) | |
| John | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Kitty | AF | Polly Strozier | |
| Linda | F | (to be sold) | |
| Lucinda | F | (to be sold) | |
| Manda | F | (to be sold) | |
| Martha | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Martha's Infant | ? | (to be sold) | |
| Mary | AF | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Merill | AM | (to be sold) | |
| Nancy | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Nathan | AM | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Noe | M | Henna's child | Pheriby Strozier |
| Patsey | F | (to be sold) | |
| Pegg | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Peter | AM | Enoch Strozier | |
| Phillis | F | (to be sold) | |
| Polly | AF | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Salla | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Silva | AF | (to be sold) | |
| Silva's Infant | ? | (to be sold) | |
| Urma | F | (to be sold) | |
| Washington | AM | Pheriby Strozier | |
| Wiley | AM | Callaway Strozier |
The relevant text from Reuben Strozier's will
Note: a question mark means I couldn't make out the word/part of the word
Be it remembered that I Reuben Strozier of the State and County above written being weak in body but perfectly sound in mind and standing [that it’s]? appointed unto all men that they must ail I do therefore make and constitute this my last will and testament to ? after all my just debts be paid I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Pheriby Strozier during her natural life the following property to wit & twelve negroes Cuff Burrell Henry Nathan and Washington (Fellows). Four women as follows, Easter Henna Mary and Polly and also three children Jim and Hansell the children of the above named Easter and Noe the child of the above named woman Henna. […] that after the death of my beloved wife Pheriby Strozier that the surviving portion of the negroes herein bequeathed unto her and named above including their increase and all the lands with the ? of the lot of land on which my dwelling house sits and the lot of land lying immediately South […]
I give and bequeath to my son Enoch P? Strozier with such ? ? as may at that time be bequeathed ?ed and the balance of the land, negroes including everything that may be remaining out of the portion of property herein bequeathed to my beloved wife Pheriby Strozier shall be disposed of by ? sale & the proceeds of said sale equally divided between each of my children as may be living at that time within legal representations with the exception of Willis Jones consort of my deceased daughter Margaret Ann Strozier ? the said Willis Jones having already received his portion of my estate, hence he is hereby and forever barred from ? aside from having any farther[sic] interest in to all intent and ? whatever I give and bequeath to my son Enoch P? Strozier in addition to the above named lands accuring[sic] at the death of my wife Pheriby Strozier two negroes to wit George a man and Peter a man.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly Strozier two negroes to wit Kitty and Charity – women, during her natural life, and after her death the said two negro women and their increase shall be equally divided between the rest of my children or their legal representatives and I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Reuben Strozier the sole and lawful guardian of my daughter Polly Strozier.
I give and bequeath unto my son Calloway Strozier two negroes to wit Wiley a man and Brice a man. […] I give and bequeath to my son Reuben Strozier two negroes to wit Anderson a man and Green a man. […]
I order to be sold thirty-three negroes as follows Anthony, John, Edmond, Dick, Dock, Joe, Joeboy, Jake, Merill (Fellows), Martha and Infant, Silva and Infant, Emily and two children Green and Gilbert boys, Hannah and four children Emiline a girl, Jim and Ellies, boys, and Casinda a girl, Nancy and Eada women, and Jane, Phillis, Manda, Patsey, Lucinda, Linda, and Urma girls. Pegg, Salla, women, and Clary, a child. […]
I give and bequeath unto my son Peter Strozier a negro man named Dave.
Unidentified
These are lists of unidentified ancestors of African-American Heritage from census records. There is some overlap with the list of identified ancestors. Enslaved people were matched from 1850 US Slave Census records by plantation size.
- Strozier Plantation, Enumerated on 24 Oct 1850 (36 people)
Sex Age Birth Year (Estimated) Race Male 50 1800 Black Female 50 1800 Black Male 46 1804 Black Female 50 1800 Black Male 40 1810 Black Female 40 1810 Black Male 47 1803 Black Female 33 1817 Black Male 30 1820 Black Male 30 1820 Mulatto Female 26 1824 Black Male 27 1823 Black Female 23 1827 Black Male 21 1829 Black Female 21 1829 Black Male 23 1827 Black Female 25 1825 Black Female 21 1829 Black Female 25 1825 Black Male 21 1829 Black Male 19 1831 Black Female 18 1832 Black Male 18 1832 Black Male 18 1832 Black Male 17 1833 Black Female 16 1834 Black Female 16 1834 Black Male 23 1827 Black Male 16 1834 Black Female 14 1836 Black Male 14 1836 Black Female 14 1836 Black Female 14 1836 Black Male 15 1835 Black Male 10 1840 Black Female 9 1841 Black
- Brooks Plantation, Enumerated on 7 Sep 1850 (7 people)
Sex Age Birth Year (Estimated) Race Female 24 1826 Black Female 18 1832 Black Male 16 1834 Black Male 15 1835 Black Female 3 1847 Black Female 1 1849 Black Female 29 1821 Black
- Adams Plantation, Enumerated on 9 Sep 1850 (15 people)
Sex Age Birth Year (Estimated) Race Female 12 1838 Mulatto Male 9 1841 Mulatto Female 13 1837 Black Female 13 1837 Black Male 12 1838 Black Female 10 1840 Black Female 9 1841 Black Male 7 1843 Black Female 4 1846 Black Male 5 1845 Mulatto Male 3 1847 Black Female 2 1848 Black Male 1 1849 Black Female 0 1850 Black Female 60 1790 Black
Enslaved people counts from earlier censuses for Reuben Strozier:
- 1840 US Census:
- 1 male under 10
- 1 male 10 to 23
- 4 females under 10
- 1 female 24 to 35
- 1830 US Census:
- 4 males under the age of 10
- 4 males 10 to 24
- 1 male 24 to 36
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Reuben Strozier Probate 4 Dec 1850, Meriwether, Georgia, United States:
"Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
Citing Affiliate Publication Title: Wills 1831-1903 (Meriwether County, Georgia); Entry: 1000; FHL microfilm: 327663;
FamilySearch Record: 68PR-X4MQ (accessed 17 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93T-84X3 Image number 00299
Reuben Strozier probate on 4 Dec 1850 in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
- 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
Citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 6320;
FamilySearch Record: HR7F-SZPZ (accessed 16 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QY7-1H8 Image number 00084
Ruben Strozier in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
- 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
Citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 6357;
FamilySearch Record: HR7F-SZT2 (accessed 16 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QYW-MVH Image number 00085
Reuben Strozier in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
- 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
Citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 442902; Record number: 10689;
FamilySearch Record: HR7F-3DN2 (accessed 16 June 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6QB9-S Image number 00136
Reuben Strozier in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
- 1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840"
citing p. 100, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch Record: XHBN-NNL (accessed 10 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBQ-CXB Image number 00790
Reuben Strozier in Meriwether, Georgia, United States.
- 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
citing 296, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 7,041.
FamilySearch Record: XHGB-G3W (accessed 10 October 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-6YD Image number 00586
Reuben Strozier in District 168, Wilkes, Georgia, United States.
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