Timothy Dunnagan Orange County North Carolina Plantation

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Dunnagan Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 Estate Papers 4 Sources

Introduction

This page contains information about the slaves owned by Timothy Dunnagan in Orange County, North Carolina.

Slaves

• Aaron
• Ailsey
• Ann
• Bob
• Cesar
• Charles
• Charlotte
• Daniel
• Darkey
• George
• Hailey
• Henry
• Jerry
• Jim
• Lewis
• Lydia
• Mariah
• Mary
• Roan
• Stephen

Estate Papers

Timothy died in December 1845. He had no will. He left a widow named Nancy Dunnagan, and 11 children named Jane Dunnagan Terry, Mary E. Dunnagan, Charles L. Dunnagan, William H. Dunnagan, Judith Dunnagan Gray, Ailey M. Dunnagan, Martha E. Dunnagan, John E. Dunnagan, Lorenzo Dunnagan, Melissa M. Dunnagan and Timothy E. Dunnagan. Timothy Sr. owned 20 slaves at the time of his death.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ 1845 Timothy Dunnegan Estate Papers. North Carolina, Orange County, County Court, unpaginated, 1845, digital image 244-320 of 1919, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 20 April 2023)
   • Image 268 image 268: Slaves owned by Timothy Dunnagan in 1845: Jim age 54, Charles age 36, Cezar age 36, Lewis age 33, Ailsy age 33, Hailey age 30, Charlott age 28, Mary age 25, Ann age 17, Bob age 14, George age 12, Stephen age 11, Aron age 9, Roan age 9, Mariah age 8, Daniel age 6, Jerry age 6, Lydia age 4, Darky age 4, Henry age 1.
   • Images 299-300 image 299, image 300
     • slaves Charles and girl Anna were sold to Nancy Dunnagan for $450 and $500
     • slaves Cesar and Stephen were sold to Charles L. Dunnagan for $337 and $300
     • slaves Lewis, boy Daniel, boy Jerry were sold to William H. Dunnagan for $550, $239, and $231
     • slaves Alesy, Haley, Bob, George, Aaron, girl Roan were sold to Haywood Williams for $310, $340, $490, $445, $276, and $276
     • slave Mary was sold to Richard Blackwell for $311
     • slave Charlotte and child (Henry?) were sold to Mary Dunnagan for $359
     • slave girl Maria was sold to Benjamin Wells for $257
     • slave girl Lydia was sold to Richard E. Gordon for $186
     • slave girl Darkey was sold to H. Terry for $151
     • slave man Jim was sold to Robert Hall Sr. for $30