James Lawrence Trask (1781 - 1855)

Born 15 May 1781 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Aug 1855 at age 74 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Major James Lawrence Trask was born in Hampden County, Massachusetts. He moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi and lived on the Mount Pleasant Plantation.^[1]

The 1850 census notes James at age 69, a planter, living by himself.^[2]

Death

James L. Trask died in 1855.^[1] He is buried in the Ventress Cemetery, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.^[3]

Slaves

James L. Trask was a large slave owner. His 1855 probate inventory named and valued a large number of enslaved persons.^[4]

Among the enslaved were:

• One hundred and forty at Mount Pleasant Plantation.
• William Trask and his wife
• Charity Parker Trask

Nicka Sewell-Smith has studied the Trask 250 in depth.^[5] There is an 1852 slave list located at the Mississippi Dept of Archives and History.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Inventory and accounts, 1808-1897: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
   Catalog: Inventory and accounts, 1808-1897 Inventory and accounts v. 15-16 1855-1860
   Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Wilkinson > Inventories and accounts 1855-1860 vol 15-16 > image 99 of 691
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99QX-3YHB (accessed 13 August 2023)
   • 1855 probate records of James L. Trask mention Mount Pleasant Plantation
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850: "United States Census, 1850"
   Image path: United States Census, 1850 > Mississippi > Wilkinson > Wilkinson county > image 59 of 89; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6GK3-WL8 (accessed 13 August 2023)
   • 1850 census
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40586112/james-lawrence-trask: accessed 13 August 2023), memorial page for James Lawrence Trask (15 May 1781–25 Aug 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40586112, citing Ventress Cemetery, Wilkinson, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Pamela Jean-Ludington-Wallstead-Rice (contributor 47157216).
4. ↑ Inventory and accounts, 1808-1897: "Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930"
   Catalog: Inventory and accounts, 1808-1897 Inventory and accounts v. 15-16 1855-1860
   Image path: Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930 > Wilkinson > Inventories and accounts 1855-1860 vol 15-16 > image 239 of 691
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9QX-3YC3 (accessed 13 August 2023)
   • 1855 probate inventory of James L. Trask
5. ↑ https://www.whoisnickasmith.com/genealogy/trask-250-releasing-their-names/

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-MVX6 : 10 November 2020), James Lawrence Trask, 15 May 1781; citing Birth, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009225.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9X-4XF : 15 January 2020), James Lawrance Trask, 1781.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9X-4XV : 15 January 2020), James Lawrence Trask, 1783.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/40586112/james-lawrence-trask : accessed 26 June 2021), memorial page for James Lawrence Trask (15 May 1781–25 Aug 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40586112, citing Ventress Cemetery, Wilkinson, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Pamela Jean-Ludington-Wallstead-Rice (contributor 47157216) .