Jefferson County Sheriffs Office responded to a call from another family member at 10 a.m. Sunday to the house at 1998 Granger Road near Roxie. Labor contracts are indexed by freedmen, planter, and plantation. MDAH offers emerging scholars the opportunity to work in the most extensive collection of Mississippi-related materials. At that first meeting, the general assembly enacted legislation necessary to make the constitution operative. Federal Census Yazoo County Mississippi methods used by the census enumerators, interested researchers should view the source film Jefferson County, Mississippi, in 1860, is either non-existent or not readily available. 3, page 105, COGAN, Mary, 97 slaves, Police Dist. 4, page 54, FLOWERS, Catherine, 35 slaves, Police Dist. They were not required to leave the state after gaining their freedom. 5, page 44B, DRAKE, S. T. H., 20 slaves, Police Dist. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is pleased to offer the Family Genealogy Fellowships to support individuals hoping to locate information related to their family history using resources available at MDAH.. See all the ways you can help preserve and share our history through volunteer, internship and career opportunities. while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free Mississippi History Now 3, page 90, HOGGATT, Sandiford? 3, page 89B, BULLIN, Samuel, 80 slaves, Police Dist. 2, page 84, OWEN, Mary, 22 slaves, Police Dist. The statute instructed the governor of the state to publish the new act in two newspapers in different parts of the state for three months and then annually thereafter. His woolly hair is white, and his eyes very bright. This was an obvious attempt to limit any means by which slaves might escape to freedom. FORMAT. 1870, growing to over 50,000, so likely that is where some went. W., 52 slaves, Police Dist. 5, page 37, ARCHER, James, 98 slaves, Police Dist. Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1976-1978, Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, Ezekiel Cheever and some of his Descendants, Early Records and Notes of the Brown Family. Mississippi slaves freed by owner at this plantation - The Slave census page on which they were listed. The information provided includes names of parties, ages, and places of birth and residence. Some of these state censuses were taken in years between the federal census. Following the holder list is a M., 27 slaves, Police Dist. WebBRIEF HISTORY. missouri. Now, though, sheriffs were required to advertise about the confinement of slaves for three months rather than just one; no reply meant sale of the slave at public auction. quality, handwriting interpretation questions and inconsistent counting and page numbering into fully and absolute ratify and confirm the foregoing receipt for said sum of $4000 - and bill of sale of certain negroes therein named and I futher release and assign in consideration foresaid all of my rights title and interest unto the said William Shaw of in and to the said negroes slaves to wit, SAM, GEORGE, ABRAM, ALFRED, TOM, AMY and ELIJA to same being sold to the said William in consideration of services rendered viz ? Rena Primus m. Joseph Reed 25 June 1880 The commission generated the Dawes Rolls of people eligible for tribal membership from 1898 to 1914. 5, page 43, BEAVIN, Benjamin D., 84 slaves, Police Dist. J., 68 slaves, Police Dist. Jefferson County Mississippi 1860 slaveholders and Z.?, 58 slaves, Police Dist. ADAMS, Thomas, 64 slaves, Police Dist. to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. It is not known how many people are buried at the Green Family Cemetery at Springfield Plantation. In 1837, the General Assembly passed an act to prohibit the publication, circulation, and promulgation of the abolition doctrines. A conviction subjected the offending person to a maximum fine of $1000 and two years in the state penitentiary. The French implemented the Code Noir , or Black Code, attempting to define the parameters of slavery in the area that later became the state of Missouri. 1, page 677B, BULLIN, Benj. Ebenezer (Eben) Davis. named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. The new statutes allowed any citizen to apprehend a runaway slave and deliver said slave to the justice of the peace. County The original plantation had over[2] 3,000 acres (12km2) and was purchased by Thomas M. Green Jr., a wealthy Virginia planter, in 1784. 5, page 43B, WOOD, Robert Y., 34 slaves, Police Dist. Person Interviewed: James Lucas Location: Natchez Mississippi Place of Residence: Natchez, Adams County MS Date of Birth: October 11, 1833 James Lucas, ex-slave of Jefferson Davis, lives at Natchez, Adams County. 5, page 35, JOHNSON, Wm. President Grover Cleveland appointed the Dawes Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes in 1893 to negotiate land with the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes. Springfield Plantation (Fayette, Mississippi L.?, 27 slaves, Police Dist. WebThis collection includes narratives from former slaves, land records from the Office of the Secretary of State, lists of military veterans, military grave registrations, and naturalization records. You can learn more about this collection at the FamilySearch website. 1, page 63, GREEN, Abner E., 47 slaves, Police Dist. No subscription required to play. The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a total of ANTE-BELLUM SOUTHERN PLANTATIONS Each countywide slave schedule must be searched to see if there are names of enslaved individuals or not. Web1850 Slave Schedules Jefferson County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) 1860 Jefferson County, MS Slave Schedule. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. 2, page 85B, WARREN, Joseph J., 25 slaves, Police Dist. 3, page 108, DARDEN, Put?, 28 slaves, Police Dist. slaveholders. 2, page 86B, BURCH, J. W., 52 slaves, Police Dist. I was born in Greenville, Mississippi. Jefferson County Find Historical Markers 2, page 79, CHAMBLISS, John S., 107 slaves, Police Dist. Part of the proceeds paid for boarding expenses and some helped fund the state's university. 4, page 49B, GRIFFING, Sarah, 25 slaves, Police Dist. The 1940 census is the most recent one opened to the public and is available online.. , Slave Narrative of James Lucas Read More , Interviewer: Edith Wyatt Moore Person Interviewed: Isaac Stier Location: Natchez, Mississippi Date of Birth: Jefferson County MS Miss, my name is Isaac Stier, but folks calls me Ike. I was named by my pappys young Marster an I aint never tol nobody all o dat name. on the plantation on which I now reside as overseer thereon. Explore roles for public, behind-the-scenes, and even virtual e-volunteers. 1, page 66, SIMS, Eliza, 47 slaves, Police Dist. The French code did not simply govern slave behavior. 1, page 64B, CURRIER, Flora & Mary, 37 slaves, Police Dist. 2, page 84B, OQUIN, R. B., Thomas Oquin agent, 23 slaves, Police Dist. LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES, SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS. 240 slaveholders, and those slaveholders have not been included here. 3, page 94B, COX, Martha M., 33 slaves, Police Dist. 5, page 32, HARPER, Wm., 68 slaves, Police Dist. - McCallum Papers WebThe 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Jefferson County, Mississippi (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 599) reportedly includes a total of 12,396 slaves. 5, page 38, HUNT, David, 386 slaves, Police Dist. persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. SHAW MARRIAGES Using plantation The page numbers used are the rubber stamped numbers Thomas M. Green Sr., the owner's father, was one of the magistrates of the Mississippi Territory and as such, performed the marriage ceremony of Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson at the house in August 1791. . Negroeswas about 38% less than what the colored population had been 100 years before.) 5, page 37, GIBSON, Wm. The archives has nearly 400 manuscript collections associated with the different wars in which Mississippians have served. The hinges, knobs, and all metal tools were built at the plantation's blacksmith building. 5, page 39, DOBYNS, C. E., 105 slaves, Police Dist. J., 35 slaves, Police Dist. The law considered any black person, free or slave, who conspired to incite a rebellion or commit murder, guilty of a felony; in such instances, the slaves usually received a death sentence. Whether you are interested in discovering a Mississippi story, preserving it for future generations, or sharing it with others, see how MDAH can help. States that saw more significant increases in colored population during that Legacy of slavery lives on in US county - World - DAWN.COM Slaves were enumerated in 1860 without giving their names, only their sex and age Historic Buildings & Sites 1860 Slave Schedules (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) Drusilla Chambliss' Deed of Gift - 1861 (Source: Remembering Their Names) Duncan McArn And His Slaves (Source: Remembering Their Names) Gilbert Buie's there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. He died 06 Oct 1882 in Jefferson County, MS. Mary Ann died 22 May 1894 in Jefferson County, MS. This marriage would lead to one of the first romantic tragedies in America. Slaves taken up within the county or counties adjoining brought a reward of $5 to $10. Careers Missouri statehood became a national controversy as Congress debated the future status of slavery in the land acquired through the Louisiana Purchase. B., 28 slaves, Police Dist. Some families who were missed by the state or federal census taker may be listed on the enumeration of educable children. ROLAN WILLIAMS-MS -Holmes County -Lexington Beat -1860 . In 1720, Phillippe Francois Renault brought the region's first black slaves to the lead mining districts of colonial Missouri. 1, page 72, COLEMAN, F.? 3, page 91, HARDING, Eli W., 95 slaves, Police Dist. 5, page 41B, SCOTT, John W., 22 slaves, Police Dist. Mississippi researchers also have some surviving state census files. census was also separate from the free census, but in earlier years it was a part of the free census. WebThe 1860 U.S. Census Slave Schedules for Yazoo County, Mississippi (NARA microfilm series M653, Roll 604) reportedly includes a total of 16,716 slaves, ranking it as one of the highest County totals in Mississippi. This image depicts the 1878 Mississippi River map showing suspected slave cemeteries on the site of the $9.4 billion Formosa Chemical complex proposed for western St. James Parish. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Web1860 Slave Schedule Holmes County, MS. Name of Slave Owner- County- Place of Residence- Census Year _____ MATTHEW ALDRIDGE-MS -Holmes County -Dark Corner Beat -1860 JEFFERSON W. WILLIAMS-MS -Holmes County -Lexington Beat -1860 . , Donate to a Collection Financial Donation. 4, page 49, WATKINS, Sarah, 25 slaves, Police Dist. The information provided on the microfilm index includes name of groom, name of bride, date of record, name of presiding official, county of marriage, and the book and page where the marriage is recorded. 4, page 56B, DENT, Warren R., 76 slaves, Police Dist. Home - Scott Plantations ofJefferson County, MS Frequently, slaves engaged in a practice known as lying out, wherein they temporarily escaped to the woods or a swamp for a short time. 2, page 75B, SCOTT, Catherine, 33 slaves, Police Dist. 3, page 97B, TRIMBLE, Michael W., 69 slaves, Police Dist. He wears a small grizzled mustache. 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Though the census schedules speak in terms of slave owners, the Negroeswas about 38% less than what the colored population had been 100 years before.) If the available through Heritage Quest at. During the Civil War, it was used as a hospital for the Confederate States Army. Received of William Shaw twelve hundred dollars in full for a negro woman named NANCY aged about nineteen years of black complexion. ABR BRADLEY 5, page 32, HARRISON, Wade, 97 slaves, Police Dist. In 1769, Spanish officials ordered an end to the practice in an effort to create a more agreeable relationship with the territory's Indian tribes.). In most cases, the original copy of the record remains in the courthouse while the state archives maintains a microfilm copy. Before presuming Federal Records that Help Identify Former Enslaved People 5, page 38, RICHARDSON, Adelade, 39 slaves, Police Dist. Where did the Jefferson County freed slaves go if they did not stay in the County? The only pension files available at the archives are those of individuals who served in the Confederate army or navy. To check a master surname list for other Holmes County Mississippi In the interim, a slave revolt broke out on the Jefferson County plantation and a young woman died when the Ross' mansion was set afire, precipitating a lynching of several slaves suspected of setting the fire. 2, page 85B, SELMAN, Joel, 30 slaves, Police Dist. Like many former slave plantation counties, Jefferson County is divided into two distinct classes: a land-owning elite that is both Black and white, and a large, R. B. Rickett, Witness, -----------------------------------------, I Mary Shaw widow of Thompson B. Shaw deceased for and in consideration of the love I have for my son William as well as in consideration expressed in the foregoing receipt of bill of sale do viz more ? While there are no copies of birth records at the archives, there are microfiche copies of the states death records from November 1912 to 1943. microfilm series M653, Roll 599) reportedly includes a total of 12,396 slaves. Laws prohibited selling, bartering, or delivering vinous or spirituous liquor to a slave. related terms such as African American, black, mulatto and colored are used as in the source or at Lowndes and Warren Counties by 1%, about 6,000. slaves in the upper right corner of every set of two pages, with the previous stamped number and a B 3, page 96B, HARRISON, Hay B., 47 slaves, Police Dist. WebThe archives has microfilm copies of service records for Mississippians in the War of 1812 (181215), Mexican War (184648), Civil War (186165), and the Spanish-American War (1898), and draft registration cards for World War I (191718). 3, page 92B, HINDS, Howel, 76 slaves, Police Dist. 2, page 87B, SCOTT, Samuel, 169 slaves, Police Dist. Violations could receive a $500 fine, six months in jail, or both (Laws 1847, pp. The online catalogs Quick Searches offer three finding aids for court records, listed to the right, with entries for individual parties named in the suit. (Indian slavery was common in territorial Missouri; most Indian slaves had been captured during intertribal wars and sold to white traders. In 1807, persons wrongfully held in slavery were allowed to sue for their freedom - a law retained by the Missouri state legislature in 1824 that continued on the books until slavery's end during the Civil War. Information given on the cards usually includes roll number, name, age, sex, degree of Indian blood, relation to head of household, and names of parents. 1, page 73B, MONTGOMERY, Hugh, 87 slaves, Police Dist. Tune in with Suzanne Marrs, Welty's friend and biographer, and Suzann Harrison, Eckerd College professor of rhetoric, for an online discussion of V. Bring your mats for Yoga in the Welty Garden Tuesdays in May from 77:30 a.m. At noon on Wednesday, May 3, Davis Houck will present A Lynching Post-Facto: Emmett Till and the Mississippi Press in 1955 as part of the His. History of Slavery and Mississippi - WikiTree 5, page 44, GRIFFING, Jno. Catalog record for Dawes Rolls microfilm Although statutes prohibited abolitionist publications in the late 1830s, a decade later, the fear of abolitionist doctrine remained strong. 5, page 33, CHAMBLISS, Drucilla, 30 slaves, Police Dist. See current employment opportunities. 3, page 102B, DARDEN, Buckner M., 58 slaves, Police Dist. 4, page 55B, MAYBERRY, Mary J., 22 slaves, Police Dist. page 36B, DUNCAN, C. E., 28 slaves, Police Dist. Who would you like to see as our next U.S. president? With statehood came new laws regarding black persons, including an 1825 law that prohibited a free negro or mulatto, other than a citizen of some one of the United States to come into or settle in this state under any pretext whatever (Laws of the State of Missouri, 1825, p. 600). 4, page 54B, MCLURE?, Mariah, 20 slaves, Police Dist. 3, page 94, STAMPLEY, Jalone?, 34 slaves, Police Dist. 1, page 73, NOLAND, George G., 55 slaves, Police Dist. The law did not affect free blacks passing through the state, or those who gained employment on board various steamers or other water vessels traversing the state. 3, page 98B, HILL, Harris, 77 slaves, Police Dist. The black code measures promulgated and retained by these various governments constrained the slave and free black population and theoretically created a near-total system of control. See how the Historic Preservation professionals at MDAH can help Mississippi communities and federal Tribes preserve historic architecture and archaeology. asked Feb 10, 2022 in The Tree House by Lauren Millerd G2G6 Mach 1 (16.3k points) cemeterist.