Jefferson County, Courthouse 307 Main Street PO Box 145 Fayette, MS 39069 Phone: 601-786-3021 Jefferson County Website Clerk Chancery Court has 3, page 98, JONES, Elizabeth L., 22 slaves, Police Dist. 1, page 73, TORREY, George, 71 slaves, Police Dist. Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was 1, page 71, FARLEY, George P., 86 slaves, Police Dist. ancestor is not on this list, the 1860 slave census microfilm can be viewed to find out whether the He wears a small grizzled mustache. Z.?, 58 slaves, Police Dist. there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. 3, page 99, WHITNEY, Jefferson, 38 slaves, Police Dist. 5, page 37, GIBSON, Wm. data for 1860 was obtained from the Historical United States Census Data Browser, which is a Saml Shaw, 48 - Ceiley, 30 - Elvie, 14 - Melissa, 10 - Mary, 8 - Minerva, 7 - Merryman Howard, 11 months 3, page 1, WEST,Charles, 51 slaves, Police Dist. 2, page 82, KEYS, T. J., 20 slaves, Police Dist. census, the white population had increased about 10% to 3,215, while the colored population supposed to be named on the 1860 slave schedule, but there were only 1,570 slaves of such age Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1 in 70 being a County. slaves, or 85% of the County total. Explore roles for public, behind-the-scenes, and even virtual e-volunteers. (Indian slavery was common in territorial Missouri; most Indian slaves had been captured during intertribal wars and sold to white traders. To check a master surname list for other States and Counties, return to. 3, page 91B, MCARN, William, 53 slaves, Police Dist. Some of 4, page 54B, HARRISON, Richard, 38 slaves, Police Dist. One of the oldest mansions in Mississippi, the Springfield Mansion was built between 1786 and 1791. 3, page 106, CHAMBERLAIN, T. C., 72 slaves, Police Dist. ( Find A Grave). Freed slaves, if listed in the next 3, page 102B, DARDEN, Buckner M., 58 slaves, Police Dist. Sometimes family units or relationships are indicated on the contracts. Abr, 39 - Sallie, 26 - Linda, 10 - Melvin, 8 - Gabriel, 6 - Mariah, 2 - Frozina, 4 - Jennie, 76 4, page 59B, COMPTON, Richard, 34 slaves, Police Dist. missouri. In 1825, the General Assembly identified a black person as one who had one-fourth part or more of negro blood - having three white grandparents and one black grandparent made a person black in the eyes of Missouri law and therefore subject to the laws governing slaves or negroes and mulattos. That same year, the legislature also directed county courts to appoint patrols to visit negro quarters, and other places suspected of unlawful assemblages of slaves (Laws , 1825, p. 614). Learn more. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 2, page 77B, JOHNSON, James S., 63 slaves, Police Dist. Microfilm copies of Choctaw and Chickasaw enrollment cards are available in our Media Room. Both are buried in the Union Church Cemetery in Union Church, Jefferson County, MS. William owned 53 slaves per the 1860 Jefferson County Slave Schedule. an African American was a slave on the 1860 census, the free census for 1860 should be checked, 3, page 97B, TRIMBLE, Michael W., 69 slaves, Police Dist. Cemetery category needed, Missouri. It named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. ancestor was a holder of a fewer number of slaves or not a slaveholder at all. Internships 3, page 93, STAMPLEY, Jacob, 25 slaves, Police Dist. 2, page 75B, SCOTT, Catherine, 33 slaves, Police Dist. in Mississippi saw increases of 6,000 and 8,000, but no other Mississippi County showed such a 3, page 100, BULLIN, W. M., 32 slaves, Police Dist. Among the articles relating to free blacks, one allowed re-enslavement for various offenses, including the harboring of a runaway slave. 4, page 48B, LEWIS, David L., 132 slaves, Police Dist. ADAMS, Thomas, 64 slaves, Police Dist. Masters who allowed their slaves to go at large, hire their own time, or deal as a free person, were fined between $20 and $100 for each offense. 4, page 48, NEWMAN, Alex, 31 slaves, Police Dist. The term County is used to 5, page 40B, JONES, Esther J., 36 slaves, Police Dist. 3, page 97, KEY, T. J., 128 slaves, Police Dist. County population included 2,918 whites, 35 free colored and 12,396 slaves. 5, page 34B, COX, Robert, 95 slaves, Police Dist. 1, page 73, NOLAND, George G., 55 slaves, Police Dist. 5, page 39, DOBYNS, C. E., 105 slaves, Police Dist. as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in 1860, with about half of those SOURCES. Each countywide slave schedule must be searched to see if there are names of enslaved individuals or not. includes 185 slaveholders who held 20 or more slaves in Jefferson County, accounting for 10,600 could have held slaves on an earlier census, so those films can be checked also. It also did not change the status of slaves (or their children) who obtained freedom in Missouri through court actions, emancipation, etc. slaveholder names beginning with larger slaveholders will enable naming of the holders of the During the Civil War, it was used as a hospital for the Confederate States Army. L.?, 27 slaves, Police Dist. Hundreds of slaves sued for freedom on the basis of the 1807 law. It has been associated with many famous people throughout its history. 2, page 80, WADE, Lauane?, 20 slaves, Police Dist. The archives also holds Mississippi World War I statement of service cards, 191719. 3, page 105, STEWART, W. B., 61 slaves, Police Dist. History Is Lunch is a weekly lecture series of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History that explores different aspects of the state's past. Athens?, 24 slaves, Police Dist. It is possible more than one County and they would have been counted as a separate slaveholder in each 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. 3, page 92, BULLIN?, David, 55 slaves, Police Dist. This was an obvious attempt to limit any means by which slaves might escape to freedom. Historians agree that the patrols were probably used sporadically and only at times when white citizens feared rebellion or insurrection. K., 37 slaves, Police Dist. WebJefferson County, Mississippi 1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870) Laurel to describe the main subdivisions of the State by which the census was enumerated. 2, page 87, all the men are carpenters and State Census It there were smaller slaveholders with that surname. Web1850 Slave schedule: 374 1860 Slave Schedule: 362 in Police District 4, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA. Springfield Plantation (Fayette, Mississippi), U.S. National Register of Historic Places, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Springfield_Plantation_(Fayette,_Mississippi)&oldid=1088852115, Articles using NRISref without a reference number, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 May 2022, at 13:09. The enumeration of educable children has proven invaluable to researchers trying to locate elusive families. 4, page 53, FOLKS, Jno. Uncle Jim is small, wrinkled, and slightly stooped. 2, page 76B, SCOTT, A. J., 37 slaves, Police Dist. Honey, Ive lived here twenty years and I dont know what this street is. It is now only 100 acres (40 ha). slaveholder. Inspire students from K-12 to college to connect with Mississippi history. The 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). In a slave society, slaveholders considered it necessary to monitor the daily lives of their slaves, thereby subjugating an involuntary labor force, and limit the freedom of free blacks, who might otherwise agitate and create unrest and rebellion among the slaves. GEORGE PRIMUS (As a side note, by Lowndes and Warren Counties It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, The counties represented in the database: Adams, Amite, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Harrison, Hinds, Itawamba, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Noubee, Noxubee, Pontotoc, Rankin, Sunflower, Tippah, Tishomingo, Warren, Wilkinson, Winston, , Early Mississippi Marriages 1800-1900 Read More , Interviewer: Mrs. Bernice Bowden Person Interviewed: Matilda Bass Location: 1100 Palm Street, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Age: 80 Occupation: Farmed Yes maam, I was eight years old when the Old War ceasted. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 3, page 103, HARRISON, David, 79 slaves, Police Dist. MDAH offers emerging scholars the opportunity to work in the most extensive collection of Mississippi-related materials. As with laws concerning slave transport, the legislature frequently passed additions or modifications to the original 1804 code; most increased monetary punishments and repealed corporal punishments for white offenders. 3, page 95B, KINNISON, Nathaniel, 91 slaves, Police Dist. 5, page 32B, HOLMES, William, 75 slaves, Police Dist. 2, page 75B, SMITH, Martin L., 34 slaves, Police Dist. [2] [5] In 1975, Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean purchased the plantation and restored it. census, the white population had increased about 10% to 3,215, while the colored population A bitter court battle within the family over the will went so far as to reach all the way to the state Legislature. 4, page 54, FLOWERS, Catherine, 35 slaves, Police Dist. - McCallum Papers seems to show in general not many freed slaves in 1870 were using the surname of their 1860 1, page 677B, BULLIN, Benj. 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. 26,000 (70%); Indiana, up 25,000 (127%); and Kansas up from 265 to 17,000 (6,400%). Violations could receive a $500 fine, six months in jail, or both (Laws 1847, pp. 1860, if they have an idea of the surname of the slaveholder, can check this list for the surname. It codified a way of life that separated the races and defined the circumstances under which the free community and slaves, black or Indian, would co-exist. By the 1870