I. Slave Data Base – Hancock County, MS

Over recent years, I have had a number of inquiries, both in person and online, by folks looking into their Hancock County forebears. Even though this website is not a genealogical oriented source, it has been fruitful to a number of people whose ancestry includes African-American lineages.

One example of success involved a professor at an eastern university who was able to identify her ancestor as having been one of the “servants” at the Sea Song plantation in Waveland, described in my article a couple of years ago.

The mention of names has sometimes been included in those articles where slaves are listed in official documents such as land deeds and probate records. In the case of the example above, the source of names was in family letters. Making identification difficult is the fact that slaves were referred to by first names only, as though they had never been part of families.

It is commonly known that former slaves, when freed, often took the names of their previous masters. It may be that tracing of ancestors could be substantially helped by knowing the last names of those who had held others in bondage.

In the lists that follow, both ages and family connections are included when possible. Also, available valuations are shown, most from estate inventories, and others from actual sales. Names highlighted in red are those which are repeats, although not necessarily indicating the same person.

I know that there are other lists to be found, but it goes without saying that finding them is a difficult, time-consuming task. Nonetheless, if this article is found to be of value, I will commit to searching for additional data.

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Claiborne – 1832

• Register Maria, their children Polly, Cary, George and Scott
• Brown and Amy and their children Lizzy, Leana, John and Henry
• Goodwyn and Frankey, and child Richard
• Isham and Nancy and [children without parents?] John, Caroline, Emmanuel
• Price and Fanny and children Grione, Julia Ann, Gucentina, Polly, Gilbert, Freeman
• Clom [Clem?] (blacksmith) Patsey and children Frank, Anderson, Shadrach, Burton, Harriett
• Willis and Martha and child Cely
• Jesse, Hartwell, Lasu, Isaac, Nelson
• All above of sound mind with exception of Amey (obstruction, menstrual discharges) and Nelson (sore leg, occasioned by an injury received from an ox cart)

Trust for Amelia P. Russ – 1839

• Solomon 50
• Leah 40
• Lucinda 35
• Jenny 25
• Lestenia 16
• Phillis 15
• Hester 13
• Esau 12
• Bella 11
• March 10
• Sylvia 8
• Straffon 7
• Willis 7
• Jubita 7
• Barley 6
• Sharlo 5
• Matilda 4
• Hannah 3
• Louise 3
• Henry 3
• Jacob 10 mo.

Widow Butler will, 1844

• Satira 80 – $10
• Linda 58 – 150
• Isaac, her male child 27 – 600
• Judy ? 400
• Lucy ? 150
• Moses 1 – 100
• Celia 14 – 450
• Jordan 13 – 500
• Courtney 9 – 300
• Martha 54 – 100 (Marthy?)
• Gritta 42 – 250
• Alfred, child of Gritta 19 – 600
• Frederick 18 – 500
• Laura 6 – 250
• John 5 – 250
• Louvina 4 – 175
• Charlotte 3 – 125
• Martha 3 months – 50
• Sacharisa 60 – 25
• Kate, her child 30 – 300
• John Louis 13, Kate’s child – 450
• Rosetta 12 – 400
• Hariotte 10 – 300
• Milla 8 – 250
• Ada (idiot) 7 – 5
• Allen 5 – 150
• Amos 31 – 500 child of Sacharisa
• Horace 16 – 400
• Adel 10 – 350
• Scipio 60 – 200

Alfred Farr partition – 1849

This document contains four listings of slaves, all drawn under the same order of partition, dated April 30, 1849. As they seem to overlap, I will try to make one master list.

• Silvy $300
• Sary 450
• May 450
• Emoline 400
• Josh 400
• Hannah 250
• Monday 225
• Vine 200
• Sam 800
• Ben 700
• Elizabeth and child Pomula 700
• McDaniel 100
• Hagar 300
• Frank 300
• Orange 300
• Milley 475

• Lucy 300
• Doreas and child 875
• Edwin 375
• Betsy and child 875 (same as Elizabeth above?)
• Hagar and child 600 (same as above?)
• Jenny 400
• Martha 425
• Daniel 400
• Agnes 325
• Jes 700
• Manuel 750
• Elijah 400

• Salina 300
• Rose 550
• Nancy and child 750
• Louisa 650
• Taff 600
• Washington 450
• Willis 275
• Lewis 1100
• June 600
• Ellick 475
• Lilly 500

• Milly and child Mana 625
• Esther 375
• Margaret 275
• Berry 275
• Mildred 250
• Bellow and child Mary Jane 700
• Julia 325
• Mary and child Rachel 800
• Simon and Peter 300 850 =
• Caroline 260
• Dolly 260
• Wristry 275
• Moody 750

Heirs of James Farr – 1853

• Lucy
• Darcas a yellow woman and child Charlotte
• Hagar and her two children, David, Bet
• Edmund 13
• Jerry 17
• Martha
• Jess
• Manuel 27
• Elijah 12
• David 5
• Betsy Ann

Cowand – 1853

• Includes Eliza and three children
• Sarah and Daniel
• Robert
• Jim and Rosetta
• Jack
• Maria
• Collins
• William
• Windsor [EF Russ, guardian]
• Marthy
• Martha

Bayard – 1850 – probate, p. 81

• Following are from appraisal:
• Noumoute 14
• Manette 13
• Touché 11
• Mimi 8
• Etienne 2
• Philip 16 months
• Henry 18 months
• Marianne 30
• Benoit 10
• Louise 11
• Adele 8
• Gustave 4
• Fine 20
• Helene 11
• Joe 21
• Jean 14

Bayard cont’d: Sales of some of above –

• Negro woman Fine sold to John Dedeaux for 410
• Joe to Dedeaux 760
• Benoit to Joseph Bosetto 410
• Maryann and child 710
• Adele 410
• Polonio and children Henry and Philip to Auguste Lafitte 630
• Girl Touche to Jos. Lizanna 500
• Mimi to Antoine Bayard, Jr. 270
• Helene to Lizanna 400
• Etienne to Pierre Saucier 270

Jarrell – 1853

• Hagar, $550
• Rachael and child Isadore, 900
• William 1100
• Gilbert 1100
• Rose and Monday 900
• Edmond 750

Pray – 1855

• Martha, 30 – $800
• Easter 30, 800
• Boy Albert, 12 – 500
• Boy Charles 10, 400
• Boy William 10, 400
• Andrew, 12 months, 100
• Boy Edwards 13, 600
• Elder 21, 1200
• Nathan 32, 1500
• Martha 2, 200

John A Russ, guardian [p. 587, Probate]

• Purchases by Poitevent, Patton

Russ – 1850

• Zilpha, sold to F R ? Witter $415
• Edingbough to Mrs Mead $430
• Sam to EF Russ for $700
• Coco to SE Russ for $660

John Russ – 1857

• Fool Tom, 45 – $700
• John – cripple, 34 – 500
• Dick 33 – 1400
• Philips 45 – 1000
• B0b 45 – 1000
• Stephen 13 – 800
• Sarah 34 – 1000
• Bella 7 – 450
• Ann 11 – 600
• Josiah 3 – 430
• Mary 6 – 300
• George 4 – 230
• Lewis 2 -200
• Zine 13 – 600
• Emiline 38 – 700

Mitchell – 1855

• Alpha, age 6 – 400
• Frank 1000
• Woman Huldy 800
• Boy Richmond 200
• Woman Alpha, 400 [check earlier entry of age 6]
• Maria 600
• Jack 300
• Sylvia (Sylvy) 23 – 800
• Ben 30 – 1000
• Sam 25 – 1000
• Woman Juda 300
• Lewis 3 – 250
• Richmond 1 – 200
• Phillis 60 – 000
• Judy 45 – 300

Mary Lampkin, daughter of Francis Lewis – 1849

Lewis, Cadwallader – 1850

• Frankey, woman 30
• Jane 12
• Bob 10
• Charles 8
• Deborah 6
• Mat 30
• Mathilda, his wife 28

Casanova, Eulalie – 1852

• Hanna 28 – $600
• Charles 5 – 250
• Hampton 3 – 200
• Isadore 7 – 250
• Lindor 7 – 300
• Fanny 11 – 350
• Charlotte 9 – 275
• Lubin? 14- 400
• Mary 16 – 700
• Hampton 41 – 800
• Rachel 42 – 700
• Margaret 70 – 60

Saucier, Francois and Emilie – 1853 sale to Henry and Evariste Saucier, $10,000

• Zernion 56
• Colas 58
• Zidore 21
• James 19
• Eugenie 19
• Athanese 24
• Thirese 27
• Suzette, her child 8
• Palanie 6
• Camille 5
• Jean 12
• Philip 12
• Basile 10
• George 7
• Alexander 4
• Comelace 3
• Lucile 26
• Valsani, her child 10
• Louise 8
• Josephine 5
• Julia 2
• Flora 6 months
• Hannah 44
• Maria 38
• Liza 45
• Delphine 13
• Rose 20
• Pierre 11 months
• Hortense 21
• Madelaine 3
• Helene 12
• Mathilda 18

Seal estate – 1853

• Bought by W Poitevent Old Pete $150; also boy Cyranus $702; Rachel $807
• Bought to Wingate: Joe ? for $1126
• Bought by Solomon Seal – boy Jumon [Junior?] – 508
• By Andrew Seal: woman and 2 ch – 912
• By John Brewer, woman and 2 ch – 900
• Young
• Julia and child David
• Latitia and child Manda
• Rachel

Cadet Lafontaine – 1853

• Charles, 20 – $600
• Peter 19, 600
• Caroline and children James and Henry, 800

Landrum – 1854

• Woman and infant Catherine $1000
• Boy Tom 600
• Girl Pink 500
• Boy Joe 350

Jones – 1855

• Cipio 60 -$450
• Maria 27- 850
• Richmond 9 – 450
• Charles 5 – 300
• Caroline 9 mos – 100
• Jane 35 – 800
• Minerva 7 – 400
• Julia 5 – 300

Poitevent – 1856

• John Rone 45
• Roxana 24 and her children Nathan 5 Felicia 5 Laura 3 Mingo 1/2
• Sandy 52
• Primass ? 48
• Jack 40
• Cupid 30
• Dick 26
• Charles 32
• George 14
• Caroline 12 sister of George

Doby – 1857

• Paul sold to Wm. Poitevent 1130
• Washington sold to Poitevent 1355
• Madalaine, 24 and children Mary Ann 9, and Rose 6, Anderson 4, and Marguerite 2 to EF Russ, $2200
• Terrassa and Octavine to O. Favre, 1335

Nicaise, Genevieve – 1857

• Jim age 35 sold to Wm Poitevent for $900
• Gustave 25 sold to Poitevent for 1350
• Paul 23 sold to Ephraim Patton for 1600