Slaves of James Smith Jr, North Carolina
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Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Smith
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This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by James Smith Jr and attempt to connect them to their families.
James Smith Jr was born around 1795 in Granville County, North Carolina. He died at some point between August and November 1833.
His estate inventory named 19 enslaved people, who were inherited by his wife Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith.
| Name | Age | Enslaver who inherited | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charety | 45 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Nelley | 40 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Viney | 26 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Rachel | 20 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Salley | 17 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Aaron | 30 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | Sold to William F Smith, brother |
| Bill | 18 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | Sold to William F Smith, brother |
| Richard | 14 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Gilbert | 18 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | "In possession of William L Lathrum" |
| Stephen | 30 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife. | Will stipulates that Stephen should remain in the possession of James's mother Amy Pomfret Smith "on the same terms he has been with her the last five or six years during her life time." |
| Robbin | 14 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Dudley | 11 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Frederick | 11 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Sall | 11 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Sam | 8 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Solomon | 6 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Mary | 5 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Chancy | 3 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife | |
| Frank | 2 | Harriet Wilson (Pulliam) Smith, wife |
Note
- His father James Smith Sr died in 1823 in Granville County. Because his father's estate took a long time to completely settle, their estate papers can be easy to confuse and in a few cases are mixed together.
Sources
- Will of James Smith Jr - "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
Granville County, North Carolina, Estate Records; Probate Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina > Wills Vol 12, 1830-1833
Ancestry Sharing Link - Written 16 Jul 1833. Probated Nov 1833.
- Estate Inventory of James Smith Jr - "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998"
Granville County, North Carolina, Estate Records; Author: North Carolina. Probate Court (Granville County); Probate Place: Granville, North Carolina
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9061 #1498330 (accessed 9 April 2024)
Estate inventory recorded 21 & 22 Nov 1833 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.
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