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Slaves of Sampson Williams, Tennessee

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Location: Jackson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Sampson Williams (1762-1841), and attempt to connect them to their families. It is currently under construction, and information and sources are in the process of being transferred from the Sampson Williams page.

Enslaved people recorded with names:

The following table aligns slave tallies from the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses to allow for potential tracking of deaths/sales/escapes and new births or purchases, with the acknowledgment that we can never know if the numbers represent the same person or a departure of one person and replacement with someone in the same age and gender category. Additionally, the assessment of slave ages was done with various levels of care by various census-takers, and numeracy of enslaved people varied. In total, these records suggest at least 65 individual people were held by Williams (at points where the census would have captured them at least once).

Table of Aligned Census Slave Records
Age in 1820 Sex Birth Year (calculated) Age in 1830 Sex Birth Year (calculated) Age in 1840 Sex Birth Year (calculated) Tentative ID and Profile
<10 M 1831-1840
<10 M 1831-1840
<10 M 1831-1840
<10 M 1831-1840
<10 M 1831-1840
<10 M 1821-1830 10-23 M 1817-1830
<10 M 1821-1830 10-23 M 1817-1830
<10 M 1821-1830 10-23 M 1817-1830
<10 M 1821-1830 10-23 M 1817-1830
<10 M 1821-1830
<10 M 1821-1830
<10 M 1821-1830
<10 M 1821-1830
<10 M 1821-1830
<14 M 1806-1820 10-23 M 1807-1820
<14 M 1806-1820 10-23 M 1807-1820
<14 M 1806-1820 10-23 M 1807-1820
<14 M 1806-1820 10-23 M 1807-1820
<14 M 1806-1820 10-23 M 1807-1820
<14 M 1806-1820 24-35 M 1795-1806 36-54 M 1786-1804
26-44 M 1776-1794 36-54 M 1776-1794 55-99 M 1741-1785 Cumbo
26-44 M 1776-1794
26-44 M 1776-1794
26-44 M 1776-1794 55-99 M 1731-1775 55-99 M 1741-1785
<10 F 1831-1840 Margaret Nickens, daughter of Cynthia
<10 F 1831-1840
<10 F 1831-1840
<10 F 1831-1840
<10 F 1831-1840
<10 F 1831-1840
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830 10-23 F 1817-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<10 F 1821-1830
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820 24-35 F 1805-1816 Cynthia Nickens (1820-bef.1853)
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820 24-35
 F 1805-1816
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820 10-23 F 1807-1820
<14 F 1806-1820
<14 F 1806-1820
<14 F 1806-1820
<14 F 1806-1820
14-25 F 1795-1805 24-35 F 1795-1806
14-25 F 1795-1805 24-35 F 1795-1806
26-44 F 1776-1794 24-35 F 1795-1806
26-44 F 1776-1794 36 - 54 F 1776-1794 55-99 F 1741-1785
26-44 F 1776-1794
26-44 F 1776-1794
26-44 F 1776-1794

1820 Census

Name: Sampson Williams| Home in 1820: Jackson County, Tennessee| Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

  • Slaves - Males - Under 14: 6
  • Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 4
  • Slaves - Females - Under 14: 13
  • Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25: 6
  • Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 5

Total Free White Persons: 15| Total Slaves: 34| Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 49[2]

1830 Census

Name: Sampson Williams| Home in 1830: Jackson County, Tennessee

  • Slaves - Males - Under 10 9
  • Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 5
  • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 1
  • Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 1
  • Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 1
  • Slaves - Females - Under 10 15
  • Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 9
  • Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 3
  • Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 2
  • Free White Persons - Under 20 5
  • Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1
  • Total Free White Person s8
  • Total Slaves 46
  • Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 54[3]

1840 Census

Name: Sampson Williams |Home in 1840: District 3, Jackson County, Tennessee

  • Slaves - Males - Under 10 5
  • Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 4
  • Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 2
  • Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 1
  • Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 2
  • Slaves - Females - Under 10 6
  • Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 8
  • Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 2
  • Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99 1
  • Persons Employed in Agriculture 15
  • Free White Persons - Under 20 2
  • Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
  • Total Free White Persons 7
  • Total Slaves 31
  • Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 38[4]

Research Notes

There is a known court case between heirs regarding Cynthia Nickens (1820-bef.1853), which will need examined for more potential names/IDs (her children are mentioned), as well as an anecdote regarding a man named Cumbo, which should have a source tracked down.

Sources

  1. ↑ Johnson, Mary Lu. "[NEW] CORNWELL, SILAS C. vs McKINLEY, GEORGE, Admr etal" in Genealogical Abstracts of Jackson Co., TN Loose District/Chancery Court Papers Reel #61 https://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_61.htm
  2. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Jackson, Tennessee; Page: 165; NARA Roll: M33_123; Image: 94 Edit source Source information Title 1820 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G Edit repository Repository information Name Ancestry.com Address http://www.Ancestry.com
  3. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Jackson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 177; Page: 160; Family History Library Film: 0024535 Edit source Source information Title 1830 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gr Edit repository Repository information Name Ancestry.com Address http://www.Ancestry.com
  4. ↑ 1840; Census Place: District 3, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 259; Family History Library Film: 0024545 Edit source Source information Title 1840 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G Edit repository. Repository information Name Ancestry.com Address http://www.Ancestry.com




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