Slaves of Hannah McGillis, Georgia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Camden, Georgia, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage McGillis

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Hannah McGillis, and attempt to connect them to their families.

Inventory of Estate of Hannah McGillis was filed in March of 1855. There were two inventories done. One of her property at St Marys and the second of her property on the plantation of Gillis McDonald.

At the distribution of the estate Francis Maynart Adams represents his wife, Isabel Hannah Adams daughter of Gillis McDonald. We see in later records that the slaves are in his name. While Randolph McGillis McDonald, recently deceased, is represented by his widow Mary McDonald.

Hannah McGillis Estate Inventory

Slave Name	description	Assessed Value	Inherited by
Kate	woman	$ 400	Francis Adams
Bill	son of Kate	$ 750	Francis Adams
John	son of Kate	$ 500	Randolph McDonald Estate
Phillis	daughter of Kate	$ 650	Randolph McDonald Estate
Bella	daughter of Kate	$ 600	Francis Adams
Priscilla Jr	daughter of Kate	$ 350	Randolph McDonald Estate
Jesse	son of Kate	$ 250	not mentioned in distribution
Pussy Sr	woman	$ 450	Randolph McDonald Estate
Margaret	daughter of Pussy Sr.	$ 350	Francis Adams
Charlott	daughter of Pussy Sr.	$ 400	Francis Adams
Fanny	daughter of Pussy Sr.	$ 250	Randolph McDonald Estate

Inventory of Property of Hannah McGillis at the Plantation of Gillis McDonald

Slave Name	Description	Assessed Value	Inherited by
Priscilla Sr	woman	$ 5	Randolph McDonald Estate
Cockburn	son of Priscilla	$ 800	Randolph McDonald Estate
Ceasar	man	$ 750	Randolph McDonald Estate
Jacob	brother of Ceasar	$ 750	Francis Adams
Richard	brother of Ceasar	$ 600	Francis Adams
Pussy jr	sister of Ceasar	$ 500	Francis Adams
Hannah	sister of Ceasar	$ 600	Francis Adams
Henry	son of Pussy Jr	$ 250	Francis Adams
Georgia	daughter of Pussy jr	$ 200	Francis Adams
Jacob	son of Pussy jr	$ 75	Francis Adams
Dilsy	daughter of Hannah	$ 200	Francis Adams
Peter* Ceaser Jr	son of Hannah	$ 100	Francis Adams
Jim	man	$ 700	Randolph McDonald Estate
Sopha	woman	$ 50	Randolph McDonald Estate
Isreal	son of Sopha	$ 300	Randolph McDonald Estate
Paul	son of Sopha	$ 600	Randolph McDonald Estate
Canade	daughter of Sopha	$ 450	Francis Adams
Jack	son of Canade	$ 650	Francis Adams
Ann	woman	$ 500	Francis Adams
Nember	woman	$ 175	Randolph McDonald Estate
Burgaw	son of Nember	$ 750	Randolph McDonald Estate
Edward	boy	$ 450	Randolph McDonald Estate
Stephen	brother of Edward	$ 400	Randolph McDonald Estate
Margaret	sister of Edward	$ 250	Randolph McDonald Estate
Pussy	sister of Edward	$ 275	Randolph McDonald Estate
Kate jr	daughter of Pussy Sr in St Marys	$ 500	Francis Adams
Madison	son of Kate jr	$ 200	Francis Adams

• Peter appears only on the inventory, Caesar jr only appears on the distribution, they have similar values and list locations, believe this is the same child

Sources

• Estate Distribution Hannah McGillis, Camden County, Georgia, Inventories and appraisements 1832-1860, page 228-229 FamilySearch.org link
• Estate Inventory, Camden County, Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Inventories and Appraisements, 1832-1860, page 201-202 Ancestry.com link - Ancestry.com public link