Slaves of Ira B Stanley, Georgia

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

The purpose of this page is to record those enslaved by Ira B Stanley and connect them to their descendants.

Census

In the 1850 census Ira has 51 slaves in Laurens County, Georgia.^[1]

Male Ages: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 50, 23, 16, 30, 20, 16, 10, 60, 45, 45, 35, 30, 25, 20, 16, 15, 20, 16, 20, 13, 13, 12, 12, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6

Female Ages: 5, 3, 6, 45, 70, 40, 20, 18, 23, 30, 27, 14, 12,

Division of Estate

The distribution document (1858) states that one slave had already been sent off a per the will.^[2]

Emily, a girl, to Franklin G Burney (grandson)

The following were the portion of Jannet H Stanley, widow

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
March	boy	18	1840
Satye	woman, old	50	1808
Venis	woman, old	68	1790
Fanny	woman	28	1830
Sandford	boy	9	1849
Lotta	boy	6	1852
Windfield	man	30	1828
Ellis	boy	7	1851
Vincy	girl	4	1854
Peter Powell	boy	8	1850
Randall	boy	6	1852
Hirranda	girl	4	1854
Mary	girl	3	1855
Windfield	man	24	1834
Bill	man	24	1834
Lydia	girl	11	1847
Phillis	woman	20	1838

The following slaves were inherited by the youngest siblings to 'even' their shares with what had been previously given to the older siblings

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year	Inherited by
Netem	boy	14	1844	Georgia J
Josephine	girl	13	1845	Georgia J
John	boy	16	1842	Georgia J
Albert	man	29	1829	Georgia J
Crawford	man	25	1833	Ira E
Jim	boy	15	1843	Ira E
Rachael	girl	11	1847	Ira E
Antony	boy	7	1851	Ira E
Mose	boy	13	1845	Benjamin F
May	girl	13	1845	Benjamin F
Huldah	woman	30	1828	Benjamin F
unnamed	child of Haldah	5 months	1857	Benjamin F
Sam	boy	11	1847	Benjamin F

The remaining slaves were divided into 6 lots and drawn for the six heirs.

Lot 1 - James H Stanley

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
Tony	man	45	1813
Toney	boy	2.5	1853
Mariah	girl	5	1853
Silla	girl	3	1855

Lot 2 - Benjamin F Stanley

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
Jim	man	23	1835
Isaac	boy	7	1851
Lizzie	girl	7	1851
Hannah	girl	1	1857

Lot 3 - Georgia Y Stanley

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
Jess	man	36	1822
Shelman	boy	5	1853
Roxannah	girl	7	1851
Tampey	woman	40	1818

Lot 4 - Rollin A Stanley

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
Gideon	boy	14	1844
Prince	boy	7	1851
Chaney	girl	7	1851
Mose	man, old	60	1798

Lot 5 - Ira E Stanley

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
Wiley	boy	9	1849
Peter	boy	9	1849
Emiline	woman	35	1823
unnamed	child of Emiline	9 months	1857

Lot 6 - John F Burney

Name	Description	Age	Estimated Birth Year
Felix	boy	11	1847
Ruford	boy	4	1854
Grace	woman	34	1824

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #92513963 (accessed 20 July 2023)
   Ira Stanley in Laurens, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ Probate records, 1808-1934: "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990"
   Catalog: Probate records, 1808-1934 Division of estates 1820-1860 v. A Agreements 1828
   Image path: Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 > Laurens > Divisions of estates 1820-1860 vol A > image 54 of 75; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9QM-W8ZQ (accessed 14 July 2023)