Slaves of Martha Greene Nightingale Turner, Georgia

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

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Martha Washington Greene who married first, John C Nightingale, and second, Henry Turner, and attempt to connect them to their families

Transactions

In 1804 a group of 25 slaves is transferred three times. First from John C Nightingale and his wife Martha to Ray Sands Jr. in April. Second, from Ray Sands to Samuel W Greene on behalf of Martha W. Nightingale on May 22, 1804. The next day on May 23, 1804 the third transaction from John C Nightingale and his wife Martha to William Belcher of Boston.^[1] The following slaves are listed on all three transactions:

men: Jim, Cudjo, Frederic, Will, Fama, Frank, Tomba

women: Violet, Jubey, Synah, Sally, Mary, Durah, Lydia, Mauma, Yarmah, Commissa

boys: Quash, Christopher, Mobita, Duba, Cooley, and unnamed infant boy (parents Violet and Jim)

girls: Commissa and Coomiba.

In 1810, Martha received her portion of her father's estates, she inherited the plantation called "the Springs" and the following slaves:^[2]

Milford, Tena, Junius, Robin, Carpenter, Jemmy, Phebe, Scipio, George, Jack, Harry, Mo, Morris, Mary, Daph, Jean, Rosetta, Moses, Dina, Ceasar, Charlotte, Abigail, Jacob, Phebe, Clarinda, Jack, Han, Maria, Peggy, Limos, Lucy and Jack

In 1811,these same slaves were released back to Martha's mother, Catharine Miller, per an agreement during the settlement of the estate.^[3] The next year in 1812, Dr. Henry E Turner (her husband) deeded these slaves and others to Ray Sands (Ray is mentioned in the division of Nathanael Greene's estate's being Martha's attorney).^[4]

Slaves from the 1810 list missing from the 1812 list: Carpenter, Mary, Jane (Jean)

Slaves only on the 1812 list: Fanny, Will, Daphne, Jean, Brutus, Lorenzo, Cudjo, Sulu, Jim, Violet, Jack, Jim, Billy, Comissa, Clarissa, Peggy, Sally, Sally (2), Susa, Kitty, Betty, Mobitta, Fredrick, Sera, Coola, Dura, Saugo, Frank, Momma, Tama, Yama, Patty, Will, Nancy, Tumba, Commissa, Philla, Moll, Citafa, Mary, Quash

The added names on the 1812 list match to many of the slaves sold to William Belcher in 1804. How did these slaves come back into the possession of Martha?

See Slaves of Ray Sands for further information on this group.

Sources

1. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 20 http://www.glynngen.com/court/deeds/camden/HumanBondage_with-Index.pdf
2. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 32 http://www.glynngen.com/court/deeds/camden/HumanBondage_with-Index.pdf
3. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 37 http://www.glynngen.com/court/deeds/camden/HumanBondage_with-Index.pdf
4. ↑ Human Bondage: The Buying and Selling of Africans in Camden County, Georgia. 1787-1865. A collection of slave deed abstracts Compiled by TARA D. FIELDS, pp 39 http://www.glynngen.com/court/deeds/camden/HumanBondage_with-Index.pdf