Inventory of William Gaston's estate, April 19, 1844
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Title
Inventory of William Gaston's estate, April 19, 1844
Subject
Gaston, William, 1778-1844
Slavery--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Slavery--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Description
William Gaston (1778-1844) was Georgetown's first student, enrolling in the school in 1791 before transferring to Princeton. As a congressman from North Carolina, Gaston sponsored the charter that granted Georgetown the authority to award academic degrees. He became a prominent jurist, serving on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Georgetown's flagship lecture hall, Gaston Hall, is named after him.
At the time of his death, William Gaston owned at least 163 people. They are identified by name and age in an 1844 estate inventory drawn up after Gaston's death. Some of their family relationships are indicated in the inventory, along with sparse other information. The list of people named in the inventory can be found on pages 8-12. Family groups appear to be set apart in the list of names in the inventory. The inventory skips #139 "in the country", and an additional five names are included in the inventory but crossed out.
The names were transcribed by John Mikhail and Adam Rothman, with assistance from Jackson Edwards and Bassel Jamali.
For further analysis, see GSA 451: Slaveholding and Judicial Opinions of William Gaston (2022).
At the time of his death, William Gaston owned at least 163 people. They are identified by name and age in an 1844 estate inventory drawn up after Gaston's death. Some of their family relationships are indicated in the inventory, along with sparse other information. The list of people named in the inventory can be found on pages 8-12. Family groups appear to be set apart in the list of names in the inventory. The inventory skips #139 "in the country", and an additional five names are included in the inventory but crossed out.
The names were transcribed by John Mikhail and Adam Rothman, with assistance from Jackson Edwards and Bassel Jamali.
For further analysis, see GSA 451: Slaveholding and Judicial Opinions of William Gaston (2022).
Creator
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Source
Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1844-04-19
Contributor
John Mikhail, Adam Rothman
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA452
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
[From pp. 8-12]
1. Annakey a Slave
2. Mary her daughter
3. Ann daughter of Mary
4. William son of Annakey
5. Theodore [son of Annakey]
6. Frances Daughter of [Theodore]
7. Esther
8. Dan her son
9. Phillis
10. Isaac
11. Matilda
12. Old Rhody
13. Esther Daughter of Rhody
14. Solomon
15. Jane
16. Daniel
17. Esther
18. Phillis
19. Mariah her child
20. Daniel [her child]
21. Robert [her child]
22. Louis a cook
22 slaves in Town
In the country
1. Robert 45
2. Liddy wife 40
3. Henrietta child 9
4. Laura [child] 7
5. Amos 27
6. Venus wife 22
7. Catherine child 3
8. Henry [child] 1
9. Lucas 57
10. Holland 15
11. Louisa 14
12. Mary 27
13. Jack 23
14. Rachel wife 18
15. Charles child 1
16. Violet 41
17. Flora 21
18. John 3
19. Thomas ½
20. Rosa 18
21. Charity 16
22. Jupiter 19
23. Julia 11
24. Marina 5
25. Mariah 4
26. Jim 3
27. Adam 58
28. [Nancy?] wife 45
29. Phillis 23
30. Apples 1
31. Henry 18
32. Isabella 14
33. [John?] 11
34. Luther 9
35. Brenna 6
36. [Annanias] 3
37. Tom 40
38. [Nicey] child 13
39. Daniel 28
40. Prescot 50
41. Harry 53
42. Rachel wife 48
43. [Lora?] child 15
44. Lucinda [child] 13
45. Maclin [child] 21
46. Cicero [child] 9
47. Oliver [child] 6
48. Nelly [child] 4
49. Ruthy 38
50. John 19
51. Patsey 17
52. Jane 15
53. Enoch 11
54. Tina old 88
55. Henry (Jones) 29
Sally wife 29
Haywood 6
Martha 5
Beda 2
56 Hannah 61
Zach ⅙
57. Sophy 39
58. Lorine 19
59. Dido 11
60. Louisa 7
61. Fanny 2
62. Kathrine 21
63. Moses 2
64. Harry cooper 40
65. George 19
66. Jacob blacksmith 29
67. Henry Cutler 20
68. Abram 27
69. Hannah 31
70. Abe 6
71. Aleck 30
72. Susan wife 23
73. Hellen 9
74. Harriet 5
75. Richard 28
76. Eveline 22
77. Edward 3
78. Arminity 1/2
79. Patty 90
80. William 45
81. Nathan 33
82. Freeman 21
83. Eliza wife 19
84. Manuel 40
85. Zerusha wife 22
86. Aleck 7
87. Alford 4
88. Della ¾
89. Leah 54
90. Larina 16
91. Mary ann 28
92. Patsey 7
93. Silvey 4
94. Caroline 24
95. Ellen 4
96. Rosaline 1
97. John 60
98. Lavinia 37
99. Margaret 14
100. Sephenas 3
101. Jim 50
102. Creecy wife 47
103. Bill child 22
104. Robby [child] 14
105. Delilah [child] 11
106. Zena [child] 9
107. Jim [child] 7
108. Matthias [child] 4
109. Sally [child] 1
110. [Old Levina]
At the [near?] plantation
111. Charles 49
112. Betty wife 48
113. Robert 22
114. Cornelius 20
115. Edmund 15
116. Hannah 11
117. Mary Ann palsied
118. Albert 6
119. Moses 3
120. Margaret 1
121. Delia old 58
122. Berna 32
123. Nancy 13
124. Sally 4
125. Amy 6
126. Dinah 24
127. Tempe 18
128. Louisa 22
129. Hannah 13
130. Esther 14
131. Pat 11
132. Dave 6
133. Pleasant 4
134. Sam 38
135. Mary wife 30
136. Elias 12
137. Nelson 8
138. Suzy 5
140. Ann Mariah 2
141. Pleasant 1
141 In the country added to those in town 22 = 163
1. Annakey a Slave
2. Mary her daughter
3. Ann daughter of Mary
4. William son of Annakey
5. Theodore [son of Annakey]
6. Frances Daughter of [Theodore]
7. Esther
8. Dan her son
9. Phillis
10. Isaac
11. Matilda
12. Old Rhody
13. Esther Daughter of Rhody
14. Solomon
15. Jane
16. Daniel
17. Esther
18. Phillis
19. Mariah her child
20. Daniel [her child]
21. Robert [her child]
22. Louis a cook
22 slaves in Town
In the country
1. Robert 45
2. Liddy wife 40
3. Henrietta child 9
4. Laura [child] 7
5. Amos 27
6. Venus wife 22
7. Catherine child 3
8. Henry [child] 1
9. Lucas 57
10. Holland 15
11. Louisa 14
12. Mary 27
13. Jack 23
14. Rachel wife 18
15. Charles child 1
16. Violet 41
17. Flora 21
18. John 3
19. Thomas ½
20. Rosa 18
21. Charity 16
22. Jupiter 19
23. Julia 11
24. Marina 5
25. Mariah 4
26. Jim 3
27. Adam 58
28. [Nancy?] wife 45
29. Phillis 23
30. Apples 1
31. Henry 18
32. Isabella 14
33. [John?] 11
34. Luther 9
35. Brenna 6
36. [Annanias] 3
37. Tom 40
38. [Nicey] child 13
39. Daniel 28
40. Prescot 50
41. Harry 53
42. Rachel wife 48
43. [Lora?] child 15
44. Lucinda [child] 13
45. Maclin [child] 21
46. Cicero [child] 9
47. Oliver [child] 6
48. Nelly [child] 4
49. Ruthy 38
50. John 19
51. Patsey 17
52. Jane 15
53. Enoch 11
54. Tina old 88
55. Henry (Jones) 29
Sally wife 29
Haywood 6
Martha 5
Beda 2
56 Hannah 61
Zach ⅙
57. Sophy 39
58. Lorine 19
59. Dido 11
60. Louisa 7
61. Fanny 2
62. Kathrine 21
63. Moses 2
64. Harry cooper 40
65. George 19
66. Jacob blacksmith 29
67. Henry Cutler 20
68. Abram 27
69. Hannah 31
70. Abe 6
71. Aleck 30
72. Susan wife 23
73. Hellen 9
74. Harriet 5
75. Richard 28
76. Eveline 22
77. Edward 3
78. Arminity 1/2
79. Patty 90
80. William 45
81. Nathan 33
82. Freeman 21
83. Eliza wife 19
84. Manuel 40
85. Zerusha wife 22
86. Aleck 7
87. Alford 4
88. Della ¾
89. Leah 54
90. Larina 16
91. Mary ann 28
92. Patsey 7
93. Silvey 4
94. Caroline 24
95. Ellen 4
96. Rosaline 1
97. John 60
98. Lavinia 37
99. Margaret 14
100. Sephenas 3
101. Jim 50
102. Creecy wife 47
103. Bill child 22
104. Robby [child] 14
105. Delilah [child] 11
106. Zena [child] 9
107. Jim [child] 7
108. Matthias [child] 4
109. Sally [child] 1
110. [Old Levina]
At the [near?] plantation
111. Charles 49
112. Betty wife 48
113. Robert 22
114. Cornelius 20
115. Edmund 15
116. Hannah 11
117. Mary Ann palsied
118. Albert 6
119. Moses 3
120. Margaret 1
121. Delia old 58
122. Berna 32
123. Nancy 13
124. Sally 4
125. Amy 6
126. Dinah 24
127. Tempe 18
128. Louisa 22
129. Hannah 13
130. Esther 14
131. Pat 11
132. Dave 6
133. Pleasant 4
134. Sam 38
135. Mary wife 30
136. Elias 12
137. Nelson 8
138. Suzy 5
140. Ann Mariah 2
141. Pleasant 1
141 In the country added to those in town 22 = 163
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Georgetown Slavery Archive, “Inventory of William Gaston's estate, April 19, 1844,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 21, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/535.