Slave inventories: Brewer, Wood, Ball, Cameron, Duncan, Morriss, Talladega, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/talladega/court/slaveinv.txt ================================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Michele Wade-McRoberts ================================================================================ December 1998 Talladega County Slave inventories, BREWER, WOOD, BALL, CAMERON, DUNCAN, MORRISS I extracted these from Book C, Talladega County Wills & Inventories. Page 40 Estate of Major Brewer, dec. 07 September 1864 Negroes Suckey 20 years old 100.00 do boy g wash 28 years old 1250.00 do Jess ------- -------- ------- 1500.00 do Benda woman three children 2000.00 do Lewsind and child 1000.00 Henry do Boy about 800.00 Page 41 Estate of James B. Wood, dec 23 December 1864 1 negro boy named George age 14 year val. at $1200.00 1 " girl Judie " " $ 800.00 Page 42 Estate Mrs. Ann Ball, dec ____ December 1864 Isaac a negro man about age 41 years 3500.00 George a negro boy about age 8 years 1800.00 Louisa a negro Girld age 5 years 1000.00 Morris a negro boy about age 3 years 600.00 Biddy a negro woman age 33 years 3000.00 Page 43 "to her son B.H. Ball two slaves viz Isaac a negro boy 10 years old and Mary a negro Girl 15 years old." "to her son J.L. Ball a negro and 3 children to wit Jane 25 years old Lewis a boy 10 years old Henry a boy 7 years old and Sam a boy 4 years old." Page 43 Estate Thos. H. Cameron, dec December 1864 Negro slaves Sam a man about 43 years of age valued at 1000.00 Caroline a woman about 40 years of age valued at 8000.00 Henry a man about 24 years of age valued at 1400.00 Seah a Girld about 17 years of age & and infant Chid Ella Green valued at 1400.00 Sam Prophet a boy about 14 years of age valued at 1000.00 Adolphus a boy about 12 years of age valued at 800.00 Don a boy about 10 years of age valued at 700.00 Ceroline Joe a Girl about 8 years of age valued at 650.00 Anna a Girl about 6 years of age valued at 500.00 Mattie Sake a Girld about 4 years of age valued at (torn, illegible) Page 44 Ritta a woman about 32 years of age valued at 1000.00 Scott a boy about 17 years of age valued at 1400.00 Anilase (?) a boy about 15 years of age valued at 1200.00 Milla old woman valueless Harriet a woman about 38 years of age valued at 800.00 Jim a boy about 21 years of age valued at 1200.00 Milla's Girl about 17 years of age valued at 1200.00 Walton a boy about 12 years of age valued at 500.00 Charlie a boy about 7 years of age valued at 500.00 Burl a boy about 3 years of age valued at 300.00 Lucy very old woman valueless Frank a man about 30 years of age valued at 1400.00 Amanda a woman about 23 years of age Mary an infant child of Amanda valued at 1400.00 Rose a girl about 7 years of age valued at 600.00 Mathew a boy about 5 years of age valued at 500.00 Jerome a boy about 2 years of age valued at 250.00 Eldridge a man about 30 years of age valued at 1300.00 Malinda a woman about 25 years of age valued at 1100.00 Francy a Girl about 17 years of age valued at 1200.00 Lewis a boy about 9 years of age valued at 800.00 Kitty a Girl about 7 years of age valued at 600.00 Elbert a boy about 6 years of age valued at 700.00 Grigg a man about 76 years of age valued at 250.00 Cynthia a Girl about 14 years of age valued at 1100.00 Allen a boy about 18 years of age cripple 700.00 Dorcas very old woman valueless Page 73 Estate of M.M. Duncan, decd inventory of appraisement 06 January 1865 Negroes Jenny & Family 7 4500.00 Jim & Family 6 3000.00 Charles wife 2 1500.00 Martha & family 4 1500.00 Archer 1 1100.00 Joe 1 1000.00 Margaret & Family 7 2700.00 Aaron & wife 2 1000.00 Patrick 1 1000.00 Simeon impressed by Governmint 1 1000.00 Felix 1 800.00 page 90 Estate E.J. Morriss dec. 08 April 1865 1. Negro woman Tildy and 4 children v Polly Hanah and Wiley 6000.00 woman Charlotte & 3 children viz. Judge Lou and Bib(?) 7000.00