CRAVEN COUNTY, NC - Estates - James Bryan, 1805, Slaves at Partition.

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Transcribed by Sue Guptill

ADDITIONAL ESTATE RECORDS FOR JAMES BRYAN: Slaves At Partition

[See also, on this site: "Bryan Family Collection, Estate Records, pre-1850", and "Bryan Family 
Wills, Collection", contributed by Sue Guptill and Martha Marble]

Bryan, James
Estate record 1805

[Note: this is not the entire estate record which was abst. by Martha Marble. This is list of 
slaves only].

Slaves at partition:

Name: Age: Value:

Gabe 25 $550
Lewis 20 $575
Simon 12 $450
Cate 43 $300
Betty 53 $100
Harry 10 $450
Samarrow 12 $450
Old Rose 70 $ 10
Zilphia 25 $400
Hannah of Zilpha 10 $275
John (ditto) 8 $250
Charles (ditto) 6 $200
Becca (ditto) 2 $150
Delia 24 $400
Milly (of Delia) 6 $200
Clifton (ditto) 3 $150
Harriot 17 $400
Nelly 15 $400
Theressa 15 $400
Lizzy 12 $350
Rinah 29 $375
Amy of Rinah 9 $275
Harriet (ditto) 5 $150
Melvina (ditto) 2 $150
Amey 50 $150
Sophia of Amey 14 $350
Julia 18 $400
Calvin of Julia 1 $100
Eliza 15 $400
Rose 13 $350
Old Ben 60 $200

This is from December term, 1817. Some of these children were born after James Bryan died, 
and it1s quite possible that there were others who had died by this date; therefore, this is not 
the list of slaves at James Bryan1s death.

Another list, which appears older, but is undated lists the following:

Name: Value:

Bill $500
Ben $400
Ceasor $550
Jack $300
Clifton $350
Gabe $350
Robbin $300
Sam (old) $100
Lewis $200
Samarraux $ 90
Wright $125
Betty & child Harry $225
Emy & child Sophey $250
Molly & child Sam $325
Lucy & child Sukey $350
Rose old Lady $ 50
Binah & child $350
Rosetta $350
Simon Binah child $125
Sukey $225
Zilpha $275
Bitty $200}
Cate $250}
Venice $325
Delia $200
Rosetta $200
Julietta $150
Tracy $150
Harriett $175
Elvia $150
Sall $200
Sukey (marked out)
Little Bitty $150
Nelly $150

In 1808, the list of slaves hired out were: Ben, Jack, Clifton, Gabe, Robbin, Lewis, old Sam, 
Rose & Trecy, Venus & 2 children, Cate, Zilpah, Delia, Rosetta, Sukey.

1810 slave hire list included: Ben, Jack, Gabe, Robin and old Sam, Rose & Trace, Cate, Delia, 
Rosetta, Lewis.

[Heirs at death were John,, James, and Elizabeth, an infant dead by Sept 1814].