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Walnut Hill Plantation Register with Enslaved Births and Deaths, 1860-1876

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Walnut Hill Plantation Register with Enslaved Births and Deaths, 1860-1876

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M85-10

Description

This register lists the the names and dates of birth of persons enslaved by, and freedmen working for, Thomas A. Bradford, with birth dates ranging from 1802-1876.

Date

1860 (circa)

Creator

Bradford, Sallie G., 1835-1867

Contributors

Bradford, Thomas A., 1790-1874

Format

Registers (book Components)

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Topic

Slavery And Race Relations

Subjects

Geographic Term

Leon County
Iamonia, Lake

General Note

Sallie G. Bradford was the daughter of Thomas A. Bradford of Walnut Hill Plantation, located in Leon County, Florida, near Lake Iamonia. Thomas Bradford's family came to Florida in 1830 from Enfield, North Carolina. The birth dates range from 1802 to 1876. Bradford's daughter, Sallie, originated this register, which was continued by an unknown source after her death in 1867.

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Dennis born August 17th 1825
Louisa born July 10th 1835
Sam born May 27th 1853
Sealy born April 16th 1856 (died)
Sarah Ellen born August 8th 1858
Guy born August 1st 1860
April 3 1865

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Winter Clothes
Susan. shirt 2 garments. shirt & pants. shirt
Gary. shirt 1 garments. pants & shirt. shirt
Shofer. shirt 2 garments.
Shade. shirt 2 garments.
Josh. shirt. shirt pants. shirt
John. shirt 2 garments. shirt pants. shirt
Dennis. 6 yds cloth shirt. 6 yds cloth. shirt
Wilson. shirt. shirt pants. shirt
Anthony. shirt 2 garments. shirt pants. shirt
Lewis. shirt coat. shirt pants. shirt.
Sally. shirt dress. 2 garments. shemie
Sarah. shirt dress. dress & shemie. shemie
Louisa. shirt & dress. 2 dresses X. 1 shemie
Zella. shirt dress. shemie. 2 garments
Liza. dress & shemie. 2 garments. 2 garments
Maryann. dress & shemie. 2 garments. 2 garments
Pheba. dress & chemie. 2 garments. 2 garments
Caroline. dress & chemie. 2 garments. 2 garments
Susan. dress & chemie. 2 garments. 2 garments
Maria. dress & chemie. 2 garments. 6 1/2 garments
Margaret. dress & chemis. 2 garments. 2 garments
Patience. shemie dress. 2 garments. 2 garments
Lety. shemie

Title

Walnut Hill Plantation Register with Enslaved Births and Deaths, 1860-1876

Subject

Slavery -- Florida

Plantations -- Florida

Genealogy

Freedmen Florida

African Americans--Statistics, Vital

Description

This register lists the the names and dates of birth of persons enslaved by, and freedmen working for, Thomas A. Bradford, with birth dates ranging from 1802-1876.

Creator

Bradford, Sallie G., 1835-1867

Source

State Archives of Florida, Collection M85-10

Date

1860 (circa)

Contributor

Bradford, Thomas A., 1790-1874

Format

registers (book components)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

m85-10_b001_f01_01

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Geographic Term

Leon County (Fla.)

Iamonia, Lake (Fla.)

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Display Date

ca. 1860s

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topic

Slavery And Race Relations

Subject - Person

Bradford, Sallie G., 1835-1867

Bradford, Thomas A., 1790-1874

Caroline, b. 1838 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Levinia, b. 1856 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Julia, b. 1858 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Linda, b.1858 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Andrew, ca. 1865 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Pheba, ca 1822 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Elias, b. 1840 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Ned, b. 1844 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Manerva, b. 1848 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Christella, b. 1850 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Georgian, b. 1852 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Lucilla, b. 1854 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Martha, b. 1862 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Manerva, ca. 1846 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Willie, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Nancy, ca. 1844 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Edd, b. 1862 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Spenser, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Emma, ca. 1833 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Peter, b. 1851 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Mary, b. 1853 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Anna, b. 1855 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Ellen, b. 1857 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Barlow, b. 1866 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

James Roberson, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Sarah, ca. 1822 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Susan, b. 1840 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Daniel, b. 1842 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Charles, b. 1844 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Bitha, b. 1846 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Lawrence, b. 1848 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Wily, b. 1851 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Betsy, b. 1853 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Alfred, b. 1855 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Walker, b. 1856 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Eli, b. 1859 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Lewis, b. 1860 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

[Unnamed person], b. 1862 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

[Unnamed person], b. 1863 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Isham, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Joshua, b. 1829 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Eliza, b. 1834 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Jackson, b. 1852 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Washington, b. 1855 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Dilcy, b. 1857 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Nancy, b. 1858 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

James Archie, b. 1860 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Anderson, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Dennis, b. 1825 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Louisa, b. 1835 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Sam, b. 1853 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Sealy, b. 1856 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Sarah Ellen, b. 1858 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Guy, b. 1860 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Ceasar, b. 1802 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Cary, b. 1806 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Jane, b. 1837 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Edmond, b. 1847 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Rlaph, b. 1823 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Anthony, b. 1824 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Nelson, b. 1827 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Maria, b. 1830 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Lewis, b. 1832 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Nancy, b. 1840 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Meliey, b. 1844 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

[Unnamed person], b. 1860 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Harris, b. 1863 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Margaret, b. 1839 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Robert, b. 1855 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Zach, b. 1858 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Mag Katy, b. 1859 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Thomas, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Henrietta, b. 1864 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Rozella, b. 1819 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Gilbert, b. 1841 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Wilson, b. 1843 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

George, b. 1847 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Wallace, b. 1849 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Ambrose, b. 1851 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Berk, b. 1853 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Lucy, b. 1855 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

David, b. 1857 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Linden, b. 1855 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Bettie, b. 1876

Joseph, b. 1852 (enslaved by Thomas A. Bradford)

Transcript

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[Page 1]
Sally G. Bradford
Walnut Hill
Florida
June 6th 1866
Sallie Bradford
Tallahassee Florida

[Page 2]
Ben
Caroline born April 16th 1838
Levinia born Oct. 28th 1856
Julia born Nov. 13th 1858
Linda born March 7th 1862
March 27th 1865
Andrew

[Page 3]
Pheba
Elias born Dec. 20th 1840
Ned born July 22nd 1844
Manerva born August 6th 1848
Christella born April 24th 1850
Georgian born April 26th 1852
Lucilla born March 8th 1854
Martha born February 7th 1862

Manerva
Willie was born Sept. 11th 1864

Nancy
Edd was born Sept. 25th 1862
Spenser born August 4th 1864

[Page 4]
Emma
Peter was born Sept. 20th 1851
Mary Born Nov. 6th 1853
Anna born Sept. 22nd 1855
Ellen born Sept. 7th 1857
[unknown]
[crossed out] Barlow born August 13th 1866
[crossed out] James born May 23rd 1864
Bernard, dead, born August 13th 1861
James Roberson born May 23rd 1864

[Page 5]
Sarah
Susan born April 15th 1840
Daniel born July 2nd 1842
Charles born August 18th 1844
Bitha born July 29th 1846
Lawrence born July 28th 1848
Wily born March 28th 1851
Betsy born August 4th 1853
Alfred born August 27th 1855
Walker born June 28th 1856
Eli born Sept. 6th 1859
Lewis born Feb. 15th 1860
[unknown] born August 3rd 1862
[unknown] born March 18th 1863
Isham born August 3rd 1864

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Joshua born Nov. 9th 1829
Eliza born Dec. 9th 1834
Jackson born Oct. 22nd 1852
Washington born August 5th 1855
Dilcy born July 28th 1857
Nancy born Dec. 29th 1858
James Archie born June 21st 1860
[unknown]
Anderson born March 27th 1864

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Ceazar born May 9th 1802
Cary born Sept. 15th 1806
Jane born Aug. 12th 1837
Edmond born Oct. 24th 1847

Ralph born Nov. 27th 1823
Anthony born Aug. 1st 1824
Nelson born Sept. 26th 1827
Maria born Jan. 29th 1830
Lewis born May 12th 1832
Nancy born Sept.16th 1840
Meliey born Oct. 6th 1844
[Unknown] born Dec. 8th 1860
[crossed out]
Harris born July 10th 1863

[Page 10]
Margaret born July 1st 1839
Robert born February 4th 1855
Zach born August 2nd 1858 [crossed out]
Mag Katy born Sept. 22nd 1859
Thomas & Henrietta born March 30th 1864

[Page 11]
Rozella born Feb. 28th 1819
Gilbert born March 15th 1841
Wilson born March 16th 1843
George born July 27th 1847
Wallace born June 3rd 1849
Ambrose born May 15th 1851
Berk born Oct. 22nd 1853
Lucy born Sept. 22nd 1855
David born Dec. 20th 1857
Linden? born Oct. 22nd 1855 (died)
Bettie (Lucie’s child) borne Feb. 1876
Joseph born Jan. 4th 1852

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Bradford, Sallie G., 1835-1867. Walnut Hill Plantation Register with Enslaved Births and Deaths, 1860-1876. 1860 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/329096>, accessed 25 December 2024.

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Bradford, Sallie G., 1835-1867. Walnut Hill Plantation Register with Enslaved Births and Deaths, 1860-1876. 1860 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/329096>

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