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Division of Slaves Among Heirs in Mississippi
Division of Slaves Among Heirs in Mississippi
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Division of Slaves Among Heirs in Mississippi

Three court-appointed commissioners, Thomas J. Catchings, Joel Reynolds, and Angus Clark, divided the forty slaves in the estate of Pearson/Percen V. Lewis into five shares to distribute them among his heirs. Each share consisted of from seven to nine enslaved African Americans, and the commissioners valued each share as worth from $3,775 to $4,025.

At his death, four of Lewis's six children survived him. The first share went to Lewis's second wife and widow, Sarah Lewis. The second share went to his son by his first marriage William Lewis (b. 1838). The third share went to E. C. Askew for his surviving daughter by his first marriage Catherine Lewis (b. 1834). The fourth share went to his son by his second marriage Thomas V. Lewis (b. 1846), and the fifth share went to his surviving daughter by his second marriage Emma Lewis (1842-1911).

[SLAVERY.] Manuscript Document Signed, Report of Commissioners to Probate Court, December 13, 1851, Hinds County, Mississippi. 5 pp., 7.75" x 10". Expected folds; some edge tears; ink stain affecting two words; third leaf attached with wax; very good.

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"Share No 1    Joseph aged    51    valued at     600
                         Pallas             10         "             450
                        Tennessee        7          "             350
                        Patsy                3          "              200
                        Becky Ann        1          "            125
                        Charlotte         26         "            700
                        Hamilton         21         "             800
                        Little Isaac      15         "            800
                                                                            $4025
Share No 2
    Jack                35         "            850
                        Betsey            36         "            600
                        Caroline           4         "            200
                        Fanny            24        "            700
                        Jane                4         "            200
                        Anna               2         "            150
                        Manuel            4     mos            100
                        Washington    23     yrs            600
                        Lucy               30                       600
                                                                        $4000
Share No. 3
    John aged     21    valued at    925
                        Julia              24         "            700
                        Edward          6          "            250
                        Louisa            2         "            150
                        Timothy        61         "            400
                        Violet           31         "             650
                        Mahala        16         "              700
                                                                          3775
Share No 4
    Big Isaac     45         "             600
                       Rosetta       48         "              350
                       Allen          17         "             800
                       Martha       12         "              500
                       Cornelia      8         "              400
                       Eveline       6         "             300
                    Big Charlotte30        "             700
                      Emily           6         "             250
                                                                    $3900
Share No 5
    Arthur      26        "             900
                       Elvira        24        "             700
                      Matilda        3        "             200
                      Susan        8     mos            100
                      Mary        51     yrs               300
                    Laura Ann  14     "                 700
                     Dick            8                         250
                   Little Joe     17                        750
                                                                    $3900"

Pearson/Pierscen/Percen V. Lewis (1803-1850) was born in Massachusetts but moved to Mississippi by 1820. In 1830, he married Margaret Cargile (1810-1840), with whom he had three children. In 1841, he married Sarah Moffett (1821-1863), and they three children. In 1850, he was a planter in Hinds County, Mississippi, where he owned $4,000 in real estate.

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