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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