Tom, Lucinda, Jonas, Ella, and Gus—property of Ann E. English

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. 

Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, December 20, 1856

Administrator’s Sale.

Will be sold on the first Tuesday in January next, before the Court House door in the city of Greenesboro, between the usual hours of sale, the following Negroes, to wit: Tom 17 years old; Lucinda, 22; Jonas, 10; Ella, 10; Gus, 6. All sold as the property of Ann E. English, deceased, under an order from the Honorable Court of Ordinary of Greene county, for the benefit of the legatees of said deceased.

WM. ENGLISH, Adm’r.

Nov. 11, 1856 45

All five were listed, with an appraisal amount, in the inventory included as part of Ann English’s estate.

Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Ann E. English, deceased.

No. 1: Negro man Tom 17 years old - 1000.00

No. 2: Negro woman Lucinda 22 years old – 900.00

No. 3: Negro boy Jonas 10 years old – 425.00

No. 4: Negro girl Ella 10 years old – 525.00

No. 5: Negro boy Gus 6 years old – 325.00

$3175.00

The final payment for the five slaves was $176 more than the appraisal—$3351 vs. $3175. The next portion of the estate record tells us who each slave was sold to.

Wm. English, Admr.

To Estate of Ann E. English decd Do

To amt Sale of the following negroes sold Tuesday January 1, 1857 on a credit to November 25, 1857.

Negro boy Tom sold to Wm. O. Cheney for $1000.00

Negro woman Lucinda sold to Thos. S. Gresham for 991.00

Negro boy Jonas sold to A. J. Watson for 410.00

Negro girl Ella sold to Elizabeth English for 525.00

Negro boy Gus sold to J. H. English for 425.00

Total amt for negroes - $3351.00

Due 25 Nov 1857

Georgia, Greene County. Before me the Ordinary in and for said State and county personally came William English, Administrator upon the Estate of Ann E. English deceased, who being duly sworn deposes and says that the above is a just and true Return of the sales of the negroes belonging to the estate of said decd. 

William English

Sworn to and subscribed before me January 27, 1857.

Eugenius L. King, Ordinary

References

• Administrator’s Sale, Temperance Crusader, Penfield, Georgia, December 20, 1856.
• Ann E. English, Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742–1992, Ancestry.com.