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Enslaved by Moses Liberty Jones
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Moses L. Jones (1805 - 1851)
Introduction: Short Overview
The Jones family was one of the families in Liberty County (Georgia) U.S., who owned black people who were their slaves at their estates, plantations such as Green Forest, etc...
One of family members who was Owner/Enslaver was Moses Liberty Jones (1805-1851), who had between 487 - 495 people (m/f/without definded both genders), seems total 484 in the time when he died in 1851, who were mentioned and listed from 1851-1852 to 1864’s.
Thanks to the database Enslaved - Peoples of the Historical Trade, available sources and informations, it is possible to determine their names - someone of them who all that persons were in that time period and collect them in this project.
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According to the database Enslaved - Peoples of the Historical Trade and based on the book: Recollections of a Southern Daughter: A Memoir by Cornelia Jones Pond of Liberty County. By Cornelia Jones Pond, in that time were 6,0873 slaves, who are one of them were also this below persons.
Below are knowed some of their names (first names):
Note: In parentheses is the number of times one of them was mentioned with the same name, but they were not been the same person.
Names of Males: Adam (2), Amos (2), Belfast (4), Ben (6), Bill (3), Bob (6), Booby (2), Boston (2), Caesar (6), Carolina (1), Charles (11), Curtis (1), Cyrus (6), Daniel (4), Dick (4), Edward (3), Ellick (2), Floyd (4), Frank (5), George (4), Henry (6), Isaac (1), Israel (4), Jack (8), Jacob (7), James (1), Jefferson (1), Jemmy (1), Joe (6), John (7), Laurence (2), Marlborough (4), Morris (3), Moses (2), Peter (12), Primus (2), Robbin (11), Robert (4), Samuel (10), Sandy (6), Sawney (2), Scipio (4), Stephen (6), Stepney (6), Thomas (1), Throne (2), Tim (1), Titus (1), Toby (5), Toney (3), Washington (4), Will (9), York (8)
Names of Females:
Affee (2), Amy (9), Anne (2), Annie (2), Caroline (6), Charity (4), Chloe (4), Clarinda (6), Cretia (4), Delia (5), Die (2), Eliza (1), Emma (6), Flora (2), Georgia (2), Georgiann (1), Grace (4), Hagar (8), Hannah (2), Harriet (2), Hetty (2), Jane (5), Jenny (1), Josephine (1), Judy (2), Julia (3), Kate (1), Leah (6), Lilly (6), Liza (1), Lizzy (5), Louisa (3), Lucy (12), Lydia (6), Mariah (1), Mary (3), Matilda (2), Milly (4), Molly (6), Nancy (3), Nanny (6), Patience (4), Patsy (1), Patty (2), Peggy (4), Phoebe (5), Phyllis (9), Rachel (5), Rina (5), Ritta (5), Rose (1), Sally (8), Sarah Jane (2), Susan (2), Susannah (4), Sylvia (3), Tenah (1), Venus (5), Willoughby (2)
Names without mentioned both genders:
Augusta (1), Cambridge (6), Jesse (6), Josey (2), Lirotion (1), Litsy? (1), Livingston (1), Lorinsou (1), Madison (2), McKiah (2), Mouehe (1), Namia? (1), Powell (1), Saminghton (1), Sawley (1), Snisa (1), Sunna (1), Taffy (4), Tally (1), Zelene (3)
Note:
- Some of this above first names such as names: Cambridge, Jefferson, Livingston, McKiah, Morris, Powell, Primus, Saminghton, Sawney, Taffy, Tally, Thomas, Throne, Washington, Will, York, etc.; later were become also as family surnames what is stil exist today, when exactly, it is possible to determine with continue deeply detailed research.
- All they had firstly a his family surname Jones, when he bought or enslaved them all, or inherited them from his father, and grandparents. See also: Database Enslaved - Peoples of the Historical Trade.
- How is very difficult and time consuming to trace formerly enslaved people, because many records were burned in the Civil War, maybe seems on first view looks that like a barrie, but can be solved and succes find a connection with this persons. Exists are several ways.
- Some of this persons each others were family members and relatives, not all, but for discovering and determining who exactly, is only can be determined on the way based at research and tested DNA's results of their descendants at below generations, to the backward.
Moses L. Jones owned a total 487- 495 (people) slaves between 1824/1825 - to after 1830 in Liberty; all they had a his family surname Jones, when he bought or enslaved, or inherited all them. In database Enslaved - Peoples of the Historical Trade he was mentioned as Enslaver or Owner, in Liberty, Georgia.
(???) Not knowed did he maybe was a biological father of one of slaves (males/females) who were maybe his children, and did he made children to womans slaves. This profile Enslaved Slaves of total (487- 495) Jones is a reserved for woman-slave(s), who was maybe that person(s), if exists a proof what give a confirmations about that. For now: Names of person(s) of that woman-slave(s) is/are: Unknown.
Seems there is zero evidences that happened here, but don't ruled out that kind of possibility existed - some of things and facts were covered secretly and not knowed today, only because based on that there is no evidences about that, so this kind of cases were not taken into account. The fact it’s not the “usual” reason whites & blacks had children. Paul Heinegg proved that most mixed families originated in white servants having children with black slaves.
There are of course well known cases of slave holders with second slave families. And that’s the point: well known.
Is there anything that of this kind of cases happened, what is maybe today unknown and was related to Moses L. Jones? - If existed, which ones and with whom exactly ? How can seen it and understand, noone of the historians do not provide informations about that, but doesn't mean that not excluded the possibility the this kind of cases existed.
After Moses's death, some of this people as slaves were sold to another Owner(s) of slaves, some of them were stayed at estate of family Jones, and later after Civil War become as free people (freedmans/freedwomans), during that period and later some of them used as today have surname Jones.
See information about sold slaves in profile: Enslaved Slaves of total (487- 495) Jones
Also see:
- Enslaved Persons in America
- They Had Names African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia.
References:
Record of: Jones, Moses L. (id Q887178), source: Enslaved - Peoples of the Historical Trade
Name: Jones, Moses L
First name: Moses L.
Surname: Jones
Sex: Male
Status: Enslaver or Owner - Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L.
Roles: Participant - Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L.
Related Records to: Enslaved Slaves of total (487- 495) Jones
495 People (487-495 people Slaves)
6 Events
- Estate Inventory of Jones Moses L Date 1851-10-15 Event Type: Registration
- Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L. Date Date 1854-03-05 Event Type: Registration
- Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L. Date 1855-12-03 Event Type: Registration
- Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L. Date 1860-01-21 Event Type: Registration
- Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L. Date 1858-01-09 Event Type: Registration
- Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L. Date 1863-10-01 Event Type: Registration
1 Places
- Liberty, Type: County or Parish, Geoname Identifier: 4205615, Wikidata ID: Q487692, Located In: United States, Georgia
3 Sources
- Source Data excerpts from Colonial Estate Records. Georgia.
- Data excerpts from Liberty County, Georgia, Superior Court.
- Data excerpts from Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992. Liberty County.
1 Project They Had Names
View: All 487 People - All 495 People
Total number of Enslaved people by Moses Liberty Jones / Jones Family
Based on Estate Inventory of Jones, Moses L.
Preview
- Males (487 People, 491 Results) - Full Preview List
- Females (487 People, 491 Results) - Full Preview List
- Without both gender mentioned (487 People, 491 Results) - Full Preview List
Males: 228, Females: 220, Without both gender mentioned: 36.
Total: 484 (of 487 - 495 people)
Seems of the total 487 - 495, the 3-11 enslaved persons were sold or transferred to other family relatives or to the other Enslavers, or possible transferred to other places and areas around and closly to estates, plantations of Jones family, during Moses's lifetime, in time when he died or after that. Who exactly was that, for now cannot to locate, but in continue research can try and it's possible to indetify and locate that persons, and their names.
See also: List of Enslaved People Belonging to William Jones (1802-1885), older Moses's brother.
Important Note
In database and lists above were mentioned some persons (of both genders) few times with the same first names, but that persons were not a same person-enslaves, they only shared a same family surname Jones, of owner and enslaver Moses L. Jones.
Seems, based on the preview of the above database Moses B. Jones and his family Jones (with families Axson, Way, ...) were Owners and Enslavers of more double numbers of Enslaved peoples, what was not mentioned and listed in database (the reason why they were not mentioned and listed is unknown), who were seems maybe selled before - so that is possible reason why they not listed, but previuosly a his father and grandparents and ancestors at both sides paternal and maternal, were Owners and Enslavers, of all them. So, real number of Enslaved people (Africans, seems also Native American Indians, etc..; Note: In the same time were existed also Enslaves who were whites) by the Jones family, was much much bigger. - Assumption: Possible - to betw. 1500 - 2000 peoples, or double/triple of the same (to/betw. 3000 - 4500/5000 peoples); but we can be pretty sure the family Jones were Owners and had over 987 Enslaved peoples, at the time before, and in/during of 17th to begin of 18th century.
Which exact is real number or Enslaved people what was been enslaved and owned by the Jones family in the history? - It's unknown today, it still one of opened questions for discuss, but as non-formal image of that statitics from minimal to maximum count can be approximately closely like what was mentioned above as assumption.
Today some of the living people have surname Jones in USA, it doesn't matter and not depends is a person white or black, who are descendants of the same this Enslaved peoples, who also can check it a their links with tested their DNA's - for more see articles at: Enslaved Persons in America and other project pages related to DNA's.
Some of this Enslaved people were keeped the surname Jones, without changed it during the history, such as for example Cornelius's family, but also more others. Some of them or their descendants has changed it, and today live descendants have different surname. Who exactly maybe was changed it, it's uknown. But in mostly cases surname Jones were keeped till to today.
Also see at profile: Enslaved Slaves of total (487- 495) Jones of Moses B. Jones (deceased).
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Selling enslaved people belonging to estate of Moses L. Jones
In years: (1852), (1853), (1854), (1855), (1856), (1858), (1860), (1863), (1864)
Moses B. Jones - They Had Names African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia
Liberty County Superior Court March 1858
[Begin Transcript]
On reading and filing the petition of Randal F. Jones, administrator, and Mary L. Clara E. Rosa F. And Clifford A. Jones, minors and heirs and distributees of the remaining part of the estate of Moses L. Jones late of said County deceased verified by affidavit, praying for leave to sell the small portion of the negro slaves of the Estate of the said deceased for the payment of debts and for reinvestment of the proceeds of such sale in other and productive property and representing that such sale and investment would be for the benefit and advantage of said petitioners and the same being made to appear and it further appearing that all parties in interest are represented and consenting, and there being no facts in dispute it is ordered adjudged and decreed that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and that the said Randal F. Jones, administrator as aforesaid be, and she hereby is, authorized and empowered to sell, at private or public sale, any portion of negro slaves, for such price or prices and on such terms as he may think best and that after the payment of debts before alluded to, reinvest the proceeds of such sale or sales as he may reserve in other and productive property to be held in the same manner as the other parts or portions of said estate of the intestate, and that the purchaser be not bound to see to the application of the purchase money in any case.
March 6th 1858
Attest
S.A. Fraser Clerk
W.B. Fleming
Judge E.D. Geo.
[End Transcript]
Source: Superior Court minutes, 1784-1935, Liberty County, Georgia, page 485; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes, 1843-1859,” part 3 of 3 in “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1822-1859,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FRBB : accessed 27 Jul 2022), Family History Library Film 008188882, image 503 of 539.
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Moses L. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Moses L.
Date Sworn: 1858-01-09
Appraisers: William Jones, Dr [Doctor] S. Way, S. L. Varnedoe
Estate Administrator: R. F. Jones
Court Officer: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1858-03-12
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $46066.95
Value of enslaved persons: $44505.00
Comments: Previous inventory conducted in 1855.
“Lot No 1 was drawn by Capt [Captain] F. R. McConnell and wife.”
“Lot No 4 was drawn by T. Q. Cassells, Guardian for Miss E. A. Jones.”
“The other four lots were reverted back into the estate of M.L. Jones to the other four children who are still minors.”
“Lot No 1 pays $252.52 ½.”
“Lot No 3 pays $32.67”
“Lot No 2 receives $86.47 ½.”
“Lot No 4 receives $79.32 ½.”
“Lot No 5 receives $59.07 ½.”
“Lot No 6 receivs $60.32 ½.”
See: List of Enslaved Person Named
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XTN1?cc=1999178&w... : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 192 of 703
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Moses L. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Moses L.
Date Sworn: 1855-12-03
Appraisers: S. S. Barnard, J. A. M. King, L. S. Varnedoe
Estate Administrator: Randall F. Jones
Court Officer: S. M. Varnedoe, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1856-03-29
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: not listed
Value of enslaved persons: $37750.00
Comments: “Cr” and “Cer” may stand for Carpenter.
See: List of Enslaved Person Named
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with
images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93T-XBWN?cc=1999178&w... : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 151 of 703
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
Liberty County Estate Inventory & Division – Moses L. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Moses L.
Date Sworn: 1854-03-05
Appraisers: Nathaniel Varnedoe, Dr. Samuel Way, Leander L. Varnedoe
Estate Administrator: William Jones
Court Officer: L. H. Varnedoe, J.I.C.L.C.
Date Recorded: 1855-03-07
Recording Official: W. P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $50097.50
Value of enslaved persons: $46115.00
Comments: “Miss Laura C. Jones drew Lot No 2 and Randal F. Jones drew Lot No 5. The other Lots reverted back into the estate of Moses L. Jones.”
See: List of Enslaved Person Named
Find the digitized original at:”Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-993T-XTTQ?cc=1999178&w... : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 132 of 703
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Moses L. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Moses L.
Date Sworn: 1851-10-15
Appraisers: N. Varnedoe, G. B. Dean, Saml [Samuel] Way
Estate Administrator: Wm [William] Jones
Court Officer: T. W. Quarterman, J.P.
Date Recorded: 1852-01-12
Recording Official: J. S. Bradwell, C.C.O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $52448.75
Value of enslaved persons: $41105.00
Comments: Note that on 4/15/2020, this inventory was corrected to indicate that it was for Moses L. Jones, not Mary L. Jones.
See: List of Enslaved Person Named
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893T-XYCF?cc=1999178&w... : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 47 of 703
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Moses L. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, Moses L.
Date Sworn: 1863-10-01
Appraisers: Thomas Q. Cassels, S.M. Varnadoe [alt: Varnedoe], Joseph Jackson, freeholders
Estate Guardian: Randal F. Jones
Court Officer: F.R. Lyons, Not. Pub. [1864-07-19]
Date Recorded: 1864-08-12
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: only enslaved people appraised
Value of enslaved persons: $62,200.00
Comments: “By virtue of an order from the Hon. Court of Ordinary of said County to us directed authorizing and requiring us to make distribution of the Estate of Moses L. Jones deceased, late of said County, among the distributees entitled to said Estate, we proceeded this first day of October 1863 to the performance of that duty. There were four distributees to wit: Mary L. Clara E. Rosa F. and Clifford A. Jones, minor children of said deseased, whose interests were represented by Randal F. Jones, guardian of said minor children. The property was divided into four shares, and numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, which were assigned to the distributees in the usual manner; the numbers being marked on pieces of paper, placed in a hat and then drawn. The following was the result: No. 1 Clifford A. Jones, No. 2. Rosa F. Jones, No. 3. Clara E. Jones, No. 4 Mary L. Jones.
See: List of Enslaved Person Named
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93L-RV43?cc=1999178&w... : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Wills 1863-1942 vol C-D > image 48 of 430.
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
Liberty County Estate Inventory – Moses L. Jones
Location: Liberty County, Georgia
Deceased: Jones, M.L.
Date Sworn: 1860-01-21
Appraisers: Wm. Jones, S.S. Barnard, S.M. Varnedoe
Estate Guardian: Thomas Q. Cassels
Court Officer: L.L. Varnedoe
Date Recorded: 1860-02-17
Recording Official: W.P. Girardeau, O.L.C.
Total Value of Property Appraised: $26,776.75
Value of enslaved persons: $24,630.00
Comments: None.
See: List of Enslaved Person Named
Find the digitized original at: “Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93T-XBSG?cc=1999178&w... : 20 May 2014), Liberty > Miscellaneous probate records 1850-1863 vol C and L > image 230 of 703.
These antebellum estate inventories and appraisals generally included all the deceased person’s “property,” including enslaved persons. Only those names are documented here for historical and genealogical purposes. Anyone interested in the actual property owned by the deceased may find it at the link at the bottom of the page. Names are listed in the original order, as this often gives very valuable information about family groupings or the age of children (who may be listed in age order).
See also: Database Enslaved - Peoples of the Historical Trade
Males/Females (alphabetically A-Z) by their stauts, occupations, events, places, etc...
- Enslavers or Owners - 25292 People
- Enslave Person - 215091 People
- Free Person - 20395 People
- Freed Person - 1842 People
- Indentured Person or Pawn - 41 People
- Liberated African - 419 People
- Liminal Status Person - 1500 People
References
- City of Hinesville: “Short History of Liberty County”. < PDF > (document attached). According to the Liberty County Digest in 1851, there were about 100 plantations along the county coast. Only six were larger than 1000 acres and had over 100 slaves. They were owned by Joseph H. Jones Sr., T. B. Barnard, Moses L. Jones, Roswell King Jr., George Washington Walthour and Jacob Walburg. Walburg’s was located on St. Catherine’s Island, which he owned. Mary Jane Hazzard Bacon, resided just a block from the Liberty County Courthouse and owned 44 slaves. … With the end of the war and all the slaves freed, the rice growing was ended. Without the free labor the plantation owners could not get it done. The plantations were abandoned or sold to the freed slaves in small parcels.
- Wikipedia contributors, "Eugenia Jones Bacon," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, < link > (accessed February 27, 2024). Cites
- MacKethan, Lucinda H. (Winter 1998). "Looking for Marlboro Jones". The Southern Review. 34 (1): 140–156 – via ProQuest.
- Jones-Bacon, Eugenie (1910). "The Red Moon".
- "CONTENTdm". vault.georgiaarchives.org. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- "Collection: Eugenia Jones Bacon papers | Welcome to Special Collections and Archives at Princeton Theological Seminary". princetonseminaryarchives.libraryhost.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- "Lyddy". Georgia Press. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- "Book Notes". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 82 (2): 476–482. Summer 1998 – via JSTOR.
- "Lyddy : a tale of the old South / by Eugenia J. Bacon - Digital Library of Georgia". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- Bickley, Jr., R. Bruce (Fall 2001). "Review: Georgia's Complex Legacy of the Land". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 85 (3): 473–479 – via JSTOR.
- "Marlboro Jones". Encyclopedia Virginia. < link >. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- Recollections of a Southern Daughter: A Memoir by Cornelia Jones Pond of Liberty County. By Cornelia Jones Pond. < GoogleBooks > Introduction (document attached)
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