This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FR.2ADI/107 Message Board Post: Hi Everyone, Here is a wonderful source of information on slaveholders. Good Luck, Ramona http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/ "LARGE SLAVEHOLDERS OF 1860 and AFRICAN AMERICAN SURNAME MATCHES FROM 1870 by Tom Blake, 2001 and 2002 Introduction. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held is almost non-existent. It is possible to locate an ancestor on a U.S. census for 1860 or earlier and not realize thatancestor was also listed as a slaveholder on the slave schedules, because published indexes almost always do not include the slave census. The last U.S. census slave schedules were enumerated by County in 1860 and included 393,975 named persons holding 3,950,546 unnamed slaves, or an average of about ten slaves per holder. The actual number of slaveholders may be slightly lower because some large holders held slaves in more than one County and would have been counted in each County. Excluding slaves, the 1860 U.S. population was 27,167,529, with about 1 in 70 being a slaveholder. It is estimated by this transcriber that in 1860, slaveholders of 200 or more slaves, while constituting less than 1 % of the total number of U.S. slaveholders, or 1 out of 7,000 free persons, held 20-30% of the total number of slaves in the U.S. The process of publication of slaveholder names beginning with these largest holders will enable naming of the holders of the most slaves with the least amount of transcription work. Transcribed names. I have begun a process of transcribing names of some of the largest slaveholders and matching the surnames with numbers of African Americans on the 1870 census. I have compiled name lists that can be linked to through this page. The names on these lists are slaveholders who were some of the largest slaveholders in the listed County in 1860. The surname is only listed one time per County, even though in some cases, more than one large holder in the County had the same surname. For each County I have transcribed, you can find a report on slave holding statistics in 1860 with the full names of some of the largest slaveholders, and also information on African Americans on the 1870 census with the same surname as the holders. Surname matching of slaveholders with 1870 African Americans is intended merely as suggesting another possibility for further research by those seeking to make connections between slaves and holders. Updates. This list was last updated May 12, 2002. There are no current plans for further updates. There are currently 5,676 surname/County combinations on the large slaveholder lists, representing a total of 621,544 slaves in 121 Counties (Parishes in Louisiana) in 6 States. This total represents 47.32% (approximately one half) of the slaves that were held in these Counties, and 15.73% (approximately 1 out of every 6) slaves held in the United States in 1860. The Counties and Parishes 1 out of 3) of the slaves held in the United States in 1860, and almost one half of those were held by the slaveholders listed at this site. The Charleston County, South Carolina links below include 2,653 small slaveholders, holding 19,975 additional slaves, in addition to the 200 slaveholders who held 40 or ore slaves. These additional Charleston slaves have been included in the above slave calculations, but the additional 2,653 Charleston slaveholders have not been counted in the above figure forsurname/County combinations or total number of slaveholders. Surname Links. Here are links to my surname pages: BIGGEST 16 A list of the 16 slaveholders who held the most slaves in any one County in 1860. (Updated October 5, 2001; now includes 18 holders) SURNAMES A-F A list of large slaveholder surnames A-F with County and State. If you find a name of interest, note the States and Counties, then return to this page to link to the pages for the States and Counties to see the details. SURNAMES G-M A list of large slaveholder surnames G-M with County and State. If you find a name of interest, note the States and Counties, then return to this page to link to the pages for the States and Counties to see the details. SURNAMES N-Z A list of large slaveholder surnames with County and State. If you find a name of interest, note the States and Counties, then return to this page to link to the pages for the States and Counties to see the details. County Links Here are the links to my lists for the various Counties (called Parishes in Louisiana). The County page includes the names of the largest slaveholders in the County, with the number of slaves held and location references, as well as other information on slavery and population. The County page also includes information on the numbers of African Americans in the 1870 census who have the same surname as the large slaveholders. Alabama Counties: AUTAUGA Added 10-20-2001 BARBOUR Added 10-20-2001 DALLAS FRANKLIN GREENE LAUDERDALE (Includes link to Lauderdale County Gen Web site with = complete lists of 1850 and 1860 slaveholders) LAWRENCE LOWNDES Added 10-20-2001 MACON Added 10-20-2001 MARENGO MONROE MONTGOMERY PERRY Added April 2, 2002 PICKENS Added April 2, 2002 RUSSELL Added 10-20-2001 SUMTER Added 10-20-2001 TALLADEGA Added April 2, 2002 TUSCALOOSA Added April 2, 2002 WILCOX Added April 2, 2002 Arkansas Counties: ARKANSAS CHICOT DESHA HEMPSTEAD JEFFERSON Georgia Counties: BAKER Added 10-26-2001 BRYAN Added 10-26-2001 BURKE Added 10-26-2001 CAMDEN CHATHAM COLUMBIA Added April 17, 2002 CRAWFORD Added April 17, 2002 DECATUR Added April 17, 2002 DOUGHERTY Added April 17, 2002 EARLY Added April 17, 2002 ELBERT Added April 17, 2002 GLYNN Added April 17, 2002 GREENE Added April 17, 2002 HANCOCK Added April 17, 2002 HARRIS Added April 17, 2002 HOUSTON Added 10-26-2001 JASPER Added 10-26-2001 JEFFERSON Added 10-26-2001 JONES Added 10-26-2001 LAURENS LEE LIBERTY MCINTOSH TALBOT Added April 17, 2002 THOMAS Added April 17, 2002 TROUP Added April 17, 2002 TWIGGS Added April 17, 2002 Louisiana Parishes: ASCENSION ASSUMPTION Added 9-21-2001 AVOYELLES Added 9-21-2001 BOSSIER Added 9-26-2001 CADDO Added 9-25-2001 CARROLL Added 9-26-2001 CATAHOULA Added 9-25-2001 CONCORDIA DESOTO EAST BATON ROUGE Added 9-23-2001 IBERVILLE JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE MADISON MOREHOUSE NATCHITOCHES PLAQUEMINES POINT COUPEE RAPIDES Revised November 3, 2001 ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. LANDRY ST. MARY TENSAS TERREBONNE WEST BATON ROUGE Added 9-21-2001 WEST FELICIANA Mississippi Counties: ADAMS AMITE BOLIVAR CARROLL Added 11-16-2001 CHICKASAW Added 11-16-2001 CLAIBORNE Added 11-16-2001 CLARKE Added 11-16-2001 COAHOMA Added 11-16-2001 COPIAH Added 11-16-2001 DESOTO Added 11-16-2001 HINDS Added 11-16-2001 ISSAQUENA LOWNDES Added 11-16-2001 MADISON Added 11-16-2001 MARSHALL Added May 12, 2002 MONROE Added May 12, 2002 NOXUBEE Added 11-16-2001 OKTIBBEHA Added 11-16-2001 PANOLA Added 11-16-2001 TALLAHATCHIE Added May 12, 2002 TUNICA Added May 12, 2002 WARREN Added May 12, 2002 WAYNE WILKINSON YAZOO South Carolina Counties: ABBEVILLE-Sonia Walker's site with full transcription. BARNWELL Added May 12, 2002 BEAUFORT COLLETON CHARLESTON - 200 largest slaveholders Added 12/2001 CHARLESTON - 2,853 slaveholders alphabetically Added 12/2001 CHARLESTON - 2,853 slaveholders in order counted Added 12/2001 DARLINGTON Added 11-19-2001 EDGEFIELD Added 11-19-2001 FAIRFIELD GEORGETOWN MARION Added May 12, 2002 MARLBORO Added May 12, 2002 NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG Added May 12, 2002 RICHLAND Added 11-25-2001 SUMTER UNION WILLIAMSBURG"