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THE GENEALOGY OF ROBERT (ROBIN) EASLEY, THE FRENCH HUGUENOT IMMIGRANT AND ANN PARKER

THROUGH GEORGE WOODSON EASLEY AND DELLA JEANETTE WHITTON AND THEIR FAMILY


The Subject of Slavery

Emily Alice (Ellington) Easley's brother:  Dewie Ellington. Alabama, 1857

WILL

Contributed by Aunt Marjorie Elizabeth (Easley) Bennett

Note:  In Dewie's time, professional will writers prepared wills.  You can see Dewie's feeble handwriting as an amended notation he added himself -"be kept on Interest."

Names of slaves from above will of Dewie Ellington near his death in 1857

Slaves were:

  • Viz
  • Lewis S [Sr.]
  • Seller
  • Lewis Jr.
  • Morgan
  • Dudley
  • Sampson
  • Alfred
  • Narc(?)
  • Mary
  • George
  • Isum
  • Milly and child Hamet
  • Mandy and child Jane
  • Charles
  • Bobinette

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11 Slaves in 1850 -Age and Sex

  Age in 1857
58 Male Black   65
45 Female Black   52
23 Male Black   30
20 Female Black   27
20 Male Black   27
12 Female Black   19
9 Male Black   16
7 Male Black   14
5 Male Black   12
3 Male Black   10
0 Female Black   7

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