SANKOFA'S PLANTATION DATABASE
Eustatia Plantation
*note: the majority of the information on this page is abstracted from Eustatia Plantation, MS, Account Book, 1861: Ohio Historical Center Archives Library. Vol 649
Location: Adams Co., MS; most likely near the Mississippi River, since overseer
G.R. Clark notes several deliveries from steamships, one delivery from St. Louis;
probably outside of Natchez
Constructed:
History:
Associated Surnames: Anderson, Brown, Blue, Bunkly, Butler, Campbell, Claiborn, Clark, Eustis, Gaines, Good, Goodson, Green, Hall, Hawley, Island, Jenifer/Jennifer/Jenfer, Jones, King, Kinny/Kinney, Odum, Reed, Thomas, Uslem/Ooslem/Uslum
Associated Free White Names
Associated Free Black Names
Associated Black Slave Names
1860 - 1861 slaves, listed by first name:
- Abe
- (Big) Amanda
- (Little) Amanda
- Amanda Campbell: married William Campbell(?)
- Anderson: ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 1, 1860
- (Old) Ann
- Anica: cook, sick nurse
- Arthor
- Bazzel/Basil/Baswell: male, carried out several duties and ran many errands; made slave collars
- Ben Reed: ran away the night of Tues., June 12, 1860; returned Sun., July 15, 1860; ran away Wed. Sept. 12, 1860; returned Fri. Oct. 5, 1860
- Betsy Brown
- Betsy Ooslem/Uslem: female; baby born Oct. 16, 1860
- Bob Uslum
- Body/Boddy: female
- Borlea: meat curer
- Caroline Uslum
- Celest
- Claiborn: ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 1, 1860
- (Big) Clarissa Hall
- (Little) Clarissa
- Dick: ran away Thursday, June 15, 1860; returned Sunday, July 15, 1860; ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 1, 1860
- Elijah: mending pipes along the saw mill
- Eliza: house servant
- Eliza Ann
- Ellen
- Frozen/Frozene: female; baby born Sept. 18, 1860
- Green/Greene: ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; caught and returned Oct. 18, 1860
- Harrison
- Henney Jenifer: female; one baby (became ill and died June 4, 1860); married Jim Jenifer (?)
- Jack Odum
- Jackson: male; slave driver
- Jim Jenifer: male, mending pipes along the saw mill, axe grinding
- Jim King
- Jim Kinny: ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 1, 1860
- Jeff
- Jenny
- Jerry: ran away Sunday, July 8, 1860; returned Sunday, July 15, 1860
- Jery: ran away Tuesday, June 12, 1860
- Jo Claiborn
- Jo Gaines
- Joe Bunkly
- Joe Eustis: ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 1, 1860
- Joe Thomas
- Joe Uslum
- John
- Kean Hall: male; mending and sharpening plows, blacksmith, foreman
- Leah-Anne
- Leige
- Liddy
- Lidely
- Linsey/Lincy: female; died Mon. Nov. 5, 1860
- Manervia
- Margrate: female; baby born Oct. 20, 1860; house servant
- Maria Anderson: house servant
- (Old) Maria
- Marrien
- Mary Blue
- Mary Green
- Mary Jones
- (Little) Mary
- Matilda: female; baby born July 1860
- Montgomery
- Moses
- Ned
- Nelce
- Nelson
- Ned Brown
- Patsy Ann: ran away Tues. Oct. 30, 1860; returned Sat. Nov. 3, 1860
- (Little) Patsy
- (Old) Peter: basket weaving; ran away Tues. Sept. 11, 1860; returned Fri. Oct. 5, 1860
- (Little) Peter: waggoning; ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; returned Fri. Oct. 5, 1860
- Phillip/Phill Good
- Phillis: nurse
- Polly
- Richmond/Richman: ran away Fri. Sept. 7, 1860; returned Fri. Oct. 5, 1860; ran away Wed. Oct. 10, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 15, 1860
- Roda/Rody: female; baby born Sept. 5, 1860
- Rosetter
- (Big) Sarah
- (Little) Sarah
- Sarah Goodson
- Sarah Uslem
- Spenser: ran away Oct. 16, 1860; returned night of Oct. 18, 1860
- Stepney: ran away the night of Fri., June 22, 1860; returned Thurs. Aug. 12, 1860; ran away Sat. Sept. 29, 1860; caught and returned Oct. 18, 1860
- Steven
- Susan
- (Old) Synay
- Thomas/Tom: fixing/building wagon wheels and carts in his shop
- Tom Island: carpenter
- William Campbell: house servant, working on houses; ran away Thurs. Sept. 27, 1860; returned Mon. Oct. 1, 1860
- Wilson
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