Friend of Friends Friday~Slaves of James Gathings

 Friend of Friends Friday is a daily blogging prompt used as a mean to publish the transcription of records of enslaves ancestors on the internet making their fully searchable.


In July 1844 James Gathings died in Union County, North Carolina. His wife Jane and son Sampson Gathings were named executor's of the Estate. Sampson Gathings at this time was living in Monroe County, Mississippi. Thus we have a 175 pages estate settlement (Probate Folder #240) for James Gathings on file in Monroe County, Mississippi.



Column #1
Warner}
Pheby}
Patsey}
Marriah}
Runsome} Family
Lucy}
Viney}
Cornilla}
Albert – 23 yrs
Ruffin – 20 yrs} Couple
Lizzy – 18 yrs}
Peter – 35 yrs
Harry – 18 yrs
Isaac – 12 yrs
Clarry – 23 yrs
Gun – 15 yrs
Isham – 10 yrs
Sally – 7 yrs
Dinah – 45 yrs

Column #2
York – 3 yrs
Lijah – 27 yrs
Sidney – 17 yrs
Katy – 14 yrs
Job – 10 yrs
Frank – 5 yrs
Hannah – 3 yrs
Abram – 1 yr
Pat – 27 yrs
Mary – 25 yrs
Elmira – 7 yrs
Harreatt – 4 yrs
Mary Smith – 21 yrs

Patrick} Couple
Easter}
Susan – 30 yrs
Peter – 14 yrs
Mary - 8 yrs
????? – 5 yrs

Column #3
Polly – 45 yrs
Joe – 23 yrs
Mariah – 21 yrs
Vilet – 15 yrs
Doll – 13 yrs
Margaret – 25 yrs
George – 14 yrs
Stephen -
George – 13 yrs
Lucy – 4 yrs
Sam – 13 yrs
Julia – 1 yr
Jenny -
Sam – 21 yrs
Total Slaves = 52 Men, Women and Children
3 Families
1 Family of 8 member; parents and 6 children.
2 Couples
Ruffin & Lizzie
Patrick & Easter


The following children of James Gathings received Slaves from their Father’s estate.
*Sampson Gathings, Adm.
*George W. Gathings
*Jane Gathings
*Mary Jane Gathings Randle (husband Sidney Randle)
*Susan Lovington (should read Covington)
*Jackson Gathings
*Received Slaves

The Estate folder is very interesting and very lengthy. You might also want to look at the following estate files:
J J Gathings
North Carolina, Estate Files, probate: 1920
Union, North Carolina, United States
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-26774-11220-50?cc=1911121  
James Gathings
North Carolina, Estate Files, probate: 1879
Union, North Carolina, United States
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-26774-11359-29?cc=1911121
John P Gathings
North Carolina, Estate Files, probate:1904
Union, North Carolina, United States
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26774-11272-36?cc=1911121

Hopefully, the publication of these names will assist someone in their family research. 


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"Mississippi, Probate Records, 1781-1930," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-31039-2117-16?cc=2036959&wc=M799-MWP:344538101,346326901 : accessed 23 Aug 2014), Monroe > Probate packets 1821-1916 no 233-250 > image 270-445 of 1913. {Specific related images within this fold are 327, 329, 356, 377, 378 & others]