Charles McLean 1859 Inventory and Appraisement of Slaves

Transcribed by Linda Durr Rudd

July 5th 1859
Jefferson County, Mississippi

NAME, AGE, VALUE

HANNAH - 57 - $300
SUSAN - 45 - $600
ROSA - 15 - $1200
TOM - 11 - $1100
LUCY - 8 - $750
IRVIN - 4 - $400
PATSY - 4 MONTHS - $100

Notes:
HANNAH was a member of the Union Church Presbyterian Church in Union Church, Jefferson County, MS. She was admitted and baptized October 9, 1853. Hannah's owner Charles McLean was also a member.

SUSAN was the wife of Felix Mason, a slave of John Mitchell of Jefferson County, Mississippi.

1870 Census - Union Church, Jefferson County, MS - Page 24
Felix Mason, 63, farm laborer, KY - SUSIE, 55, NC - IRVIN, 14, MS - PATSEY, 11, MS
Family living next door is:
THOM Mason, 23, MS, G??, 16, LUCY, 20

1880 Census - Beat 1, Jefferson County, MS - Page 144
Felix Mason, 75, KY, KY, KY - SUSAN, 65, wife, MS, NC, NC - LUCY, 30, daughter - IRVIN, 24, son - PATSEY, 22, daughter
On the same page is:
THOMAS Mason, 32, MS, KY, NC - Anna, 25, wife - Samuel, son, 7 - Henry, son, 6 - John, son, 5

MARRIAGES
Patsey Mason married James McLean December 30, 1887 in Jefferson County, MS.
Irvin Mason married Lizzie Matthews January 03, 1884 in Jefferson County, MS.



SOURCES

Jefferson County Probate Records - Docket 126
Microfilm Number: 12198
Union Church Presbyterian Church Session Records
Microfilm Number: 36274
Microfilms are found at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
NARA Record Group 123 - United States Court of Claims - Congressional Jurisdiction Southern Claim File of Mary Buie - Case Number 2568

Jefferson County Marriages MSGenWeb Project

Remembering Their Names