04/01/1857: Vineyard, John W. conveys slave to Murphy, Joseph (Montgomery, Seborn / Seburn)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

SCC.0129

Collection

1866-1867 U.S. Colored Troops Slave Compensation Claims

Archive Items Details

Description

Seborn Montgomery enlisted at Wyandotte, Kansas, on July 12, 1864 and mustered into the Independent Battery, USCT Light Artillery as a Private. On November 12, 1866, Joseph Murphy of Platte County, Missouri, signed a claim for compensation #286 for enlisted slave Seborn Montgomery. Murphy claimed he had acquired title to Montgomery "...by purchase from J. W. (John W.) Vineyard in Platte County, Missouri, in April 1857."

Date(s) of Creation

4/1/1857

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Montgomery, Seborn / Seburn

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Montgomery, Seborn / Seburn

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Vineyard, John W. conveys slave to Murphy, Joseph

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Military Service Records of United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations, 1861-1865 (Seborn Montgomery, SCC Claim #0286)

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

3/18/2026

General Notes

Note

Platte County, Missouri

Note

1866.11.22 Montgomery, Seborn Seburn SCC #286 Fold3 IndBatt.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1866-1867 Slave Compensation Claims CatalogIt version.xlsx [REVISED]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

04/01/1857: Vineyard, John W. conveys slave to Murphy, Joseph (Montgomery, Seborn / Seburn)