07/16/1858: White, Elizabeth bequeathed slaves by Campbell, William
Entry/Object ID
WL.0200.1Collection
1835-1877 Platte County, Missouri, WillsArchive Items Details
Description
"I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizabeth White, the wife of Green K. White, one negro girl named Malinda aged about 12 years; also one Negro girl named Mira about 10 years of age; also one negro boy my waiting boy John;..." "I hereby declare that I have heretofore at various times made ample provisions for my children – Mary White (now dead), Margaret Jane Hinkle, John and Samuel – having given to Mary White in her lifetime Negroes and Negroes to Margaret Jane Hinkle and Negroes to John Campbell and land to Samuel Campbell." "it is my wish and desire that my two Negro women named Suckey and Daphney, as they are family servants and are now getting old, be permitted to live with any of my children that they may wish and I do not wish these Negroes to be sold out of the family but if they should be unwilling to live with any of my children, then I direct that said Negroes to be sold and the proceeds of sale be divided between my children." (Researcher's note: William Campbell of Clay County, Missouri, was the father of Elizabeth White, wife of Platte County enslaver Green K. White. In 1859 Green K. White bought Thomas Marion Jacks' farm in Section 18, Township 51, Range 33 (now known as Platte Woods, Missouri) and owned it until 1882). The 1860 Federal Slave Schedule records that on July 18, 1860 (while living at Thomas M. Jacks' old farm), Green K. White registered enslaving 15 people and providing 3 slave quarters. With regard to William Campbell's reference to "...my waiting boy John...", in the context of historical slavery, a "waiting boy" or "waiting man" was an enslaved personal servant or valet who was forced to attend directly to the personal, daily needs of an enslaver.)Date(s) of Creation
7/16/1858Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
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EnslavedOther Name
DaphneyName Type
EnslavedOther Name
DudleyName Type
EnslavedOther Name
JohnName Type
EnslavedOther Name
LewisName Type
EnslavedOther Name
MalindaName Type
EnslavedOther Name
MiraName Type
EnslavedOther Name
SuckeyName Type
EnslavedOther Name
ThorntonName Type
Free BlacksOther Name
None IdentifiedName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Campbell, JohnName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Campbell, SamuelName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Campbell, WilliamName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Hinkle, Margaret JaneName Type
EnslaverOther Name
White, ElizabethName Type
EnslaverOther Name
Campbell, ElizabethName Type
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White, Green K.Name Type
EnslaverOther Name
White, MaryOther Numbers
Source Citation
1853-1860 Clay County, Missouri, Wills & Executions, Administrator's Bonds & Letters Vol. D, p. 257-260