09/25/1850: Layson, Hannah conveys slave to Rogers, William (Martha)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

DE.0409

Collection

1821-1868 Platte County, MO, Deeds

Archive Items Details

Description

Hannah Layson of Platte County, formerly Calloway County, sells slaves to William Rogers of Platte County for $2,000.00. "Martha a woman about 20 years old, Wesley a boy about 17 years old, Washington a boy about 12 or 13 years old, Eliza a girl about 10 or 11 years old and Margaret, an infant of said women Martha."

Date(s) of Creation

9/25/1850

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Martha

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Layson, Hannah conveys slave to Rogers, William

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. H 1850-1851: De.H.242

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/24/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1850.09.25 De.H.252 Layson to Rogers.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1821-1868 Deeds CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Sheet1]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

09/25/1850: Layson, Hannah conveys slave to Rogers, William (Martha)