OVERVIEW
Location: Adams County, Mississippi; Natchez
Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1820
Associated Surnames: Howell, Senderson
Historical Notes: none
Associated Pages: Brierfield Plantation (Wilkinson Co., MS)
ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS
1840: 8 slaves – 1 man, age 24 – 35 (b.1805-1816); 2 girls under age 10 (b.1841-1840); 2 females, age 10 – 23 (b.1817-1830); 1 woman, age 24 – 35 (b.1805-1816); 1 woman, age 36 – 55 (b.1785-1804); 1 woman, age 55 – 100 (b.1740-1785) [1840 US Federal Slave Schedule, Adams Co. MS, Wm. B. Howell]
ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS
Howell family: William Burr Howell (b.1797-d.1863) – owner; Margaret Louise Kemp Howell (b.1805-d.?) – wife (m.?)
Davis family: Jefferson Davis (b.1826-d.1906) – owner of Brierfield Plantation (Wilkinson Co., MS); Varina Anne Banks Howell (b.1826-d.1906) – wife (m.1845), daughter of W.B. and M.L.K. Howell
Senderson family: Dr. Senderson – owner
RESEARCH LEADS AND RECORDS
- None listed yet
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
- The Briars is currently a bed and breakfast called “The Briars Inn”
- The Briars is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Varina Howell and Jefferson Davis were married there.
REFERENCES
- The Briars Inn. http://www.thebriarsinn.com/index.html
- The Papers of Jefferson Davis Project. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/resources.cfm?doc_id=1530
- Chart Of The Lower Mississippi River. Norman, B.M. ; Persac, A. ; Colton, J.H. 1858. David Rumsey Map Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps5501.html
- Rootsweb World Connect Project: Shakin The Peach Tree of Life (William Burr Howell: ID: I47984), https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=5781
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