Sankofagen – Page 2 – Genealogical and historical data from the period of antebellum enslavement of Africans in the US

Adams Place

OVERVIEW Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1775 Associated Surnames: Adams, Ballance, Donahue, Grubb, Leonard, Rawls, Thistle, Warnock, Zingline Historical Notes: William Adams was a first cousin to President…

Williams Plantation

OVERVIEW Location: Green County, Georgia; city of Penfield Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Williams Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: none ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS Williams family: Willis Williams (b.1810-d.1874) -…

Walnut Grove Plantation

21 Jan 201921 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Adams, Alexander, Brimm, Carter, Cochrine, Chancy, Christmas, Giles, Gould, Hawthorn, Hogan, Jackson, Miles, Morris, Nackle, Payford, Prize, Roach, Rockingham,…

Wolf Lake Plantation

21 Jan 201922 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Adams, Allen, Banks, Becks, Brown, Carter, Combs, Cosby, Cox, Hardy, Holland, Keen, Kibble, Manning, Miller, Sanders, Simmons, Smith, Thomas,…

Buckland Plantation

OVERVIEW Location: Washington County, Mississippi Date Constructed/ Founded: ~1834 Associated Surnames: Anderson, Buckner, Evans, Parker Historical Notes: After the Land Act of 1820 (April 24, 1820) Robert H. Buckner, from…

Valentine Mayo Plantation

20 Jan 201920 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Middlesex County, Virginia Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Mayo Historical Notes: Valentine Mayo was born in 1665. His father James Mayo was from Isle of Wight…

James Mayo Plantation

19 Jan 201920 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Albemarle County, Virginia Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Anderson, Dawson, Harris, Henley, Hunt, Isbell, Ladd, Mayo, Phillips, Richardson, Trent, Williams, Williamson Historical Notes: James Mayo was…

Highland Plantation

18 Jan 201918 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Albemarle County, Virginia Date Constructed/ Founded: 1793 Associated Surnames: Buckner, Garrett, Goodwin, Gouverneur, Hay, Johns, Massey, Monroe, Petty Historical Notes: Originally Highland plantation was part of a larger estate called "Blenheim"…

David Anderson Plantation

OVERVIEW Location: Albemarle County, Virginia Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Anderson, Hudson Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: none ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS 1789: To William Anderson (son) - Jack, Lucy, Massie,…

Frederick D. Little Plantation

14 Jan 201915 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Knight, Little Historical Notes: According to probate records, Frederick D. Little died in 1855 without a Will…