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Participant Info
- Slaveholder
- Cornelius Haring
- Locations
- Washington County, Mississippi
- Researcher
- Julie Stevens
- Researcher's E-mail
- slbelle AT hotmail.com
- Researcher Location
- Comments
- By indenture dated 16 June 1836, THOMAS KERSHAW and JAMES H. CLAIBORNE acquired a large, existing plantation in Washington County from CORNELIUS and SUSAN HARING. The plantation was situated on the Mississippi River, just below and adjoining the town of Princeton. The plantation was described as being Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 10, and Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Section 9, all in Township 14 Range 9W. Along with the land, Kershaw and Claiborne acquired furniture, farm utensils, cattle, horses, mules, sheep, and oxen. They also acquired Haring’s 32 EP who lived on the plantation. Kershaw and Claiborne paid $95,000 for the land, animals, furniture, and EPs. The EPs were, in the order listed in the deed: 1. JOE 2. AGGY 3. MAJOR 4. POLLY 5. NANCY 6. MARY 7. JIM 8. JAMES 9. CAROLINE 10. ELLEN 11. MARK 12. JUDY 13. EMELINE 14. PHOEBE 15. CELIA 16. MILLY 17. MARGARET 18. ROBINSON 19. DAVID 20. PETER 21. PETER H …? 22. JANE 23. ELLEN 24. ANTHONY 25. BETSEY 26. and her CHILD 27. TOM 28. GEORGE 29. GREY (?g) 30. JULIA ANN 31. BARTELET 32. PETE Washington County, Mississippi Deed Book E Page 514
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