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    1830 CENSUS PAGES: Southampton County, Virginia

     

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    1830 Census – Southampton County Statistics

     

    Page 260

     

    Number of Households = 27

     

    Male head of household = 24

    Female head of household = 3

     

    Households with no slaves = 5

    Households with slaves = 22

    Households with

    1-5 slaves = 11

    6-10 slaves = 3

    11-20 slaves = 6

    21-30 slaves = 1

    31-50 slaves = 0

    51-70 slaves = 0

    71-90 slaves = 0

    91 or more slaves = 9

     

    Independent free black households = 2

     

    Total number of slaves = 206 (105 males; 101 females)

     

    Total number of slaves under 10 years old = 74

     

    Total number of slaves over 55 years old = 12

     

    Total number of free people of color = 31

     

     

    Heads of household related to the revolt listed on this page:

    Elisha Atkins

    Salathiel Francis

    Giles Reese

    Joseph Travis

    Elizabeth Turner

    Caty Whitehead