Robert Lachlan Troup
1848
The following information came from estate papers found online.
Click here to see all these names combined
in one list with presumed surnames!
This is a listing of all people enslaved
by the Troup family, not just those enslaved by Robert.
|
George
Troup, Esq Chatham Co., GA |
Gov.
George Michael Troup, Sr. Laurens & Montgomery Co., GA |
James
McGilveray Troup Glynn & McIntosh Co., GA |
Robert
Lachlan Troup Montgomery Co., GA |
|
It appears that all of those persons enslaved by
Robert Lachlan Troup in Montgomery County, Georgia were divided into
two lots, Lot #1 going to his nephew, a lunatic, George Michael
Troup, Jr. and Lot #2 going to his brother, Gov. George Michael
Troup. Robert appears to have owned two plantations
in Montgomery County, Horseshoe and Rosemont Plantations, and, according
to writings of the time, he also fathered several children that he
stated were being left,
enslaved, with his brother George. His will lists one enslaved woman, Matilda,
who was 15-years-of age at the time of the writing, and it is unknown
why she is singled out among all the other children Robert
presumably fathered; but we can assume she was his daughter, or,
possibly, a “concubine”, in that maybe he got her pregnant right before
he died and he was making sure she did not end up in a field with his
soon to be born child. He states: “…with the single execution so far as my
personal property is concerned of the young girl Matilda now
about fifteen years of age and brot up in the family which said girl I
will and bequeath to Miss Sarah E. Williams for her heirs
Executors and assigns as a small token of my regard Esteem and respect
for her.” Dated 21 September 1848. Who was Sarah Williams to Robert? Was
she a woman he would’ve married? The only person by this name in
Montgomery County during the 1850 census was a 4-year-old girl, the
presumed daughter of Franklin H. Williams. Was this the same
person? Or, did Sarah live elsewhere, or, possibly die before
1850? Very curious. Matilda was special for some reason; the
wording suggests that she was raised as Robert’s child, inside of
his home, never having to work. The lot of enslaved people that George Sr.
presumably inherited from his brother does not match those found in
George’s estate when he died in 1856; however, there was an
eight-year gap between the brothers’ deaths, so it’s likely many died or
were sold away by the time George died. Matching the lots created against the original
inventory in Robert’s estate, we find that Lemon, Abe,
Abraham, and a man whose name looks like Zinc or could be
June are not in the lots. Then, there is Alex, Patty,
Sarah Ann, and Yorrick who were listed in the lots but not
the original inventory. It is hard to tell if Robert’s enslaved
people were listed in George’s estate due to the commonality of
names; although, there are some unique names, like Yorrick, which
is listed in George’s estate and Robert’s estate, but,
again, are they the same man or is it just a coincidence? It appears that the lots were divided by family
groups because we can find some of these names twenty years later in the
1870 census; therefore, check
the “combined list” for possible surnames. If you have not read George’s page, I will
reiterate here, that many African-American descendants claim Gov.
George Michael Troup as their Caucasian ancestor, yet, no one has
any sort of proof other than a family story. Most of those claiming this descent state that
their family members were also enslaved by the governor; however, I have
found these families enslaved by Robert on his plantations,
Horseshoe and Rosemont. Not to mention the documentation that states it
was well-known that Robert fathered children with the women he
enslaved and so did his nephew, George Michael Troup, Junior.
What has not been documented, was the name of the woman or women who
bore Robert’s children. |
Bills of Sales
Book T pgs. 83-89
[Montgomery County Probate Court]
The following are listed in order as found on the estate papers.
The ORDER number is the order in
which each person was listed on the document, the numbers are not original to
the documents
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find command on your computer to find a specific name.
| ORDER | PLANTATION | YEAR | NAME | AGE | SEX | VALUE | DATE | ||
| D | Month | Year | |||||||
| 00001 | Horseshoe/Rosemonts | 1856 | Primus | ----- | ----- | $1,200.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00002 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Billy | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00003 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Binah | ----- | ----- | $1.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00004 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Lewis | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00005 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | July | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00006 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Stephen | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00007 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Cyrus | ----- | ----- | $700.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00008 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Jacob | ----- | ----- | $650.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00009 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Doctor | ----- | ----- | $50.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00010 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Susan | ----- | ----- | $850.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00011 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Ben | ----- | ----- | $400.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00012 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Jack | ----- | ----- | $250.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00013 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Dolly or Polly | ----- | ----- | $100.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00014 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Camelia or Cornelia | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00015 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Lewis | 5 | ----- | $200.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00016 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | John | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00017 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Lydia | ----- | ----- | $850.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00018 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Sandy | ----- | ----- | $400.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00019 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Ceaser | ----- | ----- | $400.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00020 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Smart | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00021 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Sarah | ----- | ----- | $700.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00022 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Patience | ----- | ----- | $700.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00023 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Dorinda | ----- | ----- | $600.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00024 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Eliza | ----- | ----- | $550.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00025 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Margaret | ----- | ----- | $400.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00026 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Sophia | ----- | ----- | $350.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00027 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Smart | ----- | ----- | $20.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00028 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Joseph | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00029 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Molly | ----- | ----- | $500.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00030 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | John (infant) | ----- | ----- | $100.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00031 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Beck | ----- | ----- | $850.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00032 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Jane | ----- | ----- | $850.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00033 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Nancy | ----- | ----- | $700.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00034 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | June or Jim? | ----- | ----- | $600.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00035 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Roger | ----- | ----- | $250.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00036 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Primus | ----- | ----- | $450.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00037 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Morris | ----- | ----- | $150.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00038 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Polly or Dolly | ----- | ----- | $100.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00039 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Tom | ----- | ----- | $700.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00040 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Lucy | ----- | ----- | $550.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00041 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Marcus | ----- | ----- | $250.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00042 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Lemon | ----- | ----- | $900.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00043 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Bob | ----- | ----- | $900.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00044 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Washington | ----- | ----- | $900.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00045 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Lymus | ----- | ----- | $600.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00046 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Milly | ----- | ----- | $30.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00047 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Zinc or June | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00048 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | William | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00049 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Dorinda | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00050 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Abe | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00051 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Venus | ----- | ----- | $600.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00052 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Abraham | ----- | ----- | $500.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00053 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Caty | ----- | ----- | $350.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00054 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Rachael | ----- | ----- | $250.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00055 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Matilda | ----- | ----- | $200.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00056 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Ansel | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00057 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Dorinda | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00058 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Frank | ----- | ----- | $700.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00059 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Neapin? | ----- | ----- | $1,100.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00060 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Hannah | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00061 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Binah | ----- | ----- | $650.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00062 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Allen? | ----- | ----- | $600.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00063 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Isaac | ----- | ----- | $150.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00064 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Othello | ----- | ----- | $1.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00065 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Harriet | ----- | ----- | $50.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00066 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Alex | ----- | ----- | $1,000.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00067 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Patty | ----- | ----- | $200.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00068 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Sarah Ann | ----- | ----- | $500.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
| 00069 | Horseshoe/Rosemont | 1856 | Yorrick | ----- | ----- | $800.00 | 6 | August | 1856 |
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