(A) Marshall's Sale of Enslaved: Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, 1841

I came across this article from a local newspaper in Raymond, Mississippi when researching a family surname of STAMPS. In addition to the surname catching my eye, the location is an area where my Ancestors have lived -- to date I have documented ancestral family from Holmes, Rankin, and Simpson counties in Mississippi. 

The city of Raymond is in Hinds County, Mississippi and it is one of two county seats, the other being Jackson, Mississippi. Directly to the east of Hinds County is Rankin County where my STAMPS family is from and it seems they continue to live.

At this point I don't know if I am connected to the enslaver(s) or the enslaved. Named are 36 men, women, and children who are being publicly sold in 1841.This is a time period when enslaved people were most often only named as property being bought, sold, or given in Wills,

A Marshall's Sale was a public auction held by a court-appointed Marshall to settle debts, legal judgments, or estates.

From the article . . . the following named negroes to wit: Rachael, Louisa, Rindah, Charles, Fanny, and one child (Ann,) George, Sally and one child Hubbard, Tom, Abram, Clarisa, and three children (William, Amorica and Manual,) Ben, Harriet, Anderson, Diannah, Anthony, Patrick, Phil, Isaac, Calvin, Melton, Shack, Aberdeen, Gilpin, Milly, Rosanna, John, Robert, Peter, Franky and two children (July and Peter,) . . .

I call their names and keep them in my heart.

South-Western Farmer, The Raymond Times

Raymond, Mississippi, February 12. 1841, page 2

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