SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

Owens Plantation

Location: on Catawba River, Mecklenberg Co., NC
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History: Owens Plantation, as described in the Will of George W. Smartt (1808), was a 350 acre plantation on the Catawba River.

Associated Surnames: Hayes, Smartt

Associated Plantations: Oak Hill Plantation (Mecklenberg Co., NC)

Associated Free White Names

• Moses Hayes: owner
• George White Smartt: owner of Oak Hill Plantation; purchased Owens Plantation from Moses Hayes
  • son Thomas B. Smartt: inherited Owens Plantation from his father G.W. Smartt

Associated Black Slave Names

1808: Slaves of Thomas B. Smartt. Inherited from his father George W. Smartt
From the Will of George White Smartt, Nov. 14, 1808. Mecklenburg Co., NC Will Book E, pg 89. Contributed by NNoe1313@aol.com

• Aaron: given to son Thomas B. Smartt
  • wife Silvey: given to son Thomas B. Smartt
  • future children of Aaron and Silvey willed to son Thomas B. Smartt
• Fillis: "daughter of Nanny"; given to son Thomas B. Smartt

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

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RESOURCES

• Will of George White Smartt, Nov. 14, 1808. Mecklenburg Co., NC Will Book E, pg 89. Contributed by NNoe1313@aol.com