West Feliciana Parish Slaves from Plantations Owned by Richard Haile & Sarah Rucker Haile

The following is a list of slaves recorded on the succession record of Sarah Rucker Haile, wife of Richard H. Haile, dated May 13, 1859 in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.  For more information on this list click here.

Separate Property owned by Sarah Rucker Haile
Name
Approximate Age
Lige
aged 50 years
Betsey
aged 50 years
Lewis
aged 12 years
L. Bob
aged 35 years
Susan
aged 20 years
Louisa
aged 2 years
Pharis
aged 3 years
Francis
aged 28 years
Sam
aged 9 years
Judy
aged 55 years
Dave                 
aged 25 years 
Henrietta          
aged 22 years 
Old Maria      
aged 60 years   
Alfred        
aged 30 years         
John                 
aged 23 years 
Moses                
aged 18 years
Isaac            
aged 24 years  
Taylor                     
aged 13 years     
Community Property owned by Richard H. Haile & Sarah Rucker Haile
Name
Approximate Age
Clarrisa                
aged 50 years 
Jim                           
aged 18 years  
Eliza                     
aged 13 years     
Isabel          
aged 18 years    
Sylvester          
aged 4 years
Kelly                   
aged 30 years
Ellen              
aged 3 years 
Hannah                 
aged 10 years
Anna                       
aged 10 years
Austin          
aged 9 years          
Patrick          
aged 50 years            
Ann                      
aged 45 years 
Milly                            
aged 35 years
Mati?a         
aged 15 years
Kitty             
aged 50 years
Little Lize              
aged 9 years
Lucy                       
aged 8 years
Phillip                    
aged 6 years
Noah                     
aged 4 years
Jacob                     
aged 1 year
Amelia                   
aged 15 years
Marinda                 
aged 12 years
Willis                      
aged 8 years
Lily                          
aged 6 years
Doctor                    
aged 24 years
Chaney
aged 20 years
Delphine
aged 2 years
Charles
aged 45 years
Clarice
aged 45 years
Muse
aged 1 year
Dick
aged 40 years
Ned
aged 23 years
Susan
aged 17 years
Lindy
Infant
Big Nelson
aged 45 years
Lizzy
aged 35 years
Mary Ann
aged 17 years
Mira
aged 12 years
Nelson
aged 10 years
Isaac
aged 6 years
Rachael
aged 2 years
Horace
aged 40 years
Laura
aged 8 years
Horace
aged 4 years
Israel
aged 1 year
John
aged 25 years
Isaac
aged 35 years
Old Billy
aged 60 years
[Tower?]
aged 22 years
L. George
aged 31 years
Judy
aged 40 years
Olivia
aged 16 years
Robert
aged 8 years
Kate
aged 4 years
Temple
aged 1 year
Old George
aged 75 years
Wilson
aged 30 years
Nelly
aged 45 years
Julia
aged 35 years
Mary
aged 15 years
Jim
aged 12 years
Tom
aged 8 years
Corean
aged 6 years
William
aged 4 years
William
aged 4 years
Jack
aged 40 years
Patty
aged 40 years
Tempy
aged 13 years
Minty
aged 10 years
Eleven
aged 31 years
Margaret
aged 35 years
Dennis
aged 16 years
Jenny
aged 55 years
Willis
aged 35 years
Comfort
aged 45 years
Mary Pete
aged 20 years
Julia
aged 23 years 
Anthony
aged 30 years
Henry
 aged 35 year
Property now in possession of Benjamin Franklin Haile (Son)
Name
Approximate Age
Martha
aged 24 years
Amelia
aged 21 years
Catharine
aged 2 years
Paris
aged 1 year
George
aged 35 years
Caroline
aged 40 years
Louisa
aged 27 years
George
aged 22 years
Ann
aged 24 years
Maria
aged 50 years
Spencer
aged 54 years
Ersy
aged 20 years
Harriet
aged 12 years
Rachael
aged 24 years
Sam
aged 25 years
Leah
aged 2 years
Eliz
aged 22 years & Infant aged 6 months [?]
Rose
aged 17 years
[Illegible]
aged 28 years
Property previously given to Benjamin Franklin Haile (no real title made to him)
Name
Approximate Age
Edmund
aged 27 year
Henry
aged 27 years
Amy
aged 40 years
Emily
aged 20 years
Gabriel
aged 25 years
Harriet
aged 30 years
Betsy
aged 40 years
Ned
aged 13 years
Levy
aged 8 years
Mahala
aged 22 years & two children
[Illegible]
aged 22 years
Property previously given to Ann Haile Stewart (Daughter) & W.M. Stewart (no real title made to them)
Name
Approximate Age
Catharine
aged 35 years
Betsy
aged 5 years
Fanny
aged 3 years
Bell
aged 16 years
Infant
Jeff
aged 30 years
Harry
aged 35 years
Dick
aged 16 years
Jule
aged 8 years
Old Jane
aged 60 years
Ellen
aged 14 years
Property previously given to Mary Eliza Haile Harbour & PleasantJ. Harbour (no real title made to them)
Name
Approximate Age
Nelson
aged 38 years
Able
aged 30 years 
Alphonse
aged 18 years
Mary
 aged 45 years
Amelia
aged 22 years
Kitty
aged 20 years
Nancy
aged 30 years
Hannah
aged 5 years
Will
aged 4 years
Martin
aged 1 year
Property previously given to Laura Haile Wilson & Alexander Wilson (no real title made to him)
Name
Approximate Age
Sally
aged 20 years
Cornelius
aged  4 years
Mary Jane
aged 40 years
Cyrus
aged 4 years
Lizzy
aged 35 years
Demps
aged 28 years
Sara Jane
aged 7 years
Catharine
aged 5 years
Dorcas
aged 3 years
Eliza
aged 2 years
Julia
aged 40 years
Delia
aged 15 years
Arm[?]n
aged 17 years
Manuel
aged 35 years
Mariah
aged 27 years

Source: West Feliciana Parish Probate Records, Inventory Book G, pp. 384-389 (WFP Courthouse)

5 thoughts on “West Feliciana Parish Slaves from Plantations Owned by Richard Haile & Sarah Rucker Haile”

  1. Hello Michael,
    I found this blog and wanted to let you know that my ancestors were also slaves of Richard and Sarah Haile. On page 3 of the document is listed a slave Edmund aged 27 year. This was our great, great grandfather. Our family says he was the child of a east Indian slave named Penny and Richard Haile. I wanted to reach out and develop contact with you since we have many other relatives from this area as well. you can reach me via this google profile. My name is Richard Pate and I live in Indiana but have many family members still in the Baker, Zackery and St. Francisville area. hope to hear from you soon. Thank You.

  2. Hello Richard,

    I'm sorry I took sooooooooo long to reply. FOr some reason, I don't receive notifications that people post comments to my blog.

    Yes, I know all about Edmund Pate. Your cousin, Larry Munson, told me all about him. πŸ™‚

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