Putting Names to the Enslaved from Jemima (Porter) Coor’s Estate in Copiah Co, Mississippi

Saying the names of the enslaved brings them to life. As I find these people in my ancestor’s records, I shall bring them to the light and say their names. They are an important part of the history of my ancestor’s lives and their livelihood.

I am currently studying the life of Jemima Porter who married Daniel Coor around 1784 in North Carolina.[1] Fast forward, she died sometime before 18 February 1839, when George Madison Barnes began settling her estate. He, with sureties Samuel T. Scott and W. K. Perkins, posted the bond of twenty thousand dollars, which indicates an estate of large value.[2] 

Bond, George M. Barnes, Jemima Coor Estate

On the same day, the following men were ordered to appraise her estate: Edwin R. Brown, Moses Norman, Chas. J. Hendry, Andrew J. Cassity and Samuel H Aby. Aby, Brown, and Norman swore and signed the authorization for the appraisal.[3]

E. R. Brown, P. H. Aby, and MD Norman performed the appraisal and issued the following list of the personal property appraised 25 March 1839. This amounted to eight enslaved people owned by Jemima Coor:

Alvin                   $1000

Edmond               $1050
Emmet                 $  500

Robert                  $  800

Henry                   $  400

Clary & child       $1050

Sally                      $  900

Eliza                      $  800

Total      $6900[4]

Appraisal of Personal Property Jemima Coor Estate

On the same day, these enslaved people were sold on credit of twelve months to the following family members:

Joseph Cooper purchased a negro boy Alvin for $1090; another named Robert for $600, and a third, named Edmond for $1000; total $2690.

William Barnes purchased a negro girl named Sally for $1032, another named Eliza for $1160, and a boy Emmit for $600; a total of $2812.

Mrs. C. Revell purchased a negro boy named Henry, a girl named Clary and child for $1637.[5]

Sale of Personal Property, Jemima Coor Estate

The eight enslaved people are fully accounted for in the above sale. Joseph Cooper is believed to be the husband of Jemima’s daughter Mary. William Barnes is believed to be the husband of Jemima’s daughter, Ann. It is also possible that he was the brother of the administrator, George M. Barnes. Mrs. C. Revel was Jemima’s daughter, who married Eldridge S. Revill on 3 February 1820 in Lawrence Co, Mississippi.[6]

Because family members purchased these enslaved people, it might be possible to trace forward in time to discover their whereabouts.

However, if I cannot find them in later records, at least I have put a name to eight of the people who were responsible for the success of Jemima’s estate. 

Alvin. Edmund. Emmet. Robert. Henry. Clary with child. Sally. Eliza.

May your descendants find you!


[1] More research is needed, but likely married in Wayne Co, NC. From 1810 census, she was born between 1761 & 1770.

[2] Bond of George Madison Barnes, Estate of Jemima Coor, Copiah Co, Mississippi, probate, loose papers, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q6-WYFD), image 825-26.

[3] Warrant of Appraisement, Estate of Jemima Coor, Copiah Co, MS, probate, loose papers, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q6-WYFD), image 827-28.

[4] A list of personal property of appraisement, Estate of Jemima Coor, Copiah Co, Mississippi, probate, loose papers, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q6-WYFD), image 829-30.

[5] A list of personal property sold, Estate of Jemima Coor, Copiah Co, Mississippi, probate, loose papers, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q6-WYFD), image 836-37.

[6] Lawrence Co, Mississippi, Marriage Records, 1, 1818-1828: 36, Revill-Coor, FHL microfilm 905,518, item 2.


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