384 Formerly Enslaved of William Lovett Balfour (1802-1857) & Family

Sharing a decade’s worth of research into 384 of the formerly enslaved of the Balfour family of North Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

In 2005, I (along with my awesome research team) began researching the origins of William Lovett Balfour (March 25, 1802-May 8, 1857) as a potential slaveholder of my Atlas line. In the time since, we confirmed that Balfour was NOT slaveholder of the King Atlas, Sr., his wife Rachel Day, and their children John, King Jr., William Steven, Andrew and Mary. Despite this, we gathered A LOT of info on this family and their enslaved. To date, we have gathered information on 384 individuals who were formerly enslaved by Balfour and his family.

At the time of his death in 1857, Balfour’s estate in just East Carroll Parish was worth $181,000 which, adjusted for inflation, is upwards of $4.7 million today.

Information was gathered from the following records:

Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War. Series G: Selections from the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, Part 5: Natchez Trace Collection— Other Plantation Collections. William L. Balfour Papers, 1841–1863. General Editor: Kenneth M. Stampp, Associate Editor Martin Schipper.
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Will and Codicil, Succession Record, Book I, 1857 – 1859, Page 1, William L. Balfour. Written: April 17, 1857, Recorded: June 3, 1857. 10th Judicial District Of Louisiana Courts, East Carroll Parish Clerk Of Court, 400 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254.
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Inventory, Succession Book I, Page 4, June 8, 1857, Estate of William L. Balfour of Madison County, MS. 10th Judicial District Of Louisiana Courts, East Carroll Parish Clerk Of Court, 400 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254.
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Mortgage Records, John B. Byrne to Wm. L. Balfour, Book B, Page 294-295, transaction: November 13, 1841, East Carroll Parish Clerk Of Court, 400 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254.
Mortgage Record, W.S. Balfour to J.B. Byrne, Book D, Page 154-157, transaction: November 12, 1846, Recorded March 8, 1848, East Carroll Parish Clerk Of Court, 400 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254.
1850 and 1860 United States Census Mortality Schedules
USGenWeb

The Balfour family held the formerly enslaved and/or had plantations in the following locations:

Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Bolivar County, Mississippi
Coahoma County, Mississippi
Claiborne County, Mississippi
Madison County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
Yazoo County, Mississippi

There was no use in keeping the information for these folks on a hard drive. I KNOW there will be someone who is so close to getting the info they need on their ancestors and it may be in my hands. The table below is sortable, searchable, and can show up to 100 rows at a time.

If you have questions regarding any of the notations, holler at me below. Also, if you think you’re connected to this family through slavery or perhaps through DNA, I’d also love to hear from you. Remember, I’ve been tracing them for over a decade, so I have A LOT more than this. Cheers to some new finds!

Slaves of the Balfour Family (NC, LA, MS)

Below is a table of individuals and families who were enslaved by William Balfour (1770-1835), his son, William Lovett Balfour (1802-1857), and their family who lived and/or had plantations in: North Carolina Counties: Edgecombe; Louisiana Parishes: Carroll Parish and Feliciana; Mississippi Counties: Bolivar, Coahoma, Claiborne, Madison, Marshall, and Yazoo.

First Name	Last Name (if listed)	Approx. Age	Birthplace	Gender	Race	Marital Status	Record Year	Plantation	County/Parish	State	Owner	Source	Notes
Frederick		?		Male			1862	?	?	?	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sold by a ? Brown to the Balfours for $2,500 – Series G Scans 00138 Page 159
Adison		3		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 250
Aimy		30		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 850
Amos		2 months		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Andrew		10		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Angeline		6 months		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Anica		16 years		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Bailey		?		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 600; husband of Louisa Bailey
Bash		28		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1350
Big Ann		35		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 800
Billy		0 months		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Cain		40		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 650
Callis		56 years		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Cap		31		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1300; may be Caph? On plantation and slave sale from 1841; delivered sattle to Louis Gartley Balfour in 1864
Caraline		45		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 300
Caroline		35		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 700
Caroline		2		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 200
Catharine		23		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Charles	Cotton	31		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1400; Probably a relative of Jim and Mary Cotton on Homestead Inventory
Clarrissa		10 months		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Cleming		22		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1050
Cornelius		2		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 200
Dandridge		35		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1050
Dennis		8		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 300
Dick		36		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Dilly		18		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Eliza	Broks or Brooks	30		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 600; probably related to Sarah Brooks; may be Eliza on 1841 plantation and slave sale
Emily		19		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 950
Essick		42		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000; husband of Louisa Essick
Felix		22		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1350; husband of Mary Felix
Fred		42		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 900
George	Brady	35		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 200
George	Porter	28 years		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1250; probably related to Sarah Porter and Lydia Porter; 1870 US Census – Ward 6, Carroll, LA, married to Louisa Porter, children: Amy, Nathan and Emily
Green		18		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1350
Hannibald		45		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 450
Harriett		35		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 750
Harriett		3		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 250
Henry	Huddle	49		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 200
Horace		7		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Ike	Brown	aged 30 years		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 900
Ike	Gutty/Cutty	30		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 300
Infant		?		?			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Isabella		10		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Jerry		43		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1100; surgery performed on him and two women; bill paid in 1865
Joe		5		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 350
John	Jacob	23		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1350
John	Young	28		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1300
John Henry		14		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 750; jailed and expenses refunded in 1864 (poisoned William Murphy’s children
Julius		35		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 700
Katey		13		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 600
Labe		28		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1200
Labe		7		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 450
Lavilia		9		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 600
Libey or Tibey		34		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Little Ann or Arm		37		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 800
Little Henry		18		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1350
Little Liza		70		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100; noted as Idiot; ; may be Eliza on 1841 plantation and slave sale
Little Louis		16		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1100
Little Mary		23		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Lizett		3		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 250
Louis	Bell	49		Male		Married	1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 550; husband of Lydia Bell
Louisa		7		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Louisa	Bailey	35		Female		Married	1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 600; wife of Bailey
Louisa	Essick	34		Female		Married	1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 800; wife of Essick
Lucinda		5		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 300
Lydia	Bell	45		Female		Married	1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 400; wife of Louis Bell
Lydia	Porter	25		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1050; probably related to George Porter and Sarah Porter
Mack		27 years		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1350
Maria		14 months		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Martha		23		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000
Mary	Felix	22		Female		Married	1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000; wife of Felix
Mary	Rogers	aged about 35 years		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 200
Mary Jane		13		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 900
Matilda		14		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 850
Milton		27		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1300
Minerva		25		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Minerva		2 months		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Nancy		45		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Nelson		33		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1250; ran away to Austin, Tunica County, MS and was captured by John S. Powell in 1857; May be either Nelson Harris or Nelson Deshails on 1870 Census
Nick		65		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Peter		38		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 900; cash delivered by him to William Murphy to buy corn in 1863 (see estate records)
Prince		3 months		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Priscilla		4		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 300
Richmond		5		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 350
Robert		12		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 800
Rose		15		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 900
Ruben		40		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 750
Sally Ann		aged about 6 mo.		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 100
Sam		aged about 30 years		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1300.00; cash sent by him to Louis Gartley Balfour in 1865
Sarah	Brooks	42		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 800; probably related to Eliza Brooks
Sarah	Porter	22		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000; probably related to Lydia Porter and George Porter
Shirley		45		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 250
Stephen		28 years		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1300
Susan		31		Female			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 800
Tom		4		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 250
Tom	Monk	70		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 500
Tom	Talbert	23		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1000; may be slave who ran away in estate records
Wash	Sorter	26		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1300
Wesley		32		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 1050; ran away to Coahoma County, MS and was returned by JW Berry in 1857
William		9		Male			1857	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at appraisal – 700
Grandison	Balfour	1	VA	Male	Black	Widowed	1860	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Mortality Schedules	Died March 1859 from scrofilia, sick 60 days, an infant
Nancy	Balfour	60	LA	Female	Black	Single	1860	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Mortality Schedules	Died November 1859 from dropsy; sick 90 days, a field hand
Rose	Balfour	1	LA	Female	Mulatto	Single	1860	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Mortality Schedules	Died April 1859 from a cold, sick 14 days, an infant
Abram		?		Male			1866	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Delivered cash to Louis Gartley Balfour; may have been personal slave of LG Balfour – Perscription rendered May 21, 1858 – See 00798 of Series G Scans (Pg. 15)
Tom		?		Male			?	Eyrie	Carroll Parish	LA	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Delivered cash to Louis Gartley Balfour
Abraham		40		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500 – 09/02/1858 – Used by Inman Williams of Cooper’s Mill, MS (receipt – See 00820 of Series G, Page 20); Receipt dated January 17, 1859/1860 and April 14, 1859/1860 for visit with doctor. See Sereis G Scans 00912, Page 46
Adaline		20		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1025
Adam		7		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 625
Addison		45		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 550; probably the slave refered to in Series G scans that can “sharpen a plough” at an unkonwn plantation location. See FHL2230250_038
Ainny		40		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 725
Albert		4 months		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Alex	Bailey	34		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1325; May be related to Bailey and Louisa Bailey at Eyrie Plantation, Carroll Parish, LA
Alex	Cobb	46		Male		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1025; probably the husband of Sarah Cobb
Allen		5		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Anderson		14		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 975
Ann		9		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 525
Anny		4		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Anthony		18		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1400
Ary		50		?			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 600
Austin		38		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1025
Ben		20		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1375
Betty		20		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1100
Betty		5		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Big Joe		29		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1150
Big Susan		34		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 800
Bil		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 912
Bil		7		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 525
Bob		45		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1300
Caleb		18		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1150; Perscription administered to him on July 12, 1857 at Homestead Plantation, Madison County, MS – See Series G Scans – 00738 (Pg. 3)
Cap Henry		35		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1050; mentioned in estate documents in Carroll Parish re: Balfours in TX during Civil War
Catharine		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Ceily		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 850
Charity		18		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1100
Charlotte		16		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 925
Child	Whitney	?		?			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Was visited by the doctor on November 6, 1857 at Homestead Plantation, Madison County, MS. See Series G Scan 00739 (Pg. 4)
Cinthia		9		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 587
Clinton		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 800
Daniel		4		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Dave		15		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1000, Doctor’s receipt dated January 18, 1861 Series G Scan 01046, Page 92
Dick		19		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1400; Doctor’s visit receipt dated May 22, 1860 – Series G Scans 01045 Page 91
Dock		10		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 600; Perscription and doctor’s visit for him on July 12 and July 15, 1857 at Homestead Plantation, Madison County, MS. Mentions visted along with Sarah and Betsey, unsure which one. See Series G Scans – 00738 (Pg. 3)
Duff		40		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 850
Ead		17		?			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1225
Easter Ann		9		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 700
Edmund		24		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1200; Related to Rachel, age 40 from Homestead, Madison County, MS; Last name is Day.
Edward		22		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1375
Eliza		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 825
Eliza		?		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 0
Elizabeth		2		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 250
Ellen		10		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 625
Ellen		4		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Elvina		20		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1150
Ema		5		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 375
Emily		18		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1100
Epsy		33		?			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 850
Fanny		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 410
Francis		6 months		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Frank		6		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500; Doctor’s receipt dated January 18, 1861 Series G Scan 01046, Page 92
George		35		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1100
George	German	16		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 900
George	Whitney	40		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 800; Had a child who was visited by the doctor on November 6, 1857 at Homestead Plantation, Madison County, MS. See Series G Scan 00739 (Pg. 4)
Gid		22		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1300
Gracy		45		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 600
Granberry		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 950; May have been a slave of the Grandbury/Grandberry family of Mississippi – See http://battleofraymond.org/holder.htm
Hanna		20		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 950
Harry, the ginner		55		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500
Hart		18		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1150
Henry		33		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1255
Henry	Chiles	20		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1400
Hiram		2 months		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Horace		30		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1100
Horrace		10 months		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200
Horrice		?		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200
Hyram		22		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1425
Ike		35		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 150
Isabel		15		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 925
Jack		6		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500
Jack		25		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1300
Jacob		46		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 77; 5probably the slave refered to in Series G scans that was sent in Addison’s place to “sharpen a plough” at an unkonwn plantation location. See FHL2230250_038
Jane		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500
Jane		50		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 450
Jane		28		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1075
Jane		6 months		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Jeff		20		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1425
Jefs		15		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 975
Jennett		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1125
Jerry		60		Male		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100; probably the husband of Mary Jerry
Jim		30		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1100
Jim	Cotton	55		Male		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 550 – husband of Mary Cotton; Doctor’s visit receipt dated October 4, 1860 – Series G Scans 01045, Page 91
Jim	Hutton	35		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1000 – may be the father of John Button (age 9) or related to Jim and Mary Cotton; Given money for fodder for William Suggs Balfour January 1, 1859 – See Series G 00808 (Page 18)
John		8		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 600
John	Buttons	9		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 660 – may be the son of Jim Hutton or related to Jim and Mary Cotton
John	Tarer	10		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 800
Jonas		17		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1025
Josh		8		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 625
Julia		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 925; Receipt April 10, 1859 “Visit with Julia” See Series G Scan 00912, Page 46, Doctor’s receipt dated May 16, 1860, Series G Scans 01045, page 91
Kate		45		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 575
Kate		4		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Kate		2		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 250
Lady		10		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 635
Lady		11		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 650
Leathe Ann		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 425
Lewis		4		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 250
Lidia		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 625
Lilly		9		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 415
Lissia		7		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 315
Little Andy		3		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200
Little Ben		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 900
Little Betty		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 335
Little Bobb		13		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1025
Little Charlotte		11		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 525
Little Harry		50		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500
Little Henry		8		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 650
Little Horrace		5		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 425
Little Jim		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 875
Little Joe		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 750
Little Lucy		19		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1300
Little Martha		5		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Little Martha		9		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 512 – May be the daughter of Martha Sharp (age 30, value $900)
Little Mary		7		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Little Nancy		6 months		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Little Peter		7		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 600
Little Peter		2		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200
Little Sarah		16		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 925
Little Susan		24		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 875
Louisa		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 550
Lovy		5		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 275
Lucinda		6 months old		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Lucy		48		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 600
Malinda		2		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200
Malinda		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 675
Margaret		18		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1125
Margy		7		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 450
Maria		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 900
Marsh		10		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1000
Mart/Martin		8		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500; Operation for paraphymosis (diesease of the penis) on September 7, 1857 at Homestead Plantation; perscription administered September 10, 1857 – See Series G Scan 00738 (Pg. 3)
Marth	Hiran	30		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1000
Martha	Thomas	35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 700
Martha	Sharp	30		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 900 – May be the mother of Little Martha (age 9; value $512); Bill from D. Watts – “Carrying Martha home, 1 ticket and two meals,” October 19-20, 1859 – See Series G Scan 01001 Page 74
Mary		35		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1125
Mary		40		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 100
Mary	Cotton	50		Female		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 325 – wife of Jim Cotton; Doctor’s receipt dated November 17, 1857 Series G Scans 00586, Page 98
Mary	Harris	50		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 255
Mary	House	45		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Mary	Jerry	50		Female		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200; probably the wife of Jerry
Mary Andy		55		Female		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 175 – probably the wife of Old Andy
Mary Ann		12		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 700
Matilda		6		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 425; Receipt for doctor’s vist dated September 26, 1862 (Series G Scans 00162, Page 163
Matt		12		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 725; may be a slave that was moved from Homestead to Eyrie; living at William Benton’s plantation in Carroll Parish in 1857 and delivered back to Eyrie Plantation
Melvina		19		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1075; Related to Rachel, age 40 from Homestead, Madison County, MS; Last name is Day.
Milly		20		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1025; Receipt dated August 12, 1858 “Visit to Milly’s Child” See Series G Scans 00875, Page 35
Mima		18		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1050
Minerva		25		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1050
Moses		40		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Moses		45		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 125
Nancy		20		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1200
Ned	Cobb	65		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1000 – related to Sarah and Alex Cobb; Receipt dated May 27, 1858 “Lancing? for Ned” See Series G Scans 00875, Page 35
Neil		4		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 350
Nelson		45		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500; 03/28/1858 – May have been moved to Fall Back Plantation after Balfour’s death – See 00770 of Series G Scan (Pg 11) Bill for runaway slave $2 given by “boy Nelson”; Doctor’s receipt dated January 18, 1861 Series G Scan 01046, Page 92
Nicey		10		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 500
Old Andy		55		Male		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 25 – probably the husband of Mary Andy
Old Ben		50		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 50
Old Betty		60		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 25
Old Lewis		65		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Old Milly		60		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 25
Palmer		10		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 850, Receipt for doctor’s vist dated April 25-28, 1862 (Series G Scans 00162, Page 163
Patsy		4		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Peter		45		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 975
Peter	Johnson	55		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 900
Philip		11		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 850
Philip		4		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Philip		Baby		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 150
Phillie		40		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 625; Visit with Phillie’s child noted on March 15-18, 1859/1860 – See Series G Scans 00912, Page 46
Polly		17		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1050
Primus		4		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 250
Prince		32		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300; Receipt dated January 1, 1858 – “Referral at our office for Prince”. See Series G Scans 00875, Page 35. Receipt dated July 26-31, 1858 “To visit Pres. Prince; WS Balfour to AK Cage” See Series G Scans 00833, Page 27; Visit with doctor dated March 27 and March 30, April 12, 1859/1860 – See Series G Scan 00912, Page 46; Doctor’s visit receipt dated April 13, 23, 27, 1860 – Series G Scans 01045, Page 91
Rachael		40		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 675; married King Atlas, Sr. in Carroll Parish – recorded 09/02/1867. Last name is Day.
Rachael		18		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1000
Randol		2		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Richmond		45		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 835; Related to Rachel, age 40 from Homestead, Madison County, MS; Last name is Day.
Rindy		17		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 850
Risty		50		?			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 200
Rodney		47		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 800
Rufus		15		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1075
Sallie		50		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 400
Sandy		8		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 625
Sarah	Cobb	32		Female		Married	1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 175 – probably the wife of Alex Cobb
Serena		25		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 975
Tennessee		14		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 775
Tom	Carter	30		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1500
Tom South		35		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 775
Toney		60		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 275; May be the same slave that was given to Nancy Perry Balfour by her father Josiah Perry after his death and later sued for against Thomas W. Chinn. See 1821 Edgecombe County NC and 1827 Feliciana Parish Record – http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/bertie/wills/perry1820.txt and http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=7440
Wash		35		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1400
Wash		30		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 1075
Watsy		30		Female			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 875
Westley		10 months		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 150
Willy		4		Male			1857	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Estate Inventory	Value at apprraisal – 300
Milly’s Child		?		?			1858	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Receipt dated August 12, 1858 “Visit to Milly’s Child” See Series G Scans 00875, Page 35
Phillie’s Child		?		?			1859/1860	Homestead	Madison County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Visit with Phillie’s child noted on March 15-18, 1859/1860 – See Series G Scans 00912, Page 46
Ed		?		Male			1859	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Unpaid debt, Issued July 11, 1859 – Ran away on unknown date, caught with dogs by Thomas Hamberlin; ordered by ED Cox of Woodside Plantation on November 1, 1857 on behalf of the estate – See Series G Scans 00956, Page 57
Amy or Amos		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit dated July 28, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Clarke		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated September 16, September 19, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Edie		?		Female			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Receipt for doctor’s visit dated January 12, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
George		?		Male			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated September 16, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Jim		?		Male			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated November 19, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Joe		?		Male			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated November 18, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Mary		?		Female			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit dated May 27, May 29 and June 9, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Mary		?		Female			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated July 28, August 6, August 15-16, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Millie’s Child		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated September 20, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Minnie’s Child		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit dated July 13, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Peter		?		Male			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit dated April 2, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Rachel’s Child		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Receipt for doctor’s visit dated January 26, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Randall		?		Male			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Receipt for doctor’s visit dated January 4, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Rita or Rick		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated September 20, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Rita’s Child		?		?			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated September 18, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Sam		?		Male			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit and board dated September 29, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Susan		?		Female			1860	Woodside	Yazoo County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Reciept for doctor’s visit dated May 22, May 25, 1860 – See Series G Scans 01037, Page 89
Delia		Woman		Female			1803		Edgecombe County	NC	William Balfour	USGenWeb	Sold to Josiah Sparkman for $40 worth of silver
Jolly		Boy		Male			1803		Edgecombe County	NC	William Balfour	USGenWeb	Sold to Josiah Sparkman for $40 worth of silver
Jean		Boy		Male			1805		Edgecombe County	NC	William Balfour and John Wadford	USGenWeb	Sold to Isham Holloman for $333 pounds (included 1/3 silver)
Jim		12		Male			1805		Edgecombe County	NC	William Balfour	USGenWeb	Purchased from John Wadford for $150 pounds
Bridget		?		Female			1821		Bertie County	NC	Nancy Perry Balfour	Internet, USGenWeb	Probably the wife of Tony; bequeathed from father of Nancy Perry (Josiah Perry) See http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/bertie/wills/perry1820.txt
Carter		?		Female			1821		Bertie County	NC	Nancy Perry Balfour	Internet, USGenWeb	Bequeathed from father of Nancy Perry (Josiah Perry) See http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/bertie/wills/perry1820.txt
David		?		Male			1821		Bertie County	NC	Nancy Perry Balfour	Internet, USGenWeb	Probably the husband of Seller; bequeathed from father of Nancy Perry (Josiah Perry) See http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/bertie/wills/perry1820.txt
Rose V. and all her children		?		Female			1821		Bertie County	NC	Nancy Perry Balfour	Internet, USGenWeb	Bequeathed from father of Nancy Perry (Josiah Perry), See http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/bertie/wills/perry1820.txt
Seller		?		Female			1821		Bertie County	NC	Nancy Perry Balfour	Internet, USGenWeb	Probably the wife of David; bequeathed from father of Nancy Perry (Josiah Perry) See http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/bertie/wills/perry1820.txt
Tony		?		Male			1821		Bertie County	NC	Nancy Perry Balfour	Internet, USGenWeb	Probably the husband of Bridget; bequeathed from father of Nancy Perry (Josiah Perry); subject of lawsuit against Thomas W. Chinn – See 1825 Feliciana Parish entry and http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=7440
Anthony		Man		Male			1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to Ann R. Johnson for $620 by sheriff
Castell		Woman		Female			1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to Samuel Glascox for $10 by sheriff
David		Man		Male		Married	1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to William Balfour; probably William Lovett Balfour; Husband and Esther
Esther		Woman		Female		Married	1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to William Balfour by sheriff; probably William Lovett Balfour; Wife of David
Peter		Man		Male			1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold by sheriff to Thomas Butler for $1,200
Polly		Woman		Female			1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to William Balfour; probably William Lovett Balfour by sheriff
Tony		Man		Male			1825		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records, Internet	Property of Nancy Perry Balfour, see Edgecombe County NC entry 1821 – Sold to Edward Chinn for $470 by sheriff; matter of suit against Thomas W. Chinn by Nancy Perry Balfour in 1827 as Tony was a gift from her father, Josiah Perry; see http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/details.aspx?pid=7440
Moses		Man		Male			1826		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to William L. Balfour by sheriff for $509
Castell		12 to 13		Female			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to Hardy Perry by sheriff for $376; Hardy Perry half brother of Nancy Perry Balfour
Cillie or Ciller		Woman		Female			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold to John H. Mills by sheriff for $485; could be slave bequeathed by Josiah Perry to daughter Nancy Perry Balfour named Seller
Dread		Man		Male			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Sold by sheriff to William Gayoso Johnson for $540 *includes Rose and her children Isabel, Lenye and John
Isabel		Child		Female			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Child of Rose; bequeathed by Josiah Perry to daughter Nancy Perry Balfour; all sold by sheriff to William Gayoso Johnson
John		Infant		Male			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Child of Rose, born after sheriff seizurer; all sold by sheriff to William Gayoso Johnson
Lenye		Child		?			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Child of Rose; bequeathed by Josiah Perry to daughter Nancy Perry Balfourr; all sold by sheriff to William Gayoso Johnson
Rose		Woman		Female			1827		Feliciana Parish	LA	William Balfour	Clerk Records	Bequeathed by Josiah Perry to daughter Nancy Perry Balfour; mother of Isabel, John and Lenye; all sold for $540, by sheriff to William Gayoso Johnson
Washington		?		Male			1829		Madison County	MS	Nancy Perry Balfour	USGenWeb	Received as a gift from John M. Pettigrew of Green County, AL
Ann Grace	Robinson	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Betty		?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Caph?		?		?			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; may be Cap on Estate Inventory from 1857
Caroline		?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Charles	Grandison	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Child of Maria Grandison
Charles	Seipis/Serpis	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Charles	Sevarlles	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Son of Harriett Sevarlles
Daniel	Lewis	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Daniel		?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Eliza B.	Stewart	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Emaline	Butler	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Child of Rosetta Butler
Fountain		?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Harriett	Sevarlles	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Mother of Isaac and Charles Sevarlles
Henry	Henderson	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Henry	Waddell	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Isaac	Robinson	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Child of Ann Grace Robinson
Isaac	Sevarlles	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Son of Harriett Sevarlles
James or Jim		?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Jordan	Butler	?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Child of Rosetta Butler and Tom
Lewis		?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; son of Sarah Ann
Marguerite or Margaret		?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Maria	Allen	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Maria	Grandison	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; mother of Charles Grandison
Maria	Jackson	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; mother of Mary Jane Jackson
Marie	Jackson	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Mary Jane	Jackson	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; daughter of Maria Jackson
Priscilla	Cragge	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Rosetta	Butler	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; Mother of Emaline and Jordan Butler
Sarah Ann		?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; mother of Lewis
Sarah C.	Cragge	?		Female			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Tom		?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife; has child Jordan with Rosetta
Turner		?		Male			1841		Carroll Parish	LA	William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Purchased with Eyrie Plantation from John Byrne and wife
Betsy/Betsey		?		Female			1857		Madison County	MS	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Perscriptions and doctor’s visits from July 12-15, 1857 at Homestead Plantation, Madison County, MS – See Series G Scans 00738 (Pg. 3); Visit by Phililps and Halloway on March 1, 1858 – See Series G Scans 00707, Page 43
Andy		?		Male			1858		?		Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Expenses for sending “Andy” to Eyrie; See Series G Scans 00826, Page 24
Nat		?		Male			1859		Carroll Parish	LA	Estate Records of William Lovett Balfour	Clerk Records	Return of boy Nat after he ran away – refund to JR Parks
Unknown		?		Male			1859		?		Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sold to/from William Campbell; 10 total
Unknown		?		Female			1859		?		Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sold to/from William Campbell; 9 total
Unknown		?		?			1859		?		Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sold to JR Balfour; 3 total
Julie and two children		?		Female			1860		?		Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sent to undisclosed loccation by Executor HG Blackman
Old Bob		?		Male			1860				Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sent to undisclosed loccation by Executor HG Blackman
Rachal		?		Female			1860		?		Estate of William Lovett Balfour	Series G Scans	Sent to undisclosed loccation by Executor HG Blackman

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5 thoughts on “384 Formerly Enslaved of William Lovett Balfour (1802-1857) & Family”

Beverly A Harper
April 17, 2017 at 6:08 pm

You hit my neck of the woods in Research this time Ms. Nicka what a treasure for us researcher of course I am sharing , Thanks A Bunch

R. Calloway
August 1, 2017 at 11:13 pm

Nicka, you are to be commended and lifted for this bountiful work Ancestrally commissioned – the works of a tenacious Markswoman, an invaluable credit to the field and fellow Family Historians aligned. #RiteOn

Anne Walker
February 2, 2021 at 2:53 pm

thanks ‼️

Victoria K. Y.
June 12, 2022 at 5:22 am

Thanks for this! John Henry might be my relative. Where did you find the story he poisoned William Turner’s three kids?

1. Nicka Sewell-Smith
  June 16, 2022 at 11:02 am
  
  Hi Victoria. That story came from documents within the Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations. You can now access them through FamilySearch for free.

Sharing a decade’s worth of research into 384 of the formerly enslaved of the Balfour family of North Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

At the time of his death in 1857, Balfour’s estate in just East Carroll Parish was worth $181,000 which, adjusted for inflation, is upwards of $4.7 million today.

The Balfour family held the formerly enslaved and/or had plantations in the following locations:

Slaves of the Balfour Family (NC, LA, MS)

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