GILES, MS, Slaves I just finished reading a book that focuses on several slaveholding families in the Kemper County, Mississippi and Sumter County, Alabama area. The book which is entitled NEVILLE-JONES-GILES-SPENCER-HARRISON FAMILIES AND COLLATERAL LINES 1600-1992 by Shepherd Spencer Neville Brown was privately published in 1993. Although the book is copyrighted, the author does gives his permission for any of the information to copied or reproduced. I have included a list of Giles slaves (found on pp. 435-438) that gives some vital information. This data is extremely important because the Kemper County courthouse burned, and there are virtually no records there before 1912. The author has volumes of private papers in his collection. The Giles Plantation was located in Kemper County, Mississippi near Scooba. Apparently there were many transactions that were conducted between Kemper County, MS and Sumter County, AL and many are noted in this book. Giles Slaves and Date of Birth "It is assumed all took the last names of Giles. They were listed by first name only. Hopefully this list may help genealogists who are interested in Black Heritage." (author's quote) James born 1810 Sam born 1820 Gustavus born 1837 Frances born 1838 Ned born 1821 Amanda born 22 Dec 1821 Patrick born 1821 Mildred born 1823 John born 1823 (sold) Ben born 1824 Peter born 1826 Virginia born 1826 Austin born 1826 Alfred born 1827 Andrew born 1828 Margaret born 1828 Rosana born 1829 Sally born 1829 Edmund born 1830 Motilda born 1831 Rohoda born 1832 Dick born 1831 Harriet born 1833 Mary born 1833 Ally born 21 Dec 1833 Leddy born 14 Feb 1836 Pauline born 1834 Jane born 1837 Jerry born 1852 Lizzy born 6 Feb 1853 Patty born 1 Apr 1853 William born 29 Jun 1855 Talleyrand born 17 Mch 1854 Betsy born 1838 Charles born 1839 Emmeline born 1839 Delis born 1839 Spight born 1839 Alice born 30 Jun 1839 Nelson born 30 Jan 1841 Caroline born 1841 Archie born May 1842 Emily born Aug 1843 Louisa born 6 Sep 1843 Ester born 27 Feb 1844 Fereba born 1843 (sold) Willis born 9 Aug 1846 Phoebe born 20 Dec 1847 Harrison born 11 Nov 1848 Amos born 4 July 1849 Levi born 6 1849 Holland born 15 Sep 1850 Madison born 12 Oct 1850 Frank born 9 Feb 1851 Jackson born 15 Oct 1851 Abram born 23 Feb 1852 Henry born 8 May 1851 Simpson born 16 Aug 1854 George born 17 Aug 1854 Lawson born 5 Oct 1854 (sold) Dolly born 29 Oct 1854 Sarah born 20 Jan 1855 Wyot born 15 Jul 1855 Simon (son of Rosana) born 15 Sep 1855 Penny dau of Pauline and Andrew born 18 Dec 1855 Tom son of Leak and Issac born 16 Feb 1856 Lucinda dau of Mathilda and Patrick born 13 Mch 1856 Bryant son of Ally and Dick born 13 Jul 1856 George son of Rosana and Jim born 26 Sep 1856 Martha Ellen dau of Mildred and Edmund born 19 Oct 1856 Greene son of Lydia and Mici born 19 Dec 1856 Warner son of Mary and Peter born 27 Dec 1856 Emanuel son of Harriet and Sam born Mch 1857 Squire son of Betsy and Gus born July 1857 Edmund son of Anna and Ned no date given Joe son of Edna and Mathew no date given Handy son of Edna and Mathew no date given Gilbert son of Edna and Mathew no date given Winny dau of Mathilda and Patrick born 24 Feb 1858 Hilliard son of Pauline and Andrew born 4 June 1858 Lavinia dau of Leak and Isaac born 21 July 1858 Rebecca dau of Rhoda born 30 July 1858 Pleasant son of Lydia and Mije born 30 Jul 1858 William son of Sally and Austin born 24 Aug 1858 Colin son of Edna and Mat born 26 Oct 1858 Philip son of Harriet and Sam born 30 Nov 1858 Martha dau of Mary and Peter born 25 Jan 1859 Henderson son of Rosana born 13 Feb 1859 Len son of Ann and Ned born 23 Feb 1859 Molly dau of Caroline and Butler born 9 May 1860 Judy dau of Judy and Henry born 9 May 1860 Eliza dau of Ally and Dick born 10 May 1860 Anthony son of Amanda and Ned born 15 May 1860 Edgar son of Mathilda and Patrick born 17 June 1860 Melinda dau of Emmeline born 14 Sep 1860 Alice dau of Leak and Isaac born 19 Sep 1860 Luella dau of Pauline and Andrew born 5 Oct 1860 Jefferson son of Lydia and Miji born 1860 Delilah dau of Mary and Peter born 3 Nov 1860 Henrietta dau of Polly born 1 Jan 1861 Hope this list helps someone. Contributed by: gwen1@ix.netcom.com (Gwendolyn Hester)