Owners/Overseers
See also: LIST OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS
Here you will find a list of owners, overseers, and related workers associated with the University of Virginia, through their hiring out or leasing of slaves to the University of Virginia. This list is continually updated as new evidence is found and/or verified. The names below include those that were entered in the Proctor's Daybook, an invaluable record kept by Proctor Arthur Spice Brockenbrough (P43627) that details the financial transactions of the University, kept from September 1821 to September 1828.
Related: Mini Showcase 2: Slave Hiring Materials
- Andrews, Samuel (P47014): see Guy, Peter
- Autrin, Joseph (P47017): see "hand" anon0015 (P47128)
- Bacon, Edmund (P46990): see Isham, John, Lewis, Wilson
- Bankhead, Charles (P47129): see William (P47130)
- Barksdale, Nelson (P47316), overseer
- Birk, L. (P47204), cobbler
- Blaetterman, Dr. George W. (P45632): see Arthur (P47047), anon0045 (P47341), "negro" boy learning violin anon0047 (P47347)
- Bonnycastle, Prof. Charles (P43623): see Fielding (P44243), Patsy Fossett (P47081); Peter (P47131); "boy" anon0016 (P47133); Bonnycastle's Will and Probate Record
- Boxley, Pallison (P46994): see Jackson
- Brand, Joseph (P46991): see Fleming (P47012), Henry (P47013), Sukey (P47011)
- Branham & Bibb (P47342): see "2 Hands" anon0046 (P47343)
- Brockenbrough, Arthur Spice (A.S.B), Proctor (P43627): see Aaron, Davey, Dick, "hands" (CB0931), Harry, Henry, Jack, John, Moses, Ned, Reubin, Old Sam, Young Sam, Sebra, Simon, William, Trimpson
- Brockenbrough, Col. Thomas (P47181): see John (P47542)
- Brockman, James (P47205), overseer: see Humphry (P47035), John (P47207)
- Brown, Elijah (P44623): see John, anon0009
- Burns (P47967): see Charlotte
- Cabell, Prof. James Lawrence (P39304)
- Carpenter, Clayton (P47134): see Tom
- Carpenter, John F. (P47135): see Tom
- Carr, J. (P47346): see Nelson (P47345)
- Cary, Elizabeth (P47998): see servant anon0067 (P47999)
- Chapman, S.B. (P43828): see "hire" anon0018 (P47149)
- Cocke, John Hartwell (P43616), overseer: see "6 boys" anon0051 (P47526), Charles (P47524), Peter (P47525). SEE ALSO: digitized Cocke Papers; Delevan House (PL9115); anon0057 (P47880), Dinah, Polly, Dilcy, Bibbianna, Aggy, Emily, Jenny, Louisa, and Fanney
- Collins, Mary (P47208), tailor
- Conway, Edwin (P43888): see male servant anon0048 (P47369), John Taylor (43933), Lawrence (P46992)
- Crawford, Malcolm (P47154): see Sam (P47153),
- Davis, John Staige (P43680): see Agnes (P47934), Randall (P47936), Peggy (P47937), Jarratt (P47938), infant boy ANON0060 (P47939), Charlotte (P47966), Claiborne (P48000) NEW
- Davis, W. T., (P47209), tailor
- Dickerson, Ralph (P47019): see Jef (P47020), Nelson (P47021), Winston (P47022)
- Downing, Charles (P47024): see Bob (P47023)
- Douglass, John (P47156): see John Edward (P47155)
- Dunglison, Prof. Robley (P43624), Chairman: see John (P47522), Wyatt (P47523)
- Emmet, Prof. John (P43625): see Cottrell Cole, Sally (P47545), "servant" anon0005 (P44628), "hands" anon0055 (P47562)
- Garrett, Prof. Alexander (P43628), Bursar: see "hand" anon0054 (P47536), Susan Maloy (P47535), Peter (P47534), Harry (P47926)
- George, L. M. (P47026): see Zachariah (P47025)
- Gorman, John (P47173): see Moses (P47176), Wyatt (P47177), Jim Price (P47881)
- Gray, Gabriel (P47027): see Sharper (P47028)
- Gray, John (P44367): see "hand" anon0019 (P47157)
- Gray, Mrs. Sarah Carter (P43865): see Albert (P46978)
- Hamner, Dr. Wyatt (P43771): see "servant" anon0056 (P47810)
- Harris, Blake (P47030): see Ben (P47029)
- Harrison, James (P47158), overseer
- Haskill, Alexander (P47172), overseer
- Hill, Miss Elizabeth G. (P47935), owner: Henry (P47941), Randall (P47940), Bennett (P47942), Lucius (P47943), Carter (P47944), Susan (P47945), Jarratt (P47964), Elvira (P47946), Edmund (P47947), Harriett (P47948), Richard (P47949), Julia (P47950), John (P47951), Ann (P47952), Aaron (P47953), Lucy (P47954), May (P47955), Robert (P47956), John (P47957), Harry (P47958), Queen (P47959), anon0061 (P47960), anon0062 (P47961), anon0063 (P47962)
- Herron, John (P47159), overseer, tailor
- Howard, Henry (P43670): see Gibbons, William (P44626), (who was employed by Prof. William McGuffey [P43668])
- Kelly, John (P47031): see Willis (P47032)
- Key, Thomas H. Prof. (P43622): see Cottrell Cole, Sally (P47545)
- Long, George Prof. (P43620): see Jacob (P44627)
- Maupin, Dr. Socrates (P43731): see Berkley (P49030)
- May, John S. (P47164): see David (P47170), Isacah (P47169)
- Minor, Dr. John Barbee (P22874), owner: see Rachel (P48415), John (P48418), Mary (P48419), Albert (P48420), Charles (P48421), Elizabeth (P48422), Susan (P48423), Kitty (P48424), Burr (P48425), Mary (P48426), John (P48427), Nancy (P48428), Elsy (P48429), Julia Ann (P48430), Adelaide (P48435), Edward (P48436), Simon (P48437), Ellen (P48438), Isaiah (P48439), Charles (P48440), Patsy (P48441) NEW
- Minor, Warner W. (P44605): see "boy" Moses (P47171)
- Mosby, John (P47087): see Dick (P47033)
- Nelson, James (P47034): see Humphry (P47035), Primus (P47036)
- Nunn, John (P47527): see John (P47530), Nelson (P47531), Sam (P47532), Squire (P47528), anon0052 (P47529)
- Patterson, Dr. Robert Maskell (P43634): see "female servant" anon0053 (P47533)
- Peck & Crawford (P47304): see "Negro" anon0035 (P47303), Willis (P47305)
- Perry, J. M. (P47043): see Maria (P47037), Guy (P47044)
- Poindexter, Charles (P47090): see Ben (P47095), Moses (P47096), Prince (P47098), Reubin (P47097), Stephen (P47099), Wyatt (P47100), "negro" anon0020 (P47163)
- Poindexter, Lucy (L. J.) (P47091): see Barrett (P47101)
- Poindexter, Margaret (P47092): see Frank (P47103), George (P47104)
- Poindexter, Rhoda (P47094): see Aaron (P47108)
- Poindexter, Richard (P47093): see Aaron (P47108), Wyatt (P47105), "hires" anon0038
- Porter, J. (P47062): see Arthur (P47047)
- Preston, Thomas Lewis (P43698): see Milly (P47775)
- Price, Richard (P47064): see James (P47045), Jim (P47046)
- Rose, Captain John N. Sr. (P43866): see Tom (P47184), Ben (P47778) NEW
- Ross, Mrs. Mary S. (P43754): see Charles (P47989), Charlotte (P47990), Sally (P47987), Sally's child anon0066 (P47988) NEW
- Sandridge, Joseph (P47065): see Lundy (P47066)
- Sandridge, Richard (P47067): see Jones (47068), Tom (47069)
- Saunders, J. W. (P47072): see Barnet
- Selden, William (P47063): see Jacob (P47049)
- Shiflett, Joel (P47776): see Sebra (P47770)
- Smith, Prof. Francis H. (P43721): see Gibbons, Isabella (P44625)
- Smith, John (P47110): see Dick (P47112), Peter (P47111)
- Smith Mary (P47113): see Nelson (P47114)
- Spotswood, G. W. (P44607): see "hand" anon0014 (P47115)
- Terry, Nathaniel (P47120): involved in hire of Harry (P47121) of David Watts (P47122)
- Thorn, Abiah (P47125): see "two boys" anon0036 (P47329)
- Tinder, David (P47076): see Prince (P47077)
- Ware, Richard (P47126): see Ben (P47127)
- Watson, H. (P47102): involved in hire of Barrett (P47101) of Lucy J. Poindexter
- Watson, William (P47060): see Mat, "boy" anon0011 (P47048)
- Watts, D[avid] (see Petition) (P47122): see Harry (P47121)
- Wayt, Twyman (P44150): see Phil (P47075)
- Wheat, Rezen (P47078): see Robert (P47079)
- Winn, Capt. John (P47913): Dinah (P47885), Polly (P47886), "her child anon0064 (P47979) and nurse anon0065 (P47980)," Dilcy (P47887), Bibbianna (P47888), Aggy (P47889), Emily (P47890), Jenny (P47891), Louisa (P47892), and Fanney (P47893)
- Woods, J. H. (P46989): see "two hands" anon0037 (P47331)