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| PLANTATION NAME: | MASSENBURG PLANTATION |
| ASSOCIATED LINK(s): |
wife, Lucy Henry Davis, was sister to owner of ARCHIBALD H. DAVIS PLANTATION |
| OWNER: | Nicholas Bryar Massenburg (1806-1867) |
| BUILT: | ca 1838 |
| ASSOCIATED SURNAMES: | Massenburg, Davis, Cargill |
| HISTORY: | Nicholas Bryar Massenburg, b. Apr. 5, 1806, at Mill Brook, Wake Co, NC, d. Oct. 25, 1867, Franklin Co.,NC, was the son of Cargill Massenburg (Sep. 29, 1768- d. Nov. 7, 1809) & Ann Bryar (b. Mar. 26, 1786- d. Apr. 13, 1815; Ann remarried in 1813 to Kimbrough Jones). Nicholas purchased 614½ acres of land on the waters of Fox Swamp & Mill Swamp on the North side of Halifax Rd. on Oct. 27, 1830 from George F. & William Freeman for $2800. He purchased another 14 acres in 1832, and 13½ acres in 1835. On Dec. 8, 1831, he married Lucy Henry Davis (b. Oct. 11, 1811, d. Sep. 26, 1896) who was the daughter of Archibald Davis & Elizabeth J. Hilliard, and was the sister to Archibald H. Davis of Cypress Hall Plantation. More land was purchased over the years, and in March 1838, construction began on expanding the earlier house. Massenburg kept a daily journal for many years, in which he recorded many of the days activities, house accounts, church info, tax records, family information, and Slave records. He also owned Egypt Plantation in Franklin Co., which he worked alongside with Woodleaf, where both workers and slaves were shared between the 2 plantations. In his journal covering the years 1834-1840, it is indicated that Egypt was the larger of the 2 plantations, containing 1312½ Acres of land. |
| SLAVE POPULATION: | In 1850, Nicholas Massenburg had 49 Slaves; and in 1860, he had 46 Slaves and 18 Slave houses. He was also serving as the Executor of the Estate & Guardian to the children of A. H. Davis, where there were 67 Slaves, and 10 Slave houses in 1860. |
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From the Nicholas B. Massenburg Papers 1823-1908, the
Journal of Nicholas B. Massenburg, Pages 301-302 |
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| 1. CARY - 39 years 2. CLARA - 34 3. PEG - In May 15th is 17 died Jan 19th 1840 4. MARIAH - 16 5. MARY ANN - 14 6. SUCKEY - 12 7. CYTHIA - 9 Taxed 1838 8. LILA - 7 9. MINERVA - 6 10. ROSABELLE - 4 11. COLUMBUS - born March 31 1831 12. HARRIET - In June 15th is 1 year 13. POL - 52 14. KIZ - 34 15. ABRAM - 30 PHIL [crossed out] - 27 Swapt with Dr D. for LEWIS 16. WASHINGTON - 24 17. CHARLES - 19 18. WARREN - 12 19. GARRICK - 8 Taxed 1837 1st time 20. LUCINDA - 6 21. CLARICA - 3 22. VENUS - 6 23. MARY BLICK- 17 24. LUCY - 30 25. FANNY - 4 26. JULIA In Sept 30th is 1 year 27. HENDERSON - Son of PEG & WASH born May 24, Satd 1834 28. JOE -Son of CARY & CLARA born Feby 6th 1835 29. LEWIS - 27 30. ALFRED -Son of WASH & PEG was born Sun Sept 4th 1836 31. BETSEY - daughter of CARY & CLARA born 21st Jan 1837 (Saturday) ELLEN [crossed out]-daughter of KIZ born Satd 17 June 1837 died May 28th 1838 LOUISA [crossed out]-daughter of MARY BLICK born Sun Aug 13th 1837 died 1839 32. MATILDA -daughter of MARIAH born Satd 18th Novr 1837 33. PITSEY -daughter of PEG born Wednesday 13th June 1837 34. TOM HENRY - Son of CLARA & CARY born Mon 15 Octo 1838 35. ROBERT - Son of MARIA & ALFRED born Monday 22d April 1839 36. CHERRY - (Bot of G. PATTERSON Jan 4th 1840) EMELINE - daughter of KIZ born March 1840 GEORGE - Son of MARY BLICK born Feby 1840- See Book B |
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| Taxes pr the year
1838 & given in 1839; Viz 1312½ Acres Land (Egypt) valued at $275 pr Acre 760 Acres Land (Residence) ditto $500 pr Acre 18 Black Pole & 1 White viz; 1. CARY 2. CLARA 3. PEG 4. MARIAH 5. M. ANN 6. SUCKEY 7. CYTHA 8. LILA 9. KIZ 10. ABRAM 11. WASH 12. CHARLES 13. WARREN 14. GARRICK 15. M. BLICK 16. LUCY 17. LEWIS 18. DOCTOR (a hired boy) |
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| Taxes Given in 1840
to G. LEWIS, viz; 1312½ Acres land (Egypt) valued at $2.75 pr acre 760 Residence ditto $5. 21 Blk pole 1 white pole viz 1. CARY 2. CLARA 3. MARIAH 4. M ANN 5. SUCKEY 6. CYTHA 7. LILA 8. KIZ 9. ABRAHAM 10. WASH 11. CHAS 12. WARREN 13. GARRICK 14. M. BLICK 15. LUCY 16. LEWIS 17. VENUS Hired: 18. JOE hired at $70 19. HARRY hired at $70 20. WESLEY hired at $71½ |
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Nicholas Massenburg's mother, Ann Bryar, was left a
widow in 1809, and then married Kimbrough Jones in 1813. She died in Wake
County in 1815, where she left an Estate. |
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Estate of ANN JONES, 1815
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| Lott No. one was
assigned to LUCY MASSENBURGH Lott No. two was assigned to the Administrator of JOHN JONES dec'd Lott No. three was assigned to MARIAM STAMPS MASSENBURGH Lott No. 4 (four) was assigned to NICHOLAS MASSENBURGH Lott No.1 assigned to LUCY MASSENBURGH, Converting of GEORGE valued at $800 JACK valued at 450 ISAAC valued at 350 DAVID valued at 300 DOLLY & Child AARON valued at 400 COMFORT valued at 280 DICK valued at 150 SILLA valued at 115 Total valued: $2845 Lott No.2 assigned to the Administrator of JOHN JONES dec'd (KIMBRO JONES) to wit: HARRY valued at $750 SAWNEY valued at 500 DAVID valued at 360 NOAH valued at 300 MARY & Child BOSTON valued at 450 MILLY & Child SOLOMON valued at 340 MARIA valued at 150 Total valued: $2850 Lott No.3 assigned to MARIAM STAMPS MASSENBURGH, to wit: DENNIS valued at $600 JOSEPH valued at 500 QUILLA valued at 400 NED valued at 300 JENNY & two children MARY & DENNIS valued at 500 LUCY valued at 250 GRANVILLE valued at 125 SARAH valued at 125 RAINEY valued at 25 Total valued: $2825 Lott No.four(4) assigned to NICHOLAS MASSENBURGH, to wit: HALL valued at $500 BEN valued at 500 CAESAR valued at 400 MILES valued at 350 NANCY & two children BEN & COMFORT valued at 500 PATTY valued at 360 GRACE valued at 260 Total valued: $2870 All which is respectfully submitted by the Committee under our hands & seals this 26th day of December 1815. DANIEL L. BARRINGER HENRY MORING ALLEN ROGERS [plus 2 Seals, no signatures] Wake County, February Term 1816 The above report was returned into Court and ordered to be recorded B. S. KING CC Recorded in Clerks Office of Wake County in Book Nine Page 263 ******************
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| RESEARCH NOTES: | N. B.
Massenburg's sister, Lucy Cargill Massenburg (1802-1835), was the 1st wife
of Archibald H. Davis of Cypress Hall Plantation.
Journal of Nicholas B. Massenburg, Page 300. Note on Pg. 292.
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| MISCELLANEOUS: | Ben & Silvester Massenburg Bibles; Davis-Massenburg Bible; National Register of Historic Places Application 1; Application 2; Nicholas Bryar Massenburg Papers 1823-1908; Massenburg Plantation, NCSU Libraries; Estate of Ann Jones, 1815, Wake County, NC |
