Domestic Assemblies and the Assumption Parish Census
The following is a list of the names of enslaved individuals and their enslavers, compiled from Domestic Assemblies and the Assumption Parish Census in the St. Mary's of the Barrens collection. In 1839 and 1846, the priests of St. Mary's of the Barrens documented the households within the parish, recording both free and enslaved members. The names listed below present a snapshot of Perry County, Missouri, in those years. Many of the enslavers appear in the financial records of St. Mary's of the Barrens, and some of the people they enslaved may have been hired by the Seminary, as, in many cases, enslaved individuals hired by the Seminary were entered into financial records with reference only to their enslaver's name. While official government census records of the time typically included only the sex and age of each enslaved person, the parish census preserved not only names and ages but also kinship relationships.*
Enslaved individuals are listed first in the order in which they are recorded in the census. However, for genealogical purposes, the list is sorted by the enslaver's surname.
* This information can be found in the page transcriptions of the Domestic Assemblies and the Assumption Parish Census.
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Domestic Assemblies and the Assumption Parish Census
The following is a list of the names of enslaved individuals and their enslavers, compiled from Domestic Assemblies and the Assumption Parish Census in the St. Mary's of the Barrens collection. In 1839 and 1846, the priests of St. Mary's of the Barrens documented the households within the parish, recording both free and enslaved members. The names listed below present a snapshot of Perry County, Missouri, in those years. Many of the enslavers appear in the financial records of St. Mary's of the Barrens, and some of the people they enslaved may have been hired by the Seminary, as, in many cases, enslaved individuals hired by the Seminary were entered into financial records with reference only to their enslaver's name. While official government census records of the time typically included only the sex and age of each enslaved person, the parish census preserved not only names and ages but also kinship relationships.*
Enslaved individuals are listed first in the order in which they are recorded in the census. However, for genealogical purposes, the list is sorted by the enslaver's surname.
* This information can be found in the page transcriptions of the Domestic Assemblies and the Assumption Parish Census.
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In the course of your personal research, if you come across additional names or references, or if you see content that needs to be corrected, please reach out to us using the contact form here so that we can make those changes.
Henriette, Emilie M. San, Fernand Colombus
Enslaver: Abernathee, Daniel
Clement, William, Louis, Pierre, Antoine, Charles, Francis, Julius, Clement, Edward, Odille, Theresa, Margaret
Enslaver: Beauvais, Joseph
Paul, Lucille, Theresa, Lucilla, Frank, Emmely, Louis, Thomas, M. Jane
Enslaver: Brown, Francis Vallée
Benjamin, Samson
Enslaver: Brown, Peter
Mary, James (son of Mary)
Enslaver: Brown, Walter L.
Budd, Margaret (free Black woman)
Michael, Josias, Maria, Lucinda, Mary, Charlotte, Francis, Peter, Ann, Louise, Moll, James
Enslaver: Burget, John E.
Emmely, William, Margaret, Frederick, Stephen, Sara, Abel, Stephen, Philly, James, Frank, Henriette, Mary, Margaret
Enslaver: Caldwell, Mary A.
Alfred
Enslaver: Cissell, Clement
Warren, Charity, Cecilia, Lucinda, Bazil, Mary Elizabeth
Enslaver: Cissell, Joseph
Sarah, Maria, Henry, Jacob
Enslaver: Cissell, Lewis
Isaac, David, Charles, Mece, Melinda, Johnson, Glenn, Henderson, Sara, Thomas, Emmely, Peter, Diana
Enslaver: Clark, Francis
Lucia
Enslaver: Clark, James
Charles, Sara, Emmely
Enslaver: Delassus, Ceran Evariste
Sophy Davis, Antoine, Davison, Charles, Margaret, Mary Odine, Isaac, Jeremiah
Enslaver: Delassus, Leo
Eleanor (wife of Peter, enslaved by Ignatius Layton), Jerome (their son), Amelia, Charity, Helen (their daughters), Emmely
Enslaver: Duvall, Simon
Mary, William, Peter, Margaret
Enslaver: Faina, Valerio
Melinda, Alfred, Stephen, Henrietta, Dalia
Enslaver: French, Louis
Mary Anne Elizabeth
Enslaver: Goff, John
Edifie
Enslaver: Graham, James
Paul, Lucilla, Theresa, Lucilla, Paul, Frank, Emmely, Louis, Thomas, Thainy [Janey] Mary
Enslaver: Gregoire, Francis and Mary
Anna [Ann] (wife of Charles, enslaved by John Tucker), Maria, Francis (husband of Maria), William, Charles (children of Anna and Charles), Melany, Isaac, Henry, John, Edward
Enslaver: Hagan, Aquilla
Benedict, Amanda
Enslaver: Hamilton, Fenwick
William, Mary, John, Henry, Louisa, Edward, Joseph
Enslaver: Hamilton, James
Vincent David, Catherine
Enslaver: Hase, Frederick C.
Sara, Peter (son of Sara)
Enslaver: Hase, John
Dianna Duvall, Henrietta, Thomas
Enslaver: Herald [Harrell], James
Lucinda, George (son of Lucinda)
Enslaver: Holden, Edward
Lucinda
Enslaver: Horrell, Cornelius
Harry, John, Samuel, Henry, Jack, Romulus, Isaac, Qually, George, Hariette, Rose, Louisa, Rudolphe, Albert, Polly Ann, Valentine, Sara, Flora, Elisabeth, Ananias, Mary, Margaret, Pazzy, Maria, Isabela, Belza, Ferdinand, Offlus, Dicson, Jesse
Enslaver: Johns [Jones], Francis
Henry, Rosana
Enslaver: Knott, Clement
Isaac (enslaved by "Phillips"), Mary (free, wife of Isaac)
Living with: Layton, Joseph
Clement
Enslaver: Lelerre, Edmond
Fiby [Phoebe], Minerva, Jane, Louisa, Christina, Robert, Rosa, Isaac, Stephen, Emmely, Abby, Paly, Mary, Catherine, Jane, John, Emmely, Josias, William, Charity, Leo, Suzana, Kisias, Louisa
Enslaver: Logan, John
Louis James, Alexander
Enslaver: Manning, Alexius
Mary Ann, James Canton
Enslaver: Manning, John
Hennetta (wife of Jacob, enslaved by Lewis Cissell), Maria (daughter of Hennetta and Jacob)
Enslaver: Manning, Mark
Jacob, Cecilia, James, Felix, Joseph
Enslaver: Manning, Robert (son of John)
Lucy, Joseph, Michael, Adelina, George, Joseph, William (sons of Adelina), Joseph, Elisa
Enslaver: Manning, Robert (son of William)
Margaret
Enslaver: Mattingly, James
Ann, Rachel, Elisabeth, Lucrecia, Isaac
Enslaver: McArthur, Henry
Ruben, Samson, Henry
Enslaver: McCauley [McCaully], James Meredith
Lucinda, John (son of Lucinda)
Enslaver: McDonnell, Mary Joseph [Leah McDaniel Moore] (widow of Isidore Moore)
Charity, Elisabeth
Enslaver: McPharson, William
Edward, Rachel, Mary, John, Fily, Margaret, Louisa, Austin
Enslaver: Meredith, Daniel
Josiah
Enslaver: Moore, Isidore
David
Enslaver: Moore Jr., Isidore
Catherine
Enslaver: Moore, John
Tacy, Wilson, Jemima, Henriette, Emmely
Enslaver: Noel, John William
Ranse
Enslaver: O'Shea, John
Louis, Tays [Thais], Pierre, Pierre, Ally, Caroline, Clement, Napoleon
Enslaver: Pratte, Bernard
Henry, Antoine, Charles, Leandre, Artemise
Enslaver: Pratte, Joseph (following Joseph Pratte's death in 1847, all but Henry, who died in 1846, were enslaved by Joseph's son, Emmanuel Pratte)
John, Francisca, Henry
Enslaver: Rice, James
Maria, John, Melinda, Mary, James, David, George, Joseph, Moses, Henry
Enslaver: Riney, Thomas
Jane, Richard, Pelagie, Davison, Menty, Peter, Emmely Jane
Enslaver: Rozier, Ferdinand
John, Anna Philamena [A. Philamena], Elisabeth, Franicka M. [Frances M.]
Enslaver: Shelby, Ruben
Charles, Sara
Enslaver: Shoults, Joseph
Dozia
Enslaver: Thaylon, Luther
Charles (husband of Ann, enslaved by Aquilla Hagan), John, Julia (wife of John), Clement, Carolina, Elizabeth, Granditon, John, July A., Elisa, Joseph, Joanne, Charlotte, Eulaly, Felix, Margaret
Enslaver: Tucker, John
Helen, Amely [Emmely] (daughter of Helen)
Enslaver: Tucker, Peter
Sara (wife of Josias, enslaved by John Logan), Mary, Henry, Caroline, Emmely, Joseph, Nade, Ignatious (enslaved by James Fenwick?)
Enslaver: Twyman, Thomas
Margaret, Elisabeth, Ann
Enslaver: Waters, Catherine (widow of David Waters)
Emmely, William
Enslaver: Waters, Joab
Benjamin, Sara
Enslaver: Wilkinson, Francis
Peter, Nace, James Coon, Valentine, Charles, James, Thomas, Theresia, Mary An, Charles, Artemisia, Louisia, Julia, Catherine, Mary Minty [Menta], Louisa, Charles, Pallace
Enslaver: Wilkinson, Walter and Emmely
Monroe
Enslaver: Wurth [Werth] Joseph
Josephine
Enslaver: Young (née Twyman), Theresa
Henriette, Emilie M. San, Fernand Colombus
Enslaver: Abernathee, Daniel
Clement, William, Louis, Pierre, Antoine, Charles, Francis, Julius, Clement, Edward, Odille, Theresa, Margaret
Enslaver: Beauvais, Joseph
Paul, Lucille, Theresa, Lucilla, Frank, Emmely, Louis, Thomas, M. Jane
Enslaver: Brown, Francis Vallée
Benjamin, Samson
Enslaver: Brown, Peter
Mary, James (son of Mary)
Enslaver: Brown, Walter L.
Budd, Margaret (free Black woman)
Michael, Josias, Maria, Lucinda, Mary, Charlotte, Francis, Peter, Ann, Louise, Moll, James
Enslaver: Burget, John E.
Emmely, William, Margaret, Frederick, Stephen, Sara, Abel, Stephen, Philly, James, Frank, Henriette, Mary, Margaret
Enslaver: Caldwell, Mary A.
Alfred
Enslaver: Cissell, Clement
Warren, Charity, Cecilia, Lucinda, Bazil, Mary Elizabeth
Enslaver: Cissell, Joseph
Sarah, Maria, Henry, Jacob
Enslaver: Cissell, Lewis
Isaac, David, Charles, Mece, Melinda, Johnson, Glenn, Henderson, Sara, Thomas, Emmely, Peter, Diana
Enslaver: Clark, Francis
Lucia
Enslaver: Clark, James
Charles, Sara, Emmely
Enslaver: Delassus, Ceran Evariste
Sophy Davis, Antoine, Davison, Charles, Margaret, Mary Odine, Isaac, Jeremiah
Enslaver: Delassus, Leo
Eleanor (wife of Peter, enslaved by Ignatius Layton), Jerome (their son), Amelia, Charity, Helen (their daughters), Emmely
Enslaver: Duvall, Simon
Mary, William, Peter, Margaret
Enslaver: Faina, Valerio
Melinda, Alfred, Stephen, Henrietta, Dalia
Enslaver: French, Louis
Mary Anne Elizabeth
Enslaver: Goff, John
Edifie
Enslaver: Graham, James
Paul, Lucilla, Theresa, Lucilla, Paul, Frank, Emmely, Louis, Thomas, Thainy [Janey] Mary
Enslaver: Gregoire, Francis and Mary
Anna [Ann] (wife of Charles, enslaved by John Tucker), Maria, Francis (husband of Maria), William, Charles (children of Anna and Charles), Melany, Isaac, Henry, John, Edward
Enslaver: Hagan, Aquilla
Benedict, Amanda
Enslaver: Hamilton, Fenwick
William, Mary, John, Henry, Louisa, Edward, Joseph
Enslaver: Hamilton, James
Vincent David, Catherine
Enslaver: Hase, Frederick C.
Sara, Peter (son of Sara)
Enslaver: Hase, John
Dianna Duvall, Henrietta, Thomas
Enslaver: Herald [Harrell], James
Lucinda, George (son of Lucinda)
Enslaver: Holden, Edward
Lucinda
Enslaver: Horrell, Cornelius
Harry, John, Samuel, Henry, Jack, Romulus, Isaac, Qually, George, Hariette, Rose, Louisa, Rudolphe, Albert, Polly Ann, Valentine, Sara, Flora, Elisabeth, Ananias, Mary, Margaret, Pazzy, Maria, Isabela, Belza, Ferdinand, Offlus, Dicson, Jesse
Enslaver: Johns [Jones], Francis
Henry, Rosana
Enslaver: Knott, Clement
Isaac (enslaved by "Phillips"), Mary (free, wife of Isaac)
Living with: Layton, Joseph
Clement
Enslaver: Lelerre, Edmond
Fiby [Phoebe], Minerva, Jane, Louisa, Christina, Robert, Rosa, Isaac, Stephen, Emmely, Abby, Paly, Mary, Catherine, Jane, John, Emmely, Josias, William, Charity, Leo, Suzana, Kisias, Louisa
Enslaver: Logan, John
Louis James, Alexander
Enslaver: Manning, Alexius
Mary Ann, James Canton
Enslaver: Manning, John
Hennetta (wife of Jacob, enslaved by Lewis Cissell), Maria (daughter of Hennetta and Jacob)
Enslaver: Manning, Mark
Jacob, Cecilia, James, Felix, Joseph
Enslaver: Manning, Robert (son of John)
Lucy, Joseph, Michael, Adelina, George, Joseph, William (sons of Adelina), Joseph, Elisa
Enslaver: Manning, Robert (son of William)
Margaret
Enslaver: Mattingly, James
Ann, Rachel, Elisabeth, Lucrecia, Isaac
Enslaver: McArthur, Henry
Ruben, Samson, Henry
Enslaver: McCauley [McCaully], James Meredith
Lucinda, John (son of Lucinda)
Enslaver: McDonnell, Mary Joseph [Leah McDaniel Moore] (widow of Isidore Moore)
Charity, Elisabeth
Enslaver: McPharson, William
Edward, Rachel, Mary, John, Fily, Margaret, Louisa, Austin
Enslaver: Meredith, Daniel
Josiah
Enslaver: Moore, Isidore
David
Enslaver: Moore Jr., Isidore
Catherine
Enslaver: Moore, John
Tacy, Wilson, Jemima, Henriette, Emmely
Enslaver: Noel, John William
Ranse
Enslaver: O'Shea, John
Louis, Tays [Thais], Pierre, Pierre, Ally, Caroline, Clement, Napoleon
Enslaver: Pratte, Bernard
Henry, Antoine, Charles, Leandre, Artemise
Enslaver: Pratte, Joseph (following Joseph Pratte's death in 1847, all but Henry, who died in 1846, were enslaved by Joseph's son, Emmanuel Pratte)
John, Francisca, Henry
Enslaver: Rice, James
Maria, John, Melinda, Mary, James, David, George, Joseph, Moses, Henry
Enslaver: Riney, Thomas
Jane, Richard, Pelagie, Davison, Menty, Peter, Emmely Jane
Enslaver: Rozier, Ferdinand
John, Anna Philamena [A. Philamena], Elisabeth, Franicka M. [Frances M.]
Enslaver: Shelby, Ruben
Charles, Sara
Enslaver: Shoults, Joseph
Dozia
Enslaver: Thaylon, Luther
Charles (husband of Ann, enslaved by Aquilla Hagan), John, Julia (wife of John), Clement, Carolina, Elizabeth, Granditon, John, July A., Elisa, Joseph, Joanne, Charlotte, Eulaly, Felix, Margaret
Enslaver: Tucker, John
Helen, Amely [Emmely] (daughter of Helen)
Enslaver: Tucker, Peter
Sara (wife of Josias, enslaved by John Logan), Mary, Henry, Caroline, Emmely, Joseph, Nade, Ignatious (enslaved by James Fenwick?)
Enslaver: Twyman, Thomas
Margaret, Elisabeth, Ann
Enslaver: Waters, Catherine (widow of David Waters)
Emmely, William
Enslaver: Waters, Joab
Benjamin, Sara
Enslaver: Wilkinson, Francis
Peter, Nace, James Coon, Valentine, Charles, James, Thomas, Theresia, Mary An, Charles, Artemisia, Louisia, Julia, Catherine, Mary Minty [Menta], Louisa, Charles, Pallace
Enslaver: Wilkinson, Walter and Emmely
Monroe
Enslaver: Wurth [Werth] Joseph
Josephine
Enslaver: Young (née Twyman), Theresa