It is my desire that this listing will assist those researching these lines, as documentation is so often scarce for slaves.

Will Book B-2 Page 89 1863
Owner: Mecha Higginbotham
Slaves: Sedora and Mary

Will Book 2 Page 259 02/06/1786
Owner: Aaron Higginbotham
Slaves:
Judy 30 Pounds
David 100
Winney 70
Sincur 90
Rachel 25
Tom 70
Cupid 100
Amy 100
Fanny 15
Annihey 70
Adam 70
Jinkins 60
Eve 30
Joya 20

Will Book 3 Page 174 04/21/1791
Owner: Moses Higginbotham
Slaves:
Lewis, Negro man 50 Pounds
Phillis, Negro wench 50
Caroline, Negro wench 55
Solomon, Negro boy 50
Fontain, Negro boy 30
Bartlett, Negro boy 10
Lewis, child 15
Betty, Negro wench 55
John, Negro child 23
Amy, Negro wench 60
Esther, Negro girl 25
Lucretia, Negro child 12
Salley, an old wench 5

Will Book 3 Page 335 04/26/1795
Owner: Capt. Aaron Higginbotham
Slaves:
David 90 Pounds
Jerry 60 Pounds
Tom 30
Sam 50
June 20
Jean 50
George 35
Amy 25
Micajah 20
Robert 10

Will Book 3 Page 470 06/19/1798
Owner: Aaron Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To Joseph & Frances Higginbotham Morrison
Cupit 8 Pounds
Joshua 30
Lena, Matilda and Pleasant 95 Pounds

To Henry & Mary Ann Franklin Higginbotham
David & George 105 Pounds
Adam 90

To William & Tamsin Higginbotham Sandidge
Eva 70 Pounds
Rachel 65
Joice 65

To Thomas & Peggy Higginbotham Morrison
Jinkins 100 Pounds
Winney 40
Farmey 60

Will Book 4 Page 178 10/23/1802
Owner: Joseph Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To son Joseph
Slave woman Hannah and her son William

To son Benjamin
Jinny, Jack, Thomas and Dolley

To daughter Susannah
boy Sam, boy Charles and boy George

Will Book 4 Page 203 11/1805
Owner: Joseph Higginbotham
Slaves:
Tom 20 Pounds
Jack 12
Doll 5
Jenny 100
Hannah and her children Will and Sinday 160

Will Book 5 Page 451-453 1813
Owner: John Higginbotham
Slaves:
Betty $350
Willis $400
Joe $0 elderly man
Charity $400 includes her child
Billy $0 sickly boy
Kittey $250
Liza $350
Jane $200
Edmund $250
Betty $130
Judy $300
Ann $350
Tom $300
Claibourn $230
William $100
Ben $500
Lucy $120
David $500
Rebecca $350
Caleb $500
George $250
Douglas $600
Reuben $150
Pam $600
Susannah $350
Henry $400
Farrow $500

Will Book 6 Page 391 1823
Owner: Joseph Higginbotham
Slave:
Little George $400
Jacob $300
Catherine $300
Charles $400
Edmund $150
Siller $300
Albert $100
George $250
Tamsey $350 includes child
Jack $150
Embley $50
Charles $100
Amey $200
Hannah $300 includes child Squire
Washington $250
Charles $300
David $225
Frederick $150
William $400
Edmund $400
Meckson $450
Hiller Sam $500
Old George $500
Bartlet $350
Big Jinney $200
Jinney $300
Judah $250
Eliza $175
Amey $150
Lourny $150
Sam $400

Will Book 7 Page 34-37 1827
Owner: Joseph Higginbotham
Slaves:
Pleasants 35 Blacksmith $500
Reuben
Zacherea
William
Archer
Daniel 42 $375
Phillis 17 $350
Cedny 45 $180
Matilday 16 $275
Rubin 13 $325
Jack 10 $225
Rachel 28 $300
William 10 $200
Archey 8 $180
John 6 $160
Addison 1 $50
Annis 42 $200
Jane 20 $300
James 18 $400
Seak 16 $300
Cenday 10 $250
Jhudah 20 $100
Nanny 34 $225
Brittany 15 $300
Matilda 22 $200
Malinda 5 $125
Jonah 2 $125
Amy 1 $50

Will Book 7 Page 91 12/12/1827
Owner: Joseph Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To son James S. Higginbotham
Sendy, Matilda, Mary, Brittana, Daniel and Phillip $1600
Leah and John

To daughter Frances Higginbotham McDaniel’s (deceased children
Rachel, Addeson, Amus, Jiney, Shadrick, Lucinda, James $1600
Matilda, Malinda, Jonah and Anny

Will Book 8 Page 173 01/02/1832
Owner: William Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To son Robert
John and his wife Francis and their six children, viz. Little John, Washington, Mary, Henry, Malinda and Henrietta. "my Negro man named Isaac and who it is my wish shall not be sold out of my family"

To children of daughter Jane Higginbotham Watts
"…my woman Matilda and her son William, my woman Mary and her son Berry now in the possession of their father James D. Watts…my woman Sophia and her six children, Peter, Eliza, Anne, Egypt, Ellen and Shadrick."

Will Book 8 Page 292 02/1832
Owner: William Higginbotham
Slaves:
John $300
Franky $300
Little John $320
Washington $280
Mary $200
Isaac $500
Henry $150
Malinda $120
Harriet $80
Hector $400
Betsey $350
George $180
Lordona $350
Caroline $100
Sophia $280
Peter $280
Ann $200
Egypt $150
Ellen $100
Shedrack $100
Matilda $280
Billy $500
Berry $225
Mary $350

Will Book 9 Page 47 02/12/1834
Owner: Thomas Higginbotham
Statement: "It is my desire that all my Negroes be set free…provided they are willing to leave the state, if not they may choose any of my brothers or sisters they are willing to serve."
Slaves:
Nancy, cook woman
Maria, house woman and her children Tom Carey and John Waller
Caleb and his increase, viz. Washington, Charles, Dandridge, William, Daniel, Spencer, Polly, Isaac, Carter, Ann, Charlotte, Kitty, Jean, Betsy, Suckey, China

Will Book 11 Page 127 12/28/1842
Owner: William Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To James M. Watts
Egypt $375
Henry $250

To Shannon T. Watts
Berry $300
Ann $300

To Sterling F. Watts
Shedreck $300
Ellen $250

To Robert W. Watts
Eliza $300
child Edwin $50

Will Book 12 Page 511 03/25/1852
Owner: Aaron Higginbotham
Slaves:
Bob $600
Lucy & child $550
Hardeny & Child $400
Easter & child $400
Polly $200
Henry $350
Davy $250
Charles $150

Will Book 14 Page 254 12/29/1856
Owner: Eugene Higginbotham
Slaves:
Eliza 50-60 years old $250
Farro 60-70 years old $150

Will Book 16 Page 30 1861
Owner: Johanna C. Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To William A. Higginbotham
Mary $700
Preston $500
Marcellus $150
Frances $50
Richard $1100

To Joseph Higginbotham
Eliza $400
Henry $900
Ellis $450
Ann $1167

To Daniel Higginbotham
Rachel $800
Frances $100
Thomas $600
George $1400

To Mary Higginbotham
Casandra $800
Carter $750
Dudley $1100

To Anna Higginbotham
Emily $800
Fletcher $500
Jane $350
Orphus $1200

Will Book 16 Page 150 1862
Owner: Daniel Higginbotham
Slaves:
Rachel (a child)$500
Thomas (boy) $800
Francis (girl) $300
George (man) $1500

Will Book 16 Page 513 1863
Owner: Daniel Higginbotham
Sale of slaves:
To William A. Higginbotham
George $2649.50

To A. Beard
Thomas $1225.00

To Joseph A. Higginbotham
Rachel and child $1200.00

To William A. Higginbotham
Francis $400

Will Book 17 Page 182 07/16/1864
Owner: James S. Higginbotham
Division of slaves:
To son Thomas
Joe, Daniel, Matilda and Daniel "old man who was allowed by me to go to Pennsylvania with his wife who was manumitted in 1837 or 1838, and Paul and Isac I was obliged to sell on account of bad habits." Martha and her children, Harriet and her children

To daughter-in-law Laura A. Higginbotham
Harriet and her daughters Elvira and Athena

To sister McDaniels
"…belong to my sister McDaniels children to whom the slaves Daniel the blacksmith, Paul and Isac were directed to go."

Amherst Co., VA Death Registry

Robert, slave,  Age:28, Owner:Meeka Higginbotham

06/1857

Nancy, slave, Age:61y, Owner: M. Higginbotham

02/1858

 Armstead, slave, pneumonia, Owner: Betty Higginbotham

07/1858

Brittania, slave, Age:44y, Owner: Mrs. M. Higginbotham

05/1858

Victoria, slave, Age:3m, croup, Owner: Joanna Higginbotham

05/1858

Andrew, slave, Age:1y, Owner: A. B. Higginbotham

08/1858

Edmund, slave, Age:38y, rupture bleed, Owner: A. B. Higginbotham

1859

Mary, slave,  Age:1y, Owner: Jas. Higginbotham

01/01/1859

John, slave, Age:36, Owner: Meecha Higginbotham

04/26/1859

Reuben, slave, Age:45, pneumonia, Owner: Meecha Higginbotham

08/05/1859

Jim, slave, Age:22, typhoid fever, Owner: Meecha Higginbotham

03/1860

Betty, slave, Age:6m5d, whooping cough, Owner: S.B. Higginbotham