Family:Benjamin Magee and Terry Ginn (1)

Crawford vs. Graves et al, Docket number 6706, April 1860, New Orleans Circuit, Louisiana Supreme Court Archives, currently held at Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, digitized at http://libweb.uno.edu. Appeal from the 8th District Court, Parish of Washington. Jesse Crawford vs Nathaniel Graves et al. Filed 29 Feb 1860---Jesse Crawford of Pike County, MS showed that on 30 Aug 1858 in Pike County, 15 slaves were in his possession, to wit negro man Jacob (a cripple, age 40), Dick (black, age 35), Harry (dark color, age 28), Leah (griff, age 30) and her twin children John and Eliza (both age 8 months), Samantha (black, age 15), Milby (age 10), Isham (age 13), Rachel (black, age 10), Emily (black, age 10), Esther (griff, age 9), George (griff, age 6), Bob (age 4), & Mariah (griff, age 3). Slaves were property of his wife Terry Crawford, now property of her succession in course of administration, Pike County. His wife died in Pike County, MS 23 July 1858 at the home of Jesse Crawford. On the night of 30 Aug 1858, said slaves were stolen or enticed away and were later found in Washington Parish, LA in possession of Nathaniel Graves (husband of Arcadia Magee), Zachariah Magee, Benjamin Magee, and John Magee, all residents of Washington Parish who "together with their co-heirs" are the descendants of Mrs. Terry Crawford. Terry Crawford, a number of years prior to her death was a resident of Washington Parish, where she acquired the slaves; that she married to Jesse Crawford, being then the widow of Benjamin Magee. Jesse Crawford sued for recovery of the slaves in order that the succession of Terry Crawford might be property completed. Children of Mrs. Terry Crawford, issue of her marriage with Benjamin Magee were given as: William G. Magee, Arcadia Graves (wife of Nathaniel Graves), Zachariah Magee, Benjamin Magee, John Magee, all of full age and residents of Louisiana, Elisa Selina Ragan (wife of Joseph Ragan), Terry Melissa Magee, Hugh G. Magee & Margaret Jane Magee [listed as Margaret Jane in two places, as Mary Jane in one other location], minors...also one daughter, Harriet Melinda Magee (deceased, wife of Thomas W. Bickham, issue of their marriage was Wesley Bickham). Included in the case file is a copy of the partition of Benjamin Magee's estate, noting "to Mrs. Terry Ginn, formerly wife of Benjamin Magee dec'd, now wife of Jesse Crawford..." Testimony given in the case by Stephen Ellis, John Magee, Joseph Lewis, Jesse D. Rhymes, James M. Burris, Thomas Burch, George W. Martin, Thomas C. W. Ellis. John Magee testified that Terry Crawford was first married to Benjamin Magee "a brother to the witness" John Magee. John Magee stated that he was guardian for the minor children of Benjamin & Terry Magee, and was appointed their guardian "before they left for Mississippi with their mother."

1.   Crawford vs. Graves et al, Docket number 6706, April 1860, New Orleans Circuit, Louisiana Supreme Court Archives, currently held at Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, digitized at http://libweb.uno.edu.