Overview

The Sneed Plantation was the home of several generations of Sneeds who lived in Granville County, North Carolina who were the descendants of Samuel Sneed (1723-1806) and Jane Dudley (1728-1813). Samuel moved from Hanover County, Virginia in probably the middle of the 18th century to North Carolina and lived in Granville, and later Person County where he died leaving a large family. One of them was his son, Stephen Sneed (1756–1821), whose son, Richard R. Sneed (1790–1861)owned the Sneed Plantation, and later, his own son, William Morgan Sneed (1821-ca.1900). When Richard moved most of his family to Henderson County, Kentucky in 1851, he gave his eldest son, William M. Sneed, a portion of his slaves, who remained in Granville County. Stephen Sneed was married to Mary Williams (1761-1826), the daughter of William Williams (1733-1775) and Phillis Beckham (1737-1792); William Williams was the brother of Judge John Williams (1731-1799), the founder and owner of Montpelier Plantation in Granville County. Richard Sneed was married to Lucy Farrar Henderson (1800-1868), the daughter of Judge Leonard Henderson (1772-1833), one of the first Chief Justices of North Carolina, and Frances Farrar (1765-1845). Leonard’s father was Col. Richard Henderson (1735-1785)who was
famous for his purchase of the land which later became the State of Kentucky.

Location

near Williamsboro, in present day Vance Co.,formerly a part of Granville County

Date Constructed/ Founded

ca. 1840

Associated Surnames

Sneed

Historical notes

By 1860, William M. Sneed, was the last of the SNEED family to live in Granville County; most all of the former slaves in the County with the SNEED surname were from the Sneed Plantation.

Associated Slave Workplaces

Montpelier Plantation

Associated Free Persons

• William Morgan Sneed, son of Richard Sneed, and last owner of Sneed Plantation.
• Richard Sneed,father of William M. Sneed, and son of Stephen Sneed.

Associated Enslaved Persons

• Alexander,born June 27, 1819, first son of Matilda
• James Cook, born January 7, 1820, first son of Agnes
• William, born February 7, 1822, son of Caty & George
• John, born June 10, 1821, second son of Matilda
• Rachel, born October 15, 1825, first daughter of Agnes
• Nancy, born December 10, 1822, first daughter of Matilda
• Silog, born February 1824, first daughter of Caty & George
• Polly, born December 1824, second daughter of Matilda
• Rose, born December 1826, second daughter of Caty & George
• Tempy, born February 9, 1827, daughter of Deannah
• Ellen, born October 1829, third daughter of Matilda
• Mary Jane, born October 6, 1831, third daughter of Deannah
• Andrew Ligon, born May 10, 1833, son of Simon & Deannah
• Julia, born October 25, 1837, first child of Amanda
• M.H. Freedr?, born December 1,1837, fifth daughter of Matilda
• Thomas, born November 16, 1838, third son of Matilda
• Powhatan, born January 28, 1839, first son of Amanda
• Isabella, born February 29, 1841, second daughter of Nancy & Henry(may have died shortly afterwards, since another child had same name)
• Junious, born January 14, 1842, second son of Amanda
• Car Pleconer(?),born at Montpelier September 15, 1842, daughter of Matilda
• William Barry Grove, born February 1, 1847, fourth son of Amanda
• Hanson Trueman, born March 27, 1847, first son of Tempy
• Sally Green, born September 13, 1847, first daughter & third child of Betsy
• George, born July 24, 1845, first son of Rose
• Dallas, born January 29, 1845, third son of Amanda & Elick
• Unknown, born March 7, 1848, first daughter and 2nd child of Rose
• Unknown, born October 9, 1848, second son of Tempy
• Betsy, born July 12, 1849, third daughter of Nancy
• Isabella, born June 19, 1845, second daughter of Nancy
• Cain, born August 21, 1843, first son of Polly
• Aaron, born June 19, 1845, second son of Polly
• James, born September 19, 1847, first son and third child of Nancy & Henry Buster
• William, born February 1, 1847, fourth son of Amanda
• Sally, born September 25, 1847, first daughter of Polly
• Ann Martin, born September 23, 1849, daughter of Elick & Amanda
• Terry, born March 21, 1850, son of Polly
• John, born March 7, 1857, fifth son of Amanda
• Sam, born March 3, 1850, third son of Tempy
• Walter, born June 16, 1852, child of Nancy
• Elick, born October 19, 1854 in Henderson, Kentucky, sixth son of Amanda

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• Negro Birth Records for the enslaved people of Dr. Richard Sneed, held by the Sneed family.

Miscellaneous Information

• Some of the slaves went to Henderson County, Kentucky in 1851 with Richard Sneed, however, many did remain in Granville County with William M. Sneed.

References

• none

Users Researching This Workplace

• Deloris Williams

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