Annis Hawthorn Cameron

Annis Hawthorn Cameron in Race and Slavery Petitions Project:

PAR Number 20184008
State: Alabama Year: 1840
Location: Talladega Location Type: County

"William Hawthorn seeks to recover slaves that were devised by deed of gift to his late father, Benjamin Hawthorn, by James Hawthorn Sr., his late grandfather. This is William's second petition on the subject.

William Hawthorn alleges that his uncle, James Hawthorn Jr., and his aunt, *Annis Hawthorn Cameron, procured through a fraudulent deed of gift slaves that rightfully belong to him and his siblings... ."

*Her mother was Flora Florilla Cameron Hawthorn and her husband was William Cameron

Joseph Cameron, Jr.

Camerons in the Race and Slavery Petitions Project:

PAR Number 21382235
State: South Carolina Year: 1822
Location: Fairfield  District

"Abstract: Joseph Cameron Jr. contends that his grandfather, Joseph Sr., left him a slave named Bristol in his will. He notes that, since many of the slaves left in the Cameron estate showed a "disposition to elope," Bristol was placed with Cameron Jr.'s father, John...[who] in turn, died... ."

William E. Cameron's Petition

Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Petition 21686402 
Location: Petersburg, Virginia
Salutation: To the Worshipful Justices of the Hustings Court of the City of Petersburg.
Filing Date: 1864-February-18


General Petition Information
Abstract: William E. Cameron seeks to sell three slaves conveyed "In Trust for the use and benefit of your complainants mother Elizabeth P Cameron during her life ... and at her death to divide equally said negroes and their increase among the children of the said Elizabeth P. Cameron. 'The petitioner reports that his mother 'departed this life on the 7th day of September 1853 leaving three children... ."

George, Martin, And James Cameron, Minor Heirs

Camerons in the Race and Slavery Petitions Project:


PAR Number 20583702
State: Florida Year: 1837
Location: Leon Location Type: County

Abstract: George, Martin, and James Cameron, minor heirs of Jane Evans, seek a settlement of their late mother's estate. They charge that Alfred Evans, her second husband, has appropriated and mismanaged the estate that Jane brought to the marriage, which was "secured to her in fee simple, from any claim the Defendant might have from his intermarriage." They ask the court to subpoena Alfred Evans to account for Jane's estate, including the slaves. They further ask for an injunction restraining Evans from leaving the state.