The Cameron family of Orange County was one of antebellum North Carolina’s wealthiest families. Duncan Cameron and his son Paul Cameron owned thousands of acres of land in North Carolina, and Paul also purchased plantations in Alabama and Mississippi. By the time of the Civil War, Paul Cameron and his siblings owned a thousand enslaved people.

This is a list of the men and women who were enslaved on the Cameron family plantations in North Carolina in 1844. As you can see in the images and the transcription below, minimal information was preserved in these documents. 

House

1. Mace
2. Lulie
3. Jeff
4. Dryden
5. Calvin
6. Ned
7. George W
8. Solomon
9. Squire
10. Demfer
11. Amy
12. Phil
13. Emma
14. Dave
15. Abner Jr
16. Lydia
17. Ben Jr
18. John Sr
19. Sun
20. Carolina
21. Sumora [?]
22. Stanley
23. Sarah
24. Nancy
25. Dorea
26. George B.
27. Henry C
28. Nathan
29. Zelpha
30. Pegg
31. Phebe
32. Henry D
33. Abram
34. Horace
35. Jim
36. Rilla
37. Old Ester
38. Old Dave
39. Walter
40. John
41. Emiline
42. Adam
43. Nancy
44. Owen
45. Ben
46. Peter
47. Silvia
48. Henry Sr

Enoc

1. Jim D
2. Ezach
3. Cyrus
4. Gracy
5. Candice
6. Molly Jr
7. Molly
8. Thelma
9. Plaifa
10. Daniel
11. Jefferson
12. Pleal
13. Jimmy Jr
14. Jenny Sr
15. Christana
16. Beck
17. Len Sr
18. Isaac
19. Auderon
20. Grace Jr
21. Manuel
22. George
23. Wilie
24. Jurdon
25. Amy
26. Molly
27. Judy
28. Morrah
29. Lena Jr
30. Gabriel
31. Ned
32. Lucy
33. Koich

P. Hill

1. Mikel
2. Bill Sr
3. [illegible]
4. Fred
5. Big Bill
6. Bob
7. Stephen Sr
8. Lot
9. Letha
10. Beck
11. Eliza
12. Fioriata
13. Walter
14. Stephen
15. Will
16. Henry
17. Jack
18. Phil
19. Violet
20. Sam
21. Kit
22. Moses
23. Mose
24. Hawkins
25. Lucy
26. Jack
27. Mary S
28. Mary J
29. Mary H
30. Chuney
31. Charlot
32. Silva
33. Sall
34. Rachel
35. Helen

Bobbit

1. George
2. Sam S. H.
3. Sam P
4. Posh
5. Rachel
6. Willie
7. Carter
8. Moreah
9. Ramona
10. Nan
11. Augusta
12. Jurdan
13. Lucinda
14. Arthur
15. Edmond
16. Donna
17. Dinah
18. Bill
19. Idonny
20. Minerva
21. Patty
22. Cesahor
23. John
24. Aga
25. Pherah
26. Olly
27. Sudly
28. Nancy
29. Louisa

B. House

1. Elisha
2. Edmond
3. Julia
4. Lega
5. Ephraim
6. Chanz
7. Julia
8. Eliza
9. John
10. Hemp
11. Sun
12. Harriot
13. Patsy
14. Sally
15. Daphney
16. Liz
17. Jo S
18. Hanna
19. Polly
20. Tinah
21. Sagen
22. Old Franny
23. Minny
24. Fanny
25. Anderson
26. Lizzy
27. Tom
28. Millington
29. Joe
30. Daniel

Jim Rays

1. Gram
2. Ranz
3. Patsy
4. Synna
5. Nathan
6. John
7. Allen
8. Lug
9. Austin
10. Henry Wagg
11. Harriot
12. Candis
13. Nelly
14. Tom
15. Jim Green
16. Henry M
17. Bill Green
18. Hannah
19. Jim Rag
20. Charles
21. Milly
22. Mons
23. [x out]
24. Stephen
25. John
26. Phillis
27. Sally Scott
28. Marg
29. Ritter
30. Phibba
31. [x out]
32. Elia
33. Nancy

N. Point

1. Ellin
2. Phillis
3. Washington
4. Robbin
5. Isabel
6. Tugzz [?]
7. Jimmy
8. Minny
9. Saly
10. Lorra
11. Mima
12. Violet
13. George
14. Daniel
15. Abram
16. Jimmy
17. Robbin
18. Matilda
19. Henry
20. Chauce
21. Oliver
22. Leastor
23. Dinah
24. Sela
25. Hannah
26. Fanny
27. Old Hannah
28. Isabel

Mill

1. Millia
2. Len
3. Phil
4. Chance
5. Jim
6. Elegy
7. Addiline
8. Tom
9. Randol
10. Catz
11. Wesley
12. Emily
13. Sally F
14. Daniel
15. Phillips
16. Bantagy
17. Big William
18. Lucy
19. Jimmy
20. [illegible]
21. Streton
22. Sarah
23. Daizy
24. Robbin
25. Dick
26. Henry

[totals]

Primary Source Citation: 

Cameron Family Papers, Collection # 133, Series 2.1.1 Box 88 Folder 2012. Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.