Use the search bar to type in first or last names of people enslaved by John Tyler. Download this PDF for a complete list of names and sources.
The surnames Armistead, Black, Hall, and Short appear in letters and records related to the Tyler family throughout the 19th century. The Tylers enslaved these families at Sherwood Forest in Charles City County, Virginia. Some members of these families lived and worked at other plantations owned by the Tylers and at the White House.
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Aggy | Alexander Black | Allen Black | Andrew | Ann Eliza | Betsy | Burwell Armistead, Jr. | Burwell Armistead, Sr. | Christiana | Claiborne | Edy | Eliza Black | Ellen Black | Fanny Hall | Fanny Johnston | George | Henry Armistead | Henry Black | Henry | James Hambleton Christian | Jerry Short | Jesse Black | John Short | Joseph Black | Louisa Short | Lucy Black | Maria Armistead | Martha Short | Mary Black | Nancy | Ned | Patsy Bresly | Peter Hall | Randall Black | Roscius Short | Rosetta | Tazewell | Thaddius Black | Tony Hall | Victoria Short | Washington Short | William Short, Jr. | William Short, Sr.
The following pages provide additional information about the people enslaved by the Tylers.
Judge John Tyler’s Will & Inventory, 1813
Enslaved Children Born at Sherwood Forest in Charles City County, Virginia, 1853-1861
Note on Methodology
The largest collections of Tyler Family Papers are located at the Library of Congress, the Earl Gregg Swem Library at William & Mary, and the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. This website draws from excerpts of transcribed letters located at the Sherwood Forest Plantation Foundation in Charles City County, Virginia.
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