Randolph, John H. (John Hampden), 1813-1883.

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John Hampden Randolph was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in 1819. There he practiced law and began working as a cotton planter. In 1823, he was appointed as a circuit court judge in Mississippi. Randolph married Emily Jane Liddell, daughter of Moses Liddell, in 1837. In 1841, the Randolphs moved to Iberville Parish, Louisiana, where John Randolph owned and operated sugar plantations Forest Home, Nottoway, Blythewood, and Bayou Goula. He began sugar production in 1844, working in partnerships with Charles A. Thornton and Franklin Hudson. During the Civil War, the partners moved with their slaves and valuables to Washington County, Texas, where they farmed on rented land. Randolph returned to Iberville Parish after the war.

From the description of John H. Randolph family papers, 1823-1889 (bulk 1834-1889). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122505690

John Hampden Randolph, son of Peter Randolph, was born in Virginia and moved with his family to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in 1819. There he practiced law and began working as a cotton planter. In 1823, he was appointed circuit court judge in Mississippi, and married Emily Jane Liddell,daughter of Moses Liddell, in 1837.

The Randolphs moved to Iberville Parish, Louisiana, in 1841, where John Randolph owned and operated the sugar plantations of Forest Home, Nottoway, Blythewood, and Bayou Goula. He began sugar production in 1844, working in partnerships with Charles A. Thornton and Franklin Hudson. During the Civil War, the partners moved with their slaves and valuables to Washington County, Texas, where they farmed on rented land. Randolph returned to Iberville Parish after the war.

From the description of John H. Randolph family letters, circa 1780-1860. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244436357

Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Burbridge & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Hudson, Franklin A. person
associatedWith Liddell, Moses, b. 1785. person
associatedWith Liddell, Moses, d. 1856. person
associatedWith Randolph, Algernon Sidney, d. 1836? person
associatedWith Randolph, Emily Jane, d. 1904. person
associatedWith Randolph, Peter. person
associatedWith Southern Mutual Insurance Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Thornton, Charles A. person
associatedWith White League (La.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Iberville Parish (La.)
Southern States
Forest Home Plantation (La.)
Bayou Goula Plantation (La.)
Louisiana--Iberville Parish
Louisiana
Wilkinson County (Miss.)
Troy Plantation (La.)
Washington County (Tex.)
Indian Territory
Mississippi
Mississippi--Wilkinson County
Blythewood Plantation (La.)
Louisiana
Mississippi--Wilkinson County
Nottoway Plantation (La.)
Louisiana--Iberville Parish
Nottoway Plantation (La.)
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Slavery
Cotton growing
Freedmen
Indians of North America
Plantations
Slaveholders
Sugar growing
Sugar trade
Occupation
Plantation owners
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Person

Birth 1813

Death 1883

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