Kent County, Delaware Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Kent County, Delaware.

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Kent County Historical Records

Patience Ball

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 9473 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Roberts.

Zilpha Morris

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2551 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Mercer.

Peter Christian

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 8251 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Spottswood.

Zilpha Baker

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 9285 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Thornton.

Matilda Polk

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 9276 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Bailey.

Martha Coleman

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 3664 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Willis.

Amelia Hamilton

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4511 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Griffin.

Julia Wood

Freedman's Bank Log (1872)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2372 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Polk.

Lucy Coleman

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 3590 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Howard.

Levi Cabell

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2386 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Wythe.

Harriet Matthews

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 6269 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Jones.

Lewis Graham

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 5057 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Taylor.

Samuel Coleman

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4516 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Cary.

Peter King

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4011 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Henderson.

Edward Grayson

Freedman's Bank Log (1871)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 1653 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Watson.

Reuben Blackwell

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4976 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Harvey.

Obadiah Grayson

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2644 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Gibson.

Eve Beverley

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 5906 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Baker.

John Beverley

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 5443 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Ellis.

Lewis Bowman

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 6422 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Green.

Anna Mitchell

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2036 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Cary.

Cesar Jones

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2704 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Ross.

Matilda Walker

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 9805 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Tyler.

Joseph Marshall

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 3540 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Carter.

Gabriel Lewis

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 7117 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Fowler.

Archibald Jackson

Freedman's Bank Log (1870)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 1930 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Clark.

Harrison Coleman

Freedman's Bank Log (1869)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 6045 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Hammond.

Julius Howard

Freedman's Bank Log (1869)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2248 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Hill.

Felix Bradley

Freedman's Bank Log (1869)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 8638 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Pendleton.

Lucas Graham

Freedman's Bank Log (1869)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 5646 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Logan.

Julius Hall

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Kent District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.

Jeremiah Armstrong

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4887 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Barbour.

Priscilla Boyd

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 7380 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Hughes.

Archibald Martin

Probate Inventory (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Appraised in estate inventory of Cox plantation, evaluated at $1329. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Daniel Stewart

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 7243 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Barnes.

Zachariah Barbour

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2345 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Nelson.

Noah Roberts

Estate Division Account (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Monroe. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.

Andrew Byrd

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4148 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Willis.

Parthenia Hammond

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 6920 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Miller.

Tabitha Armstrong

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 8641 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Hammond.

Leah Harvey

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 2301 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Fitzhugh.

Josiah Cooper

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 5416 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Ball.

Beatrix Wythe

Freedman's Bank Log (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 9560 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Foster.

Lucretia Freeman

Manumission Deed (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Deed of emancipation granted by Peyton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.

Archibald Butler

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Faulkner to Garland for consideration of $1335.

Robert Russell

Freedman's Bank Log (1867)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Opened savings account No. 4732 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Parker.

Eve Winston

Manumission Deed (1867)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Deed of emancipation granted by Rives. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1867.

Lucas Harvey

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Kent District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.

Gabriel Jones

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1867)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Peyton for consideration of $1095.

Anna Preston

Estate Division Account (1867)
Location: Kent County, Delaware

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bailey. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.