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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)Opened savings account No. 7380 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Hughes.
Archibald Martin
Probate Inventory (1868)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)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)Opened savings account No. 2345 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Nelson.
Noah Roberts
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Monroe. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Andrew Byrd
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)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)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)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)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)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)Opened savings account No. 9560 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Foster.
Lucretia Freeman
Manumission Deed (1868)Deed of emancipation granted by Peyton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.
Archibald Butler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Faulkner to Garland for consideration of $1335.
Robert Russell
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 4732 at Kent branch. Recorded birthplace as Kent County, former master listed as Parker.
Eve Winston
Manumission Deed (1867)Deed of emancipation granted by Rives. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1867.
Lucas Harvey
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)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)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Peyton for consideration of $1095.
Anna Preston
Estate Division Account (1867)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bailey. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.