Sussex County, Delaware Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Sussex County, Delaware.
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Sussex County Historical Records
Sarah Martin
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 7876 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Dawson.
Solomon Faulkner
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6068 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Graham.
Felix Fisher
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 7997 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Brooks.
Laura Harvey
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6840 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fowler.
Laura Robertson
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6175 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Chamberlayne.
Hiram Johnson
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 9216 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Goode.
Winney Hamilton
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 9812 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Hughes.
Delilah Brown
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5378 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Christian.
Cesar Mercer
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 8408 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fairfax.
Esther Burke
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5857 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fairfax.
Julius Nelson
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 4130 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Ellis.
Charlotte Wright
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6694 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Ellis.
Matilda Watson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 8795 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Jackson.
Thomas Moore
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 7489 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fleming.
Reuben Fairfax
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 2325 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fisher.
Cato Burke
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5630 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Goode.
Zilpha Gordon
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 1883 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Abbott.
Peggy Moore
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 3275 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Pendleton.
Matilda Parker
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5599 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Simmons.
Cyrus Boone
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5802 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Jackson.
Reuben Ball
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 7022 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Burke.
Matthew Harris
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 3714 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Ross.
Timothy Armstrong
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 4145 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Nicholas.
Jane Bradley
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 7375 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Christian.
Ann Allen
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 4861 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as White.
Leah Powell
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 9308 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fleming.
Victor Blackwell
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 1153 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Marshall.
Maria Williams
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 6222 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Gibson.
Phyllis Thornton
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 5520 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Henderson.
Leah Logan
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 1541 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Gaines.
Absalom Anderson
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 4201 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Page.
Richard Christian
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 5644 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Stewart.
Peter Ellis
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 4061 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Miller.
Cesar Mason
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 8288 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Gaines.
Hannah Moore
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 9657 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Fitzhugh.
Elijah Cook
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 6449 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Ross.
Patience Clay
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 3745 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Henderson.
Tabitha Thomas
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1135 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Byrd.
Isaiah Claiborne
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 5313 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Foster.
James Gibson
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 9970 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Mitchell.
Hester Spottswood
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1847 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Hammond.
Charity Watson
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 5824 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Long.
Esther Monroe
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 8495 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Wilson.
Mary Hughes
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 5721 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Smith.
Alfred Henry
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1868)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Sussex District. Monthly wage stipulated at $10 with rations and lodging provided.
Peter Abbott
Manumission Deed (1868)Deed of emancipation granted by Harvey. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.
Minerva Hammond
Probate Inventory (1868)Appraised in estate inventory of Jones plantation, evaluated at $1114. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Charity Cary
Probate Inventory (1868)Appraised in estate inventory of Morris plantation, evaluated at $1321. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Henry Beverley
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 4205 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Powell.
Gideon Abbott
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 1246 at Sussex branch. Recorded birthplace as Sussex County, former master listed as Harris.