Appling County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Appling County, Georgia.
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Appling County Historical Records
Leah Claiborne
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Appling District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Gideon Winston
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 1161 at Appling branch. Recorded birthplace as Appling County, former master listed as Mitchell.
Benjamin Perkins
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1860)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Appling District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Gabriel Bennett
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ellis in Appling County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Reuben Harrison
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Claiborne in Appling County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Benjamin Marshall
Manumission Deed (1844)Deed of emancipation granted by Simmons. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1844.
Margaret Clark
Probate Inventory (1839)Appraised in estate inventory of Harvey plantation, evaluated at $350. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Samuel Barnes
Estate Division Account (1838)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bennett. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Lavinia Moore
Probate Inventory (1826)Appraised in estate inventory of Fairfax plantation, evaluated at $1114. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.