Atkinson County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Atkinson County, Georgia.
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Atkinson County Historical Records
Julia Taylor
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Smith to Freeman for consideration of $566.
Anna Cox
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Chamberlayne in Atkinson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
Richard Ellis
Estate Division Account (1853)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Long. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Hester Cooper
Probate Inventory (1853)Appraised in estate inventory of Harris plantation, evaluated at $305. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Gideon Stewart
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Carter in Atkinson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 45.
Timothy Russell
Manumission Deed (1845)Deed of emancipation granted by Morgan. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1845.