Fayette County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Fayette County, Georgia.
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Fayette County Historical Records
Leah Hammond
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 8494 at Fayette branch. Recorded birthplace as Fayette County, former master listed as Dandridge.
Winney Ellis
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 5573 at Fayette branch. Recorded birthplace as Fayette County, former master listed as Fitzhugh.
Emily Wilson
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 1026 at Fayette branch. Recorded birthplace as Fayette County, former master listed as Simmons.
Anna Marshall
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Henderson. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Samuel Winston
Estate Division Account (1863)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Long. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Andrew Hawkins
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Banks in Fayette County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.
Ada Dawson
Manumission Deed (1847)Deed of emancipation granted by Campbell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1847.
Edward Haynes
Probate Inventory (1846)Appraised in estate inventory of Watson plantation, evaluated at $460. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Eve Rives
Probate Inventory (1833)Appraised in estate inventory of Dabney plantation, evaluated at $402. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Emily Nelson
Estate Division Account (1828)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Byrd. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.