Hancock County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hancock County, Georgia.
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Hancock County Historical Records
Chloe Fairfax
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 8674 at Hancock branch. Recorded birthplace as Hancock County, former master listed as Barbour.
Zilpha Brooks
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thomas to Clark for consideration of $1380.
Samuel Bennett
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 2227 at Hancock branch. Recorded birthplace as Hancock County, former master listed as Page.
David Campbell
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 2127 at Hancock branch. Recorded birthplace as Hancock County, former master listed as Jackson.
Amos Burke
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 2374 at Hancock branch. Recorded birthplace as Hancock County, former master listed as Thomas.
Edward Cox
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Hancock County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Reuben Lewis
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Hancock County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Patience Jackson
Estate Division Account (1852)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Claiborne. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Harrison Moore
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Peyton. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Victor Boone
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Spottswood in Hancock County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 60.
Matilda Butler
Probate Inventory (1843)Appraised in estate inventory of Mercer plantation, evaluated at $1352. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ezekiel Powell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1832)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hancock District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.