Laurens County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Laurens County, Georgia.
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Laurens County Historical Records
John Gaines
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 9194 at Laurens branch. Recorded birthplace as Laurens County, former master listed as Walker.
Anna Marshall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1867)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Fisher to Abbott for consideration of $1450.
Timothy Logan
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Laurens County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 56.
Elizabeth Faulkner
Probate Inventory (1858)Appraised in estate inventory of Jefferson plantation, evaluated at $1087. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Eleanor Ross
Estate Division Account (1829)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Jackson. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Lavinia Mason
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1829)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Laurens District. Monthly wage stipulated at $26 with rations and lodging provided.
Eleanor Bell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1820)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hamilton to Clay for consideration of $525.