Lee County, Georgia Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lee County, Georgia.

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Lee County Historical Records

Sarah Hawkins

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Lee County, Georgia

Enumerated under slaveholder Jones in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 31.

Nancy Wythe

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Lee County, Georgia

Enumerated under slaveholder Stewart in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.

Josiah Cox

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1843)
Location: Lee County, Georgia

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Graham to Cox for consideration of $707.

Daniel Parker

Probate Inventory (1842)
Location: Lee County, Georgia

Appraised in estate inventory of Hammond plantation, evaluated at $1313. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Edward Reed

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1830)
Location: Lee County, Georgia

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.

Ruth Wood

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1826)
Location: Lee County, Georgia

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hale to Taylor for consideration of $1566.