Twiggs County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Twiggs County, Georgia.
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Twiggs County Historical Records
Samuel Byrd
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Twiggs District. Monthly wage stipulated at $28 with rations and lodging provided.
Flora Byrd
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Henderson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Emily Anderson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Bailey in Twiggs County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 47.
Matilda Rives
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bailey to Haynes for consideration of $626.
Parthenia Walker
Manumission Deed (1847)Deed of emancipation granted by Howard. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1847.
Daniel Banks
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Winston. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Julius Russell
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Monroe. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Jane Cabell
Probate Inventory (1821)Appraised in estate inventory of Taylor plantation, evaluated at $1059. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.