Wayne County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Wayne County, Georgia.
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Wayne County Historical Records
Amelia Scott
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 3515 at Wayne branch. Recorded birthplace as Wayne County, former master listed as Simmons.
Solomon Christian
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Davis in Wayne County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Robert Long
Estate Division Account (1858)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Beverley. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Moses Matthews
Manumission Deed (1858)Deed of emancipation granted by Hughes. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1858.
Ruth Hill
Probate Inventory (1856)Appraised in estate inventory of Watson plantation, evaluated at $1112. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Hiram Clay
Probate Inventory (1854)Appraised in estate inventory of Fleming plantation, evaluated at $906. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
David Johnson
Estate Division Account (1850)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Barbour. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Tabitha Jackson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1840)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Byrd to Polk for consideration of $436.
Susan Goode
Manumission Deed (1820)Deed of emancipation granted by Clark. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1820.