Somerset County, Maryland Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Somerset County, Maryland.
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Somerset County Historical Records
Tobias Martin
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5678 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Page.
Grace Polk
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 3132 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Cabell.
Tobias Roberts
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5377 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Hill.
Robert Morgan
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 6220 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Hale.
Grace Gaines
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 7958 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Price.
Nancy Foster
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Butler. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Laura Washington
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 8525 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Scott.
Patience Fitzhugh
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 7815 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Graham.
Flora Watson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1867)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Stewart to Armstrong for consideration of $930.
Martha Watson
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 7557 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Carter.
Sarah Spottswood
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 3590 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Shelton.
Celia Banks
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 7276 at Somerset branch. Recorded birthplace as Somerset County, former master listed as Monroe.
Lucretia Griffin
Probate Inventory (1866)Appraised in estate inventory of Scott plantation, evaluated at $1329. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Matilda Griffin
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Henderson. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Mary Hale
Manumission Deed (1866)Deed of emancipation granted by Carter. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1866.
Eve Ellis
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1865)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Somerset District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Charlotte Barnes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1865)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Matthews to Smith for consideration of $1536.
Grace Boyd
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Hamilton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Henry Robinson
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hale. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Francis Fairfax
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Barnes to Evans for consideration of $1330.
Ruth Wood
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Lucas Davis
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Thompson in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 42.
Charles Freeman
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Rives in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Anna Thompson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Marshall in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Elizabeth Ross
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hamilton in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Catherine Rives
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Somerset District. Monthly wage stipulated at $28 with rations and lodging provided.
Leah Morgan
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1858)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Somerset District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Winney Fitzhugh
Manumission Deed (1858)Deed of emancipation granted by Jefferson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1858.
Ruth Clark
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Henderson to Thornton for consideration of $441.
Susan Butler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Long to Gibson for consideration of $400.
Charlotte Cox
Estate Division Account (1857)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Matthews. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Lafayette Faulkner
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1856)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Somerset District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.
Jeremiah Cary
Manumission Deed (1855)Deed of emancipation granted by Freeman. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1855.
Amos Thornton
Estate Division Account (1854)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fowler. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Margaret Winston
Manumission Deed (1854)Deed of emancipation granted by Dandridge. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1854.
Isaiah Allen
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Reed in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 49.
Rachel Willis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Walker in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.
Francis Harris
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Griffin in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Moses Spottswood
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Morgan in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Ebenezer Boone
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Watson in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Tabitha Watson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Banks in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 62.
Mary Haynes
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Page in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 67.
Alexander Shelton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Robinson in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Milley Bennett
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from King to Campbell for consideration of $1519.
Phyllis Matthews
Probate Inventory (1850)Appraised in estate inventory of Henderson plantation, evaluated at $370. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Anna Goode
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Foster in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
Agnes Grayson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Mercer in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Charles Gordon
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Harvey in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 44.
Grace Thompson
Manumission Deed (1850)Deed of emancipation granted by Gibson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1850.
Winney Blackwell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Perkins in Somerset County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 12.