Bladen County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Bladen County, North Carolina.
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Bladen County Historical Records
Rachel Pendleton
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 9376 at Bladen branch. Recorded birthplace as Bladen County, former master listed as Ball.
Parthenia King
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 8152 at Bladen branch. Recorded birthplace as Bladen County, former master listed as Ellis.
Hiram Cabell
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 1162 at Bladen branch. Recorded birthplace as Bladen County, former master listed as Smith.
Charles Brown
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1863)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Cary to Banks for consideration of $469.
Minerva Hamilton
Estate Division Account (1861)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Mitchell. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Esther Taylor
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Simmons in Bladen County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
Tabitha Cabell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Polk in Bladen County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.
Matilda Coleman
Manumission Deed (1858)Deed of emancipation granted by Cabell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1858.
Absalom Mason
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1854)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Miller to Henry for consideration of $679.
Beatrix Randolph
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dabney in Bladen County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Augustus Ross
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Moore to Beverley for consideration of $1184.
Eleanor Willis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cooper in Bladen County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Eleanor Cooper
Manumission Deed (1843)Deed of emancipation granted by Armstrong. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1843.
Sophia Logan
Estate Division Account (1832)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Tazewell. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Philip Green
Probate Inventory (1825)Appraised in estate inventory of Hammond plantation, evaluated at $492. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Rebecca Roberts
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1823)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Logan to Page for consideration of $494.