Buncombe County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Buncombe County Research Guide (PDF)
Get instant access to the Buncombe County primary record guide detailing slaveholder estate wills, land deed volumes, and microfilm roll citations.
Buncombe County Historical Records
David Hill
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 8596 at Buncombe branch. Recorded birthplace as Buncombe County, former master listed as Clay.
Susan Carter
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5519 at Buncombe branch. Recorded birthplace as Buncombe County, former master listed as Mason.
Amelia Reed
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5954 at Buncombe branch. Recorded birthplace as Buncombe County, former master listed as Davis.
Victor Roberts
Manumission Deed (1868)Deed of emancipation granted by Pendleton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.
John Robertson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Price in Buncombe County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 44.
George Reed
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Logan to Hammond for consideration of $1244.
Harriet Gaines
Estate Division Account (1859)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Butler. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Lucretia Bell
Probate Inventory (1855)Appraised in estate inventory of Spottswood plantation, evaluated at $1400. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Zilpha Hamilton
Manumission Deed (1851)Deed of emancipation granted by Lee. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1851.
Gideon Barbour
Manumission Deed (1826)Deed of emancipation granted by Watson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1826.
Phyllis Lewis
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Ball. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.