Cabarrus County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
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Cabarrus County Historical Records
Stephen Harrison
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boyd to Harvey for consideration of $494.
Reuben Barnes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Dandridge to Wilson for consideration of $561.
Julius Thornton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Clark in Cabarrus County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 63.
Peter Logan
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1856)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Banks to Dandridge for consideration of $382.
Sophia Cox
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hale in Cabarrus County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 18.
Patience Freeman
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Byrd in Cabarrus County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
Beatrix Preston
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cabell in Cabarrus County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 55.
Ebenezer Matthews
Manumission Deed (1848)Deed of emancipation granted by Jones. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1848.
Delilah Robertson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1837)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cabarrus District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Isabella Jackson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1834)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cabarrus District. Monthly wage stipulated at $11 with rations and lodging provided.
Zachariah Chamberlayne
Estate Division Account (1833)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Washington. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Solomon Robinson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1831)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cabarrus District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Sophia Winston
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Johnson. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Cyrus Carter
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1827)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thompson to Grayson for consideration of $422.
Elijah Byrd
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1821)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cabarrus District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.