Cumberland County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cumberland County, North Carolina.
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Cumberland County Historical Records
Eve Thompson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 7324 at Cumberland branch. Recorded birthplace as Cumberland County, former master listed as Ross.
Winney Rogers
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 6871 at Cumberland branch. Recorded birthplace as Cumberland County, former master listed as Haynes.
Beatrix Dabney
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1861)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cumberland District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
Charlotte Barnes
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Butler in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 68.
Thomas Hall
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Williams in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.
Celia Alexander
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Powell in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Lewis Mason
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1848)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cumberland District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Leah Watson
Estate Division Account (1844)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Barbour. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Jeremiah Gibson
Probate Inventory (1828)Appraised in estate inventory of Hall plantation, evaluated at $839. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Peggy Lewis
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1825)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bowman to Burke for consideration of $526.
Lafayette Dabney
Probate Inventory (1825)Appraised in estate inventory of Barnes plantation, evaluated at $1065. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Harrison Robinson
Estate Division Account (1822)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Powell. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.