Guilford County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Guilford County, North Carolina.
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Guilford County Historical Records
Philip Morris
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Howard to Bowman for consideration of $729.
James Alexander
Estate Division Account (1865)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fairfax. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Leah Abbott
Estate Division Account (1863)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Green. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Alexander Cooper
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cooper in Guilford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 59.
Winney Boone
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Bowman in Guilford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Phyllis Coleman
Estate Division Account (1860)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Barbour. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Augustus Willis
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cary in Guilford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 34.
Tabitha Robinson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1855)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Green to Scott for consideration of $869.
Rebecca Mason
Manumission Deed (1852)Deed of emancipation granted by Randolph. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1852.
Tabitha Claiborne
Estate Division Account (1828)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Wood. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Jane Brooks
Probate Inventory (1825)Appraised in estate inventory of Grayson plantation, evaluated at $631. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Maria Coleman
Manumission Deed (1824)Deed of emancipation granted by Christian. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1824.