Jones County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Jones County, North Carolina.
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Jones County Historical Records
Maria Bailey
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Garland. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Augustus Johnson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Miller in Jones County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Lucas Thomas
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Harris in Jones County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.
Chloe Hall
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ellis in Jones County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Milley Mason
Manumission Deed (1854)Deed of emancipation granted by Bryan. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1854.
Henry Bowman
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hamilton. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Sarah Shelton
Probate Inventory (1834)Appraised in estate inventory of Ellis plantation, evaluated at $535. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Stephen Henderson
Manumission Deed (1833)Deed of emancipation granted by Dandridge. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.