Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
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Mecklenburg County Historical Records
Solomon Logan
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Harris. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Tabitha Matthews
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Mercer in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 8.
Laura Ross
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Mecklenburg District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.
Tabitha Bennett
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Martin. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Joseph Washington
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1851)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Mecklenburg District. Monthly wage stipulated at $29 with rations and lodging provided.
Milley Clay
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Charles Hawkins
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Ball in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Julia Powell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1847)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Brooks for consideration of $1060.
Alexander Henry
Estate Division Account (1836)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Blackwell. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Abraham Evans
Probate Inventory (1834)Appraised in estate inventory of Simmons plantation, evaluated at $869. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ann Walker
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1823)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Freeman to Fleming for consideration of $1484.