Union County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Union County, North Carolina.
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Union County Historical Records
Robert Watson
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 9577 at Union branch. Recorded birthplace as Union County, former master listed as Clark.
Minerva Haynes
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 3913 at Union branch. Recorded birthplace as Union County, former master listed as Mercer.
Reuben Clark
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 3451 at Union branch. Recorded birthplace as Union County, former master listed as Ball.
Rebecca Marshall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Parker for consideration of $920.
Dinah Spottswood
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Moore to Armstrong for consideration of $1590.
Alfred Willis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Moore in Union County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Alfred Cabell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1842)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Union District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Hester Fleming
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1839)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wilson to Grayson for consideration of $1043.
Susan Mason
Manumission Deed (1833)Deed of emancipation granted by Perkins. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.
Hester Scott
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1827)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Richardson to Green for consideration of $1535.
Abraham Gibson
Probate Inventory (1827)Appraised in estate inventory of Green plantation, evaluated at $1080. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Solomon Boyd
Probate Inventory (1822)Appraised in estate inventory of Boyd plantation, evaluated at $409. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.