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)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

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)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

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)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

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)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Parker for consideration of $920.

Dinah Spottswood

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Moore to Armstrong for consideration of $1590.

Alfred Willis

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Enumerated under slaveholder Moore in Union County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.

Alfred Cabell

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1842)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

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)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wilson to Grayson for consideration of $1043.

Susan Mason

Manumission Deed (1833)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Deed of emancipation granted by Perkins. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.

Hester Scott

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1827)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Richardson to Green for consideration of $1535.

Abraham Gibson

Probate Inventory (1827)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Appraised in estate inventory of Green plantation, evaluated at $1080. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Solomon Boyd

Probate Inventory (1822)
Location: Union County, North Carolina

Appraised in estate inventory of Boyd plantation, evaluated at $409. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.