Yancey County, North Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Yancey County, North Carolina.
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Yancey County Historical Records
Martha Gibson
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 6463 at Yancey branch. Recorded birthplace as Yancey County, former master listed as Spottswood.
Minerva Thomas
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 6030 at Yancey branch. Recorded birthplace as Yancey County, former master listed as Richardson.
Stephen Watson
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5097 at Yancey branch. Recorded birthplace as Yancey County, former master listed as Garland.
Caroline Ross
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 9632 at Yancey branch. Recorded birthplace as Yancey County, former master listed as Rogers.
Stephen Cox
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1864)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Baker to Scott for consideration of $1444.
Noah Peyton
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fleming. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Flora Baker
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wright in Yancey County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.
Mary Armstrong
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Evans to Fleming for consideration of $1302.
Archibald Bowman
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Yancey District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.
Julia Morris
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1851)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Yancey District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Clara Carter
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Richardson in Yancey County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 67.
Joseph Willis
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1838)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Graham to Russell for consideration of $1412.
Lucy Grayson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1836)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Yancey District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.
Absalom Hammond
Probate Inventory (1835)Appraised in estate inventory of Powell plantation, evaluated at $1247. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Gabriel Barnes
Estate Division Account (1833)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Grayson. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Josiah Lee
Estate Division Account (1832)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Thomas. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.