Lee County, South Carolina Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lee County, South Carolina.
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Lee County Historical Records
Susan Gibson
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 8605 at Lee branch. Recorded birthplace as Lee County, former master listed as Allen.
Samuel Mason
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 8752 at Lee branch. Recorded birthplace as Lee County, former master listed as Clark.
Andrew Rives
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1868)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Ada Moore
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1865)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Rebecca King
Probate Inventory (1864)Appraised in estate inventory of Butler plantation, evaluated at $825. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Rebecca Simmons
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1861)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Richard Wood
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1861)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.
Timothy Coleman
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Boone in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Peggy Johnson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 29.
Harrison Mason
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder White in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.
Mary Monroe
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 15.
Levi Brown
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Evans in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Violet Bryan
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Gibson in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 49.
Judith Barnes
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fairfax in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 61.
Andrew Cox
Probate Inventory (1856)Appraised in estate inventory of Washington plantation, evaluated at $317. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ezekiel Wood
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1854)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Amelia Powell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Price in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Ada Spottswood
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Walker in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Hester Robinson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1850)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Lavinia Pendleton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bryan in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Dinah Tyler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1847)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Chamberlayne to Thomas for consideration of $1010.
Lucas Harrison
Estate Division Account (1843)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Moore. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Joseph Fitzhugh
Manumission Deed (1840)Deed of emancipation granted by Long. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1840.
Abraham Page
Manumission Deed (1831)Deed of emancipation granted by Wood. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1831.
Abraham Hamilton
Estate Division Account (1830)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of White. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Absalom Rives
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of Wythe plantation, evaluated at $539. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Esther Robertson
Estate Division Account (1829)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Haynes. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Charlotte Matthews
Probate Inventory (1827)Appraised in estate inventory of Henderson plantation, evaluated at $473. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Cesar Bryan
Estate Division Account (1825)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Nelson. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.