Anderson County, Tennessee Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Anderson County, Tennessee.

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Anderson County Historical Records

Ruth Perkins

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1862)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bryan to Gibson for consideration of $1271.

Lucas Cabell

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Enumerated under slaveholder Abbott in Anderson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 41.

Anna Fisher

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Enumerated under slaveholder Scott in Anderson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.

Laura Simmons

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Anderson District. Monthly wage stipulated at $13 with rations and lodging provided.

Samuel Gibson

Probate Inventory (1853)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Appraised in estate inventory of Pendleton plantation, evaluated at $1116. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Nathan Anderson

Estate Division Account (1853)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Clark. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.

Margaret Willis

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Enumerated under slaveholder Willis in Anderson County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 49.

Levi Chamberlayne

Manumission Deed (1846)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Deed of emancipation granted by King. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.

Matthew Fleming

Probate Inventory (1843)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Appraised in estate inventory of White plantation, evaluated at $327. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Amelia Fairfax

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1836)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Logan to Abbott for consideration of $604.

Rebecca Ross

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1833)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Long to Cary for consideration of $941.

Tobias Robertson

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1831)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Coleman to Morgan for consideration of $679.

David Roberts

Probate Inventory (1828)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Appraised in estate inventory of Long plantation, evaluated at $825. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Delilah Allen

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1826)
Location: Anderson County, Tennessee

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Anderson District. Monthly wage stipulated at $10 with rations and lodging provided.