Cannon County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cannon County, Tennessee.
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Cannon County Historical Records
Amos Thompson
Probate Inventory (1866)Appraised in estate inventory of Henderson plantation, evaluated at $868. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Sarah Cabell
Probate Inventory (1863)Appraised in estate inventory of Banks plantation, evaluated at $999. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Lafayette Fitzhugh
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Harrison. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Elizabeth Jones
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Moore in Cannon County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 64.
William Logan
Estate Division Account (1858)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Reed. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Joseph Spottswood
Probate Inventory (1855)Appraised in estate inventory of Marshall plantation, evaluated at $698. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Delilah Thornton
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1854)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hale to Mitchell for consideration of $1013.
Margaret Tazewell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Miller in Cannon County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 65.
Peter Parker
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bailey in Cannon County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 7.
Sarah Reed
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Barnes in Cannon County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 44.
Timothy Thornton
Probate Inventory (1849)Appraised in estate inventory of Hill plantation, evaluated at $896. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Celia Bailey
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1845)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cannon District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Hannah Polk
Manumission Deed (1833)Deed of emancipation granted by Richardson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.
Maria Page
Estate Division Account (1826)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Lee. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Abraham Williams
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1823)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cannon District. Monthly wage stipulated at $12 with rations and lodging provided.