Chester County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Chester County, Tennessee.
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Chester County Historical Records
Thomas Harrison
Estate Division Account (1861)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Thompson. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Ada Miller
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Page in Chester County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 65.
Rose Winston
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Chester County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.
Charity Wythe
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Willis in Chester County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Noah Bryan
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1859)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chester District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Matilda Bowman
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Price to Miller for consideration of $936.
Francis Fisher
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1847)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chester District. Monthly wage stipulated at $17 with rations and lodging provided.
Harrison Taylor
Estate Division Account (1846)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Faulkner. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Thomas Pendleton
Manumission Deed (1846)Deed of emancipation granted by Brooks. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.
Jane Dandridge
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chester District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.
Tabitha Harvey
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1828)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Harrison to Marshall for consideration of $569.
Timothy Willis
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1824)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chester District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.