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)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Thompson. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.

Ada Miller

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Page in Chester County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 65.

Rose Winston

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Chester County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.

Charity Wythe

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Willis in Chester County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.

Noah Bryan

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

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)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Price to Miller for consideration of $936.

Francis Fisher

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1847)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

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)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Faulkner. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.

Thomas Pendleton

Manumission Deed (1846)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

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

Jane Dandridge

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

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)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Harrison to Marshall for consideration of $569.

Timothy Willis

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1824)
Location: Chester County, Tennessee

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Chester District. Monthly wage stipulated at $16 with rations and lodging provided.