Hawkins County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hawkins County, Tennessee.
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Hawkins County Historical Records
Lucretia Evans
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hawkins District. Monthly wage stipulated at $13 with rations and lodging provided.
Matthew Hall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1862)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Gaines to Morris for consideration of $1052.
Harriet Banks
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Brooks to Fleming for consideration of $1173.
Maria Hammond
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1860)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hawkins District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Ann Polk
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fowler in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 55.
Lavinia Thompson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ross in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 29.
Caroline Harris
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Abbott in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 11.
Amelia Foster
Probate Inventory (1851)Appraised in estate inventory of Fitzhugh plantation, evaluated at $721. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Clara Bryan
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hammond in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Nancy Grayson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Beverley in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.
Mary Washington
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dandridge in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Martha Cox
Probate Inventory (1840)Appraised in estate inventory of Taylor plantation, evaluated at $865. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Henry Griffin
Manumission Deed (1833)Deed of emancipation granted by Boyd. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.
Matthew Richardson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1822)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Allen for consideration of $1014.
Archibald Brooks
Estate Division Account (1822)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Howard. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.