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)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

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)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Gaines to Morris for consideration of $1052.

Harriet Banks

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Brooks to Fleming for consideration of $1173.

Maria Hammond

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1860)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

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)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Enumerated under slaveholder Fowler in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 55.

Lavinia Thompson

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Ross in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 29.

Caroline Harris

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Abbott in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 11.

Amelia Foster

Probate Inventory (1851)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

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)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Enumerated under slaveholder Hammond in Hawkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.

Nancy Grayson

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

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

Mary Washington

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

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

Martha Cox

Probate Inventory (1840)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Appraised in estate inventory of Taylor plantation, evaluated at $865. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Henry Griffin

Manumission Deed (1833)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Deed of emancipation granted by Boyd. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.

Matthew Richardson

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1822)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wood to Allen for consideration of $1014.

Archibald Brooks

Estate Division Account (1822)
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee

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