Haywood County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Haywood County, Tennessee.
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Haywood County Historical Records
Alfred Rives
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1855)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Goode to Faulkner for consideration of $831.
Levi Mitchell
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Robinson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Parthenia Barnes
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hale in Haywood County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.
Elijah Williams
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Clark in Haywood County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 41.
Parthenia Graham
Estate Division Account (1844)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Butler. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Reuben Moore
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1842)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Haywood District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Absalom Thompson
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Stewart. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Beatrix Evans
Probate Inventory (1834)Appraised in estate inventory of Fowler plantation, evaluated at $719. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Lavinia Jefferson
Probate Inventory (1821)Appraised in estate inventory of Moore plantation, evaluated at $395. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.