Rutherford County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Rutherford County, Tennessee.
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Rutherford County Historical Records
Matilda Bryan
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 7735 at Rutherford branch. Recorded birthplace as Rutherford County, former master listed as Dandridge.
Ann Smith
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1863)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Jefferson to Harrison for consideration of $1395.
Noah Bailey
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Bell in Rutherford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Peter Mercer
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bailey in Rutherford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 47.
Maria Byrd
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Rutherford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Harriet Cook
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Barnes in Rutherford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
Hiram Byrd
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Rutherford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Nathan Freeman
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cooper in Rutherford County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 42.
Edward Henderson
Estate Division Account (1849)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Taylor. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Dinah Barbour
Manumission Deed (1847)Deed of emancipation granted by Spottswood. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1847.
Josiah Foster
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1847)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boyd to Hale for consideration of $616.
Julius Armstrong
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1834)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wright to Thompson for consideration of $1127.
Victor Barnes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1833)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Banks to Carter for consideration of $1461.
Beatrix Foster
Probate Inventory (1832)Appraised in estate inventory of Hale plantation, evaluated at $408. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Matilda Shelton
Manumission Deed (1823)Deed of emancipation granted by Watson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1823.