Tipton County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Tipton County, Tennessee.
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Tipton County Historical Records
Eve Dandridge
Manumission Deed (1868)Deed of emancipation granted by Coleman. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.
Isaiah Foster
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1863)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Jackson for consideration of $1136.
Ebenezer Hughes
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Richardson in Tipton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Cesar Rogers
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Goode in Tipton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 8.
Samuel Hamilton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Perkins in Tipton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Charity Barbour
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1858)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Alexander to Walker for consideration of $880.
Celia Clay
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Brown. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Matilda Bryan
Probate Inventory (1851)Appraised in estate inventory of Hall plantation, evaluated at $1400. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Amos Mason
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Ellis in Tipton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 63.
Samuel Harris
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Shelton in Tipton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 22.
Obadiah Banks
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Lewis in Tipton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Eleanor Campbell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1850)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Tipton District. Monthly wage stipulated at $11 with rations and lodging provided.
Timothy Faulkner
Manumission Deed (1846)Deed of emancipation granted by Spottswood. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.
Hiram Harrison
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1840)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Parker to Griffin for consideration of $1321.
Edward Fisher
Manumission Deed (1835)Deed of emancipation granted by Bell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1835.
Hannah Reed
Manumission Deed (1829)Deed of emancipation granted by Allen. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1829.
Isabella Fisher
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Barbour. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Hannah Barnes
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1824)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Tipton District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
Grace Henry
Estate Division Account (1820)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Preston. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.