Wayne County, Tennessee Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Wayne County, Tennessee.
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Wayne County Historical Records
Elizabeth Powell
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 2924 at Wayne branch. Recorded birthplace as Wayne County, former master listed as Lewis.
Jacob Hawkins
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1863)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wayne District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.
Benjamin Taylor
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fleming in Wayne County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 11.
Reuben Monroe
Probate Inventory (1860)Appraised in estate inventory of Mason plantation, evaluated at $448. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Jane Haynes
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Pendleton in Wayne County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Minerva Fairfax
Probate Inventory (1856)Appraised in estate inventory of Beverley plantation, evaluated at $557. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Agnes Moore
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Wayne County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Robert Clark
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Watson. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Gabriel Nicholas
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1837)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Shelton to Mason for consideration of $753.
Susan Taylor
Estate Division Account (1830)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Clark. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.