Brazoria County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Brazoria County, Texas.
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Brazoria County Historical Records
Margaret Fowler
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Location: Brazoria County, Texas
Enumerated under slaveholder Goode in Brazoria County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 18.
Jacob Grayson
Manumission Deed (1852)Location: Brazoria County, Texas
Deed of emancipation granted by Byrd. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1852.
Dinah Spottswood
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Location: Brazoria County, Texas
Enumerated under slaveholder Cooper in Brazoria County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 20.
William Price
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1846)Location: Brazoria County, Texas
Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Brazoria District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.