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.