Brazos County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Brazos County, Texas.
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Brazos County Historical Records
Leah Campbell
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 9424 at Brazos branch. Recorded birthplace as Brazos County, former master listed as Ross.
Lafayette Goode
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hughes in Brazos County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.
Archibald Green
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thompson to Morgan for consideration of $1015.
Benjamin Abbott
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hughes in Brazos County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 32.
Lavinia Miller
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1846)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Haynes to Fairfax for consideration of $719.
Levi Tyler
Estate Division Account (1844)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Long. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Hiram Spottswood
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1833)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Brazos District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.