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)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

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)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Hughes in Brazos County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.

Archibald Green

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1859)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thompson to Morgan for consideration of $1015.

Benjamin Abbott

1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Hughes in Brazos County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 32.

Lavinia Miller

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1846)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Haynes to Fairfax for consideration of $719.

Levi Tyler

Estate Division Account (1844)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Long. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.

Hiram Spottswood

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1833)
Location: Brazos County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Brazos District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.