Brown County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Brown County, Texas.
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Brown County Historical Records
Phyllis Green
Probate Inventory (1868)Location: Brown County, Texas
Appraised in estate inventory of Green plantation, evaluated at $1280. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Henry Carter
Probate Inventory (1837)Location: Brown County, Texas
Appraised in estate inventory of Hale plantation, evaluated at $1331. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Stephen Barbour
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1831)Location: Brown County, Texas
Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Blackwell to Fleming for consideration of $1592.
Jeremiah Henry
Manumission Deed (1825)Location: Brown County, Texas
Deed of emancipation granted by Dabney. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1825.