Kendall County, Texas Slave Records

Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Kendall County, Texas.

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Kendall County Historical Records

Edward Walker

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1865)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Harrison for consideration of $643.

Augustus Watson

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Grayson in Kendall County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.

Caroline Hamilton

Estate Division Account (1860)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Coleman. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.

Minerva Christian

1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Enumerated under slaveholder Morris in Kendall County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 31.

Isaiah Robertson

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Baker in Kendall County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.

Anna Lewis

Estate Division Account (1846)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Spottswood. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.

Margaret Nicholas

Probate Inventory (1839)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Bowman plantation, evaluated at $382. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Zilpha Ellis

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1837)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Tazewell to Morgan for consideration of $523.

Charity Griffin

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

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Kendall District. Monthly wage stipulated at $26 with rations and lodging provided.

Joseph Davis

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1826)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Graham to Dawson for consideration of $1069.

Julia Brown

Probate Inventory (1820)
Location: Kendall County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Mitchell plantation, evaluated at $955. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.