Lynn County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Lynn County Historical Records

Ebenezer Harvey

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)
Location: Lynn County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lynn District. Monthly wage stipulated at $18 with rations and lodging provided.

Phyllis Brown

Estate Division Account (1866)
Location: Lynn County, Texas

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hughes. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.

Matthew Anderson

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Fairfax in Lynn County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.

Edward Haynes

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Lynn County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.

Richard Freeman

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1849)
Location: Lynn County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lynn District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.

Beatrix Preston

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

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Anderson to Claiborne for consideration of $581.

Ann Washington

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

Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Wood. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.

Anna Rives

Probate Inventory (1832)
Location: Lynn County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Howard plantation, evaluated at $545. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Benjamin Byrd

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)
Location: Lynn County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Pendleton to Fisher for consideration of $1269.