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)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)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hughes. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Matthew Anderson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fairfax in Lynn County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Edward Haynes
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Lynn County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Richard Freeman
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1849)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)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Anderson to Claiborne for consideration of $581.
Ann Washington
Estate Division Account (1844)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Wood. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Anna Rives
Probate Inventory (1832)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)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Pendleton to Fisher for consideration of $1269.