Pecos County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Pecos County, Texas.
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Pecos County Historical Records
Henry Rives
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 1802 at Pecos branch. Recorded birthplace as Pecos County, former master listed as Rogers.
Harrison Spottswood
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Goode. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Moses Howard
Estate Division Account (1859)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Peyton. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Rachel Robertson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Pecos County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Sarah Tyler
Probate Inventory (1837)Appraised in estate inventory of Dabney plantation, evaluated at $1373. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Daniel Jackson
Manumission Deed (1834)Deed of emancipation granted by Peyton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1834.
Peggy Rogers
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1825)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Freeman to Bell for consideration of $1155.