Potter County, Texas Slave Records

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

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Potter County Historical Records

Cato Chamberlayne

Probate Inventory (1864)
Location: Potter County, Texas

Appraised in estate inventory of Brown plantation, evaluated at $521. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.

Hiram Jones

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Ball in Potter County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 37.

Lucas Cabell

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

Enumerated under slaveholder Williams in Potter County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 42.

William Beverley

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1844)
Location: Potter County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wright to Cary for consideration of $1083.

Julius Griffin

Deed Book Bill of Sale (1836)
Location: Potter County, Texas

Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Green to Page for consideration of $848.

Lafayette Armstrong

Freedmen's Bureau Record (1827)
Location: Potter County, Texas

Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Potter District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.