Sutton County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Sutton County, Texas.
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Sutton County Historical Records
Rebecca Washington
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 6476 at Sutton branch. Recorded birthplace as Sutton County, former master listed as Rives.
Robert Boyd
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1422 at Sutton branch. Recorded birthplace as Sutton County, former master listed as Reed.
Margaret Matthews
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 7449 at Sutton branch. Recorded birthplace as Sutton County, former master listed as Banks.
Matthew Armstrong
Manumission Deed (1867)Deed of emancipation granted by Cooper. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1867.
Eve Rogers
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1847)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Howard to Washington for consideration of $1156.
Isaac Nicholas
Probate Inventory (1846)Appraised in estate inventory of Anderson plantation, evaluated at $626. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Augustus Marshall
Probate Inventory (1841)Appraised in estate inventory of Dandridge plantation, evaluated at $471. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Hannah Tyler
Estate Division Account (1825)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fitzhugh. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.