Trinity County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Trinity County, Texas.
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Trinity County Historical Records
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
Probate Inventory (1863)Appraised in estate inventory of Hammond plantation, evaluated at $316. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Eleanor Byrd
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Parker to Polk for consideration of $905.
Catherine Bowman
Probate Inventory (1861)Appraised in estate inventory of Boyd plantation, evaluated at $787. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Susan Pendleton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jefferson in Trinity County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Edward Reed
Estate Division Account (1856)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Wood. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Andrew Hale
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Morris to Fairfax for consideration of $1578.
Ebenezer Davis
Manumission Deed (1850)Deed of emancipation granted by Willis. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1850.
Minerva Cox
Probate Inventory (1830)Appraised in estate inventory of Hill plantation, evaluated at $1094. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ada Coleman
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1829)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Trinity District. Monthly wage stipulated at $26 with rations and lodging provided.
Elizabeth Reed
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1825)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Trinity District. Monthly wage stipulated at $10 with rations and lodging provided.
Rebecca Miller
Probate Inventory (1821)Appraised in estate inventory of Thompson plantation, evaluated at $687. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.