Willacy County, Texas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Willacy County, Texas.
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Willacy County Historical Records
George Chamberlayne
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hawkins in Willacy County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 51.
Abraham Alexander
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Butler in Willacy County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Isabella Jackson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dawson in Willacy County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 12.
Zachariah Thomas
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Evans in Willacy County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 50.
Jacob Morgan
Estate Division Account (1850)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Coleman. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Matthew Bennett
Probate Inventory (1845)Appraised in estate inventory of Burke plantation, evaluated at $610. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Augustus Simmons
Manumission Deed (1832)Deed of emancipation granted by Monroe. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1832.
Sophia Robertson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1831)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Baker to Garland for consideration of $1221.
Beatrix Smith
Manumission Deed (1831)Deed of emancipation granted by Foster. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1831.
Andrew Baker
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1828)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Willacy District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.