Clarke County, Virginia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Clarke County, Virginia.
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Clarke County Historical Records
Lucretia Grayson
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 1419 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Thompson.
Lucretia Monroe
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 7861 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Fairfax.
Noah Rogers
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 5290 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Coleman.
Cyrus Marshall
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 6972 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Thornton.
Ann Fisher
Manumission Deed (1868)Deed of emancipation granted by Cox. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.
Lavinia Fleming
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 1825 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Goode.
Cato Tyler
Probate Inventory (1867)Appraised in estate inventory of Page plantation, evaluated at $899. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Abraham Faulkner
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 1598 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Shelton.
Francis Fitzhugh
Manumission Deed (1865)Deed of emancipation granted by Washington. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1865.
Celia Fairfax
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 2889 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as Davis.
Richard Bennett
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Lewis in Clarke County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Lucretia Evans
Manumission Deed (1851)Deed of emancipation granted by Evans. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1851.
Judith Randolph
Probate Inventory (1845)Appraised in estate inventory of Chamberlayne plantation, evaluated at $814. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Dinah Nicholas
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1826)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Clarke District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Ann Logan
Manumission Deed (1820)Deed of emancipation granted by Garland. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1820.