Cumberland County, Virginia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cumberland County, Virginia.
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Cumberland County Historical Records
Reuben Dawson
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1938 at Cumberland branch. Recorded birthplace as Cumberland County, former master listed as Hammond.
Zilpha Hill
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 5356 at Cumberland branch. Recorded birthplace as Cumberland County, former master listed as Mercer.
Absalom Rives
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 9462 at Cumberland branch. Recorded birthplace as Cumberland County, former master listed as Dawson.
Ann Watson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1864)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Lewis to Matthews for consideration of $827.
Ann Nelson
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Hammond. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Caroline Harrison
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Morris in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 56.
Susan Morris
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Armstrong in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Obadiah Goode
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Bell in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Charles Richardson
Manumission Deed (1860)Deed of emancipation granted by Preston. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1860.
Edward Clay
Estate Division Account (1854)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Jones. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Alexander Fowler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1854)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Faulkner to Cary for consideration of $1473.
Zilpha Thomas
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Rives in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Ebenezer King
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Rogers in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 56.
Chloe Dawson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Abbott in Cumberland County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 56.
Chloe Dandridge
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1848)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cumberland District. Monthly wage stipulated at $20 with rations and lodging provided.
Grace Barbour
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1836)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Cumberland District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Delilah Roberts
Probate Inventory (1828)Appraised in estate inventory of Fairfax plantation, evaluated at $937. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.