Mecklenburg County, Virginia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
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Mecklenburg County Historical Records
Harrison Henry
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Mecklenburg District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Flora Beverley
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Monroe in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 42.
Ada Coleman
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Christian in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
Phyllis Tazewell
Estate Division Account (1854)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Green. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
James Ross
Probate Inventory (1851)Appraised in estate inventory of Claiborne plantation, evaluated at $337. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ebenezer Smith
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Nelson in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Mahala Walker
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Rives in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 39.
Reuben Pendleton
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Mitchell to Freeman for consideration of $1190.
Mahala Gordon
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Winston in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 50.
Susan Bell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bowman in Mecklenburg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Clara Abbott
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1825)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Mecklenburg District. Monthly wage stipulated at $12 with rations and lodging provided.
Zachariah Griffin
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Thompson. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Winney King
Estate Division Account (1821)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fisher. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.