Southampton County, Virginia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Southampton County, Virginia.
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Southampton County Historical Records
Samuel Hammond
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 3627 at Southampton branch. Recorded birthplace as Southampton County, former master listed as Bell.
Matthew Wood
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 8836 at Southampton branch. Recorded birthplace as Southampton County, former master listed as Chamberlayne.
George Freeman
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Roberts in Southampton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 9.
Ada Peyton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Haynes in Southampton County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.
Francis Rives
Probate Inventory (1847)Appraised in estate inventory of Davis plantation, evaluated at $909. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Zilpha Howard
Estate Division Account (1845)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Rives. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Richard Freeman
Probate Inventory (1838)Appraised in estate inventory of Garland plantation, evaluated at $1384. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Tobias Grayson
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Williams. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Lafayette Walker
Estate Division Account (1824)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Goode. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.