NAME OF SERVANT, SLAVE OR FREE BLACK

Date

SEX

RACE

AGE

Document Type

Page

Additional Information

ALLEN, JOSEPH

11/22/1861

M

N

Other

14

JOSEPH WAS APPREHENDED AS A RUNAWAY IN GALLATIN CO.  JOSEPH ALONG WITH ANOTHER MALE NAMED MARTIN WERE TAKEN IN AS RUNAWAYS BY THOMAS LONG, SHERIFF OF GALLATIN CO. AND DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO LAW.

ALUS

02/25/1845

N

4

16

ALUS WAS BORN 10/11/1840 & REGISTERED BY CORNELIUS GIBLISON

ANDERSON, CALEB

08/29/1815

M

N

20

REGISTRATION

1

LISTED AS 6 FT. 2 IN.

ANDERSON, JOSHUA

08/29/1815

M

N

22

REGISTRATION

1

LISTED AS 5 FT. 11 IN.

ARMSTEAD

10/28/1822

M

N

22

EMANCIPATION

4

ARMSTEAD LISTED AS BEING 5FT. 5IN.

BETSY

02/09/1822

F

N

22

EMANCIPATION

7

BESTY IS LISTED AS 5FT. 5IN.

OTHER PARTY SLOCUMB, JOHN C.

BETSY ANN

04/14/1829

F

N

5

REGISTRATION

8

BETSY ANN IS THE DAUGHTER OF SALLY AND EDWARD BLACK

BLACK, EDWARD

04/14/1829

M

N

REGISTRATION

8

FATHER OF STACEY AND BETSY ANN AND HUSBAND OF SALLY BLACK

BLACK, EDWARD JAMES

02/25/1845

M

N

REGISTRATION

16

EDWARD WAS REGISTERED BY STACEY BLACK’

 EDWARD IS LISTED AS HAVING SEVERAL SCARS AND IS TO TURN 11 YRS OLD ON THE 13TH OF MARCH NEXT.

BLACK, SALLY

04/14/1829

F

N

44

REGISTRATION

8

MOTHER OF STACEY AND BETSY ANN AND WIFE OF EDWARD BLACK

BURASS, ALFRED

03/10/1848

M

N

9

REGISTRATION

20

ALFRED ENTERED BY GILBERT BURASS, AS HIS CHILD

ALFRED ON 09/10/1858, AT THE AGE OF NINETEEN WAS REGISTERED BY HIS FATHER GILBERT BURASS AS A FREE MAN, ALFRED IS LISTED AS BEING OF LIGHT COMPLEXION AND 5FT. 6IN. TALL.

BURASS, ELIZABETH

02/20/1834

F

N

7

REGISTRATION

10

REGISTERED BY HER FATHER, GILBERT BURASS

BURASS, JOHN

03/10/1848

M

N

6

REGISTRATION

20

JOHN, ENTERED BY GILBERT BURASS, AS HIS CHILD

BURASS, MARTHA

03/10/1848

F

N

11

REGISTRATION

20

MARTHA ENTERED BY GILBERT BURASS, AS HIS CHILD

BURASS, MARY

11/25/1846

F

N

REGISTRATION

19

MARY WAS REGISTERED BY GILBERT BURASS, A FREE MAN OF COLOUR

BURASS, MARY

03/16/1848

F

N

12

REGISTRATION

20

MARY ENTERED BY GILBERT BURASS, AS HIS CHILD

MARY ON 08/13/1860, WAS REGISTERED AS A FREE WOMAN, IN COUNTY COURT OF EDWARDS CO.. SHE IS 24YRS. OLD AND 5FT. 1IN. TALL, AND OF LIGHT COMPLEXION WITH A MOLE BY HER LEFT EYE.

BURRASS, DAVID

02/20/1834

M

N

3

EMANCIPATION

10

DAVID'S FATHER IS GILBERT BURRASS

DAVID ON 02/24/1860, WAS REGISTERED BY HIS FATHER GILBERT BURASS AS A FREE MAN. DAVID IS NOW 29YRS. OLD AND IS LISTED AS BEING 5FT. 11IN. TALL.

BURRASS, GILBERT

09/18/1824

M

N

EMANCIPATION

8

GILBERT'S CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM WAS RECORDED IN WHITE CO.

FATHER OF: JAMES, SALLY, SAUISTA, ELIZABETH, JULIAN, GILBERT, DAVID, WILLIAM, MARY, MARTHA, ALFRED, AND JOHN. GILBERT ON 11/25/1846, REGISTERED THE CHILD, MARY BURASS

BURRASS, GILBERT

02/00/1834

M

N

5

EMANCIPATION

10

GILBERT'S FATHER IS GILBERT BURRASS

BURRASS, JAMES

M

N

3

EMANCIPATION

8

JAMES IS THE SON OF GILBERT AND THE BROTHER OF SALLY

ON 12/30/1844, WALTER MAYO, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF EDWARDS COUNTY STATED THAT JAMES BURRASS, THE SON OF GILBERT, BURRASS IS A FREE MAN AND IS NOW 5FT. 9IN., 170LBS. (PG. 15)

BURRASS, JULIAN

02/00/1834

M

N

7

EMANCIPATION

10

JULIAN'S FATHER IS GILBERT BURRASS

BURRASS, SALLY

09/18/1824

F

N

1

EMANCIPATION

8

SALLY IS THE DAUGHTER OF GILBERT AND THE SISTER OF JAMES

BURRASS, SAUISTA

02/00/1834

N

9

EMANCIPATION

10

SAUISTA'S FATHER IS GILBERT BURRASS

BURRASS, WILLIAM

02/00/1834

M

N

1

EMANCIPATION

10

WILLIAM'S FATHER IS GILBERT BURRASS

BUTLER, EDWARD

05/10/1836

M

N

EMANCIPATION

13

EDWARD WAS BORN ON 03/02/1835, HIS FATHER IS HENRY BUTLER

BUTLER, HENRY

04/28/1826

M

N

EMANCIPATION

11

HENRY IS THE FATHER OF EDWARD, HIS MOTHER IS LETTY BUTLER

HENRY'S PAPERS PRODUCED IN WASHINGTON IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. HE SERVED IN THE NAVY IN WASHINGTON AND HIS FREEDOM WAS ATTESTED TO BY MARGARET THOMPSON AND WILLIAM PROUT.

BUTLER, LETTY

04/28/1826

F

N

EMANCIPATION

11

LETTY IS THE MOTHER OF HENRY BUTLER

LETTY AND HER SON HENRY'S FREEDOM WAS ATTESTED TO BY MARGARET THOMPSON AND WILLIAM PROUT

CAMP, BETSEY

F

N

26

EMANCIPATION

6

BETSEY IS LISTED AS BEING 5FT. 6IN.

CHARLES

M

N

1

REGISTRATION

2

Other Party DUBOIS, JANE

CLARK, SALLY ANN

02/14/1834

F

N

8

REGISTRATION

9

SALLY ANN REGISTERED IN EDWARDS CO. BY STACEY BLACK

COLE, DENNIS

08/29/1815

M

N

35

REGISTRATION

1

LISTED AS 6FT.

CORNELIUS

02/25/1845

M

N

3

REGISTRATION

16

BORN 12/09/1841, AND WAS REGISTERED BY CORNELIUS GIBLISON

DAVID

11/14/1815

M

N

13

REGISTRATION

1

Name of Other Party HARRIS, SAMUEL

DAVID

10/02/1815

M

N

22

INDENTURE

1

DAVID OWES 13 YRS. OF SERVICE FROM 10/02/1815

Other party HOWARD, WILLIAM

DELILA

11/14/1815

F

N

6

REGISTRATION

1

Other party HARRIS, SAMUEL

DINAH

F

N

12

REGISTRATION

1

Other party PALMER, HENRY D.

EDWARD

03/13/1822

M

N

38

EMANCIPATION

4

EDWARD IS LISTED AS BEING 5FT. 9IN.

Other Party COLEMAN, SAMUEL

ELIZABETH

11/14/1815

F

N

8

REGISTRATION

1

Other party HARRIS, SAMUEL

ESTHER

11/14/1815

F

N

5

REGISTRATION

1

Other Party HARRIS, SAMUEL

FANNY

01/18/1816

F

N

35

INDENTURE

2

FANNY OWES 50 YRS. OF SERVICE FROM 01/18/1816

THE COUNTY CLERK STATES THAT FANNY IS IN A STATE OF PREGNANCY AND CANNOT TRAVEL TO THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AND HAS AGREED TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE OF 50 YRS.

Other party HARRIS, SAMUEL

FANNY

09/20/1816

F

N

17

INDENTURE

3

FANNY IS LISTED AS BEING 5FT. 2IN.

FANNY OWES 59 YRS. OF SERVICE TO SAMUEL MARSHALL BEGINNING FROM THE DATE 09/20/1816

GABRIEL

03/11/1816

M

N

17

INDENTURE

1

GABRIEL OWES 17 YRS. OF SERVICE FROM 03/11/1816

Other Party HOWARD, WILLIAM

GEORGE

11/14/1815

M

N

20

REGISTRATION

1

Other Party HARRIS, SAMUEL

GIBLISON, CORNELIUS

02/25/1845

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N

EMANCIPATION

CORNELIUS REGISTERED THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN IN EDWARDS CO. CIRCUIT COURT; ALUS, CORNELIUS, AND WILLIAM HENRY. CORNELIUS AND HIS WIFE STACEY, ENTER THEIR SON ALEXANDER ON 06/08/1847

GIBLISON,STACEY (FORMERLY STACEY BUTLER)

02/25/1845

F

N

EMANCIPATION

16

STACEY IS LISTED AS A FREE WOMAN

STACEY REGISTERED AN EDWARD JAMES BLACK, ON 02/25/1845. THEN WITH HER HUSBAND CORNELIUS GIBLISON, THEIR SON ALEXANDER, ON 06/08/1847

GORDON, EDWARD

10/20/1845

M

N

25

REGISTRATION

18

EDWARD IS LISTED AS BEING 5FT. 9IN.

EDWARD'S MOTHER IS MILLY TOLIVER AND HIS SISTER IS HESTER GORDON. EDWARD HAS A SCAR ON HIS LEFT FOOT FROM AN AXE WOUND AND A SCAR ON THE LEFT KNEE.

GORDON, HESTER

10/20/1845

F

N

16

REGISTRATION

18

HER MOTHER IS MILLY TOLIVER AND HER BROTHER IS EDWARD GORDON

HARRY

M

N

2

REGISTRATION

2