Category: African American

Will of Noah Perry Jr.,Dyer Co. TN

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Noah Perry
Last Will & Testament
Prooven & Set up
at the March
Term 1858

State of Tennessee Dyer County
Januay 13th 1858

I, Noah Perry do make and publish this my Last will and Testament, hereby Revoking and making null all other wills by me at any time made. first I direct that my funeral expenses and all my Debts be paid as Soon after my death as posiable out of any money that I may die possede of or may first come into the hands my Executors. Secondly I give and bequeath to my wife Milly Perry three hundred and one half acres of Land including my house and improvements _____ the Same I also give and bequeath to my wife
the following negro property first a negro man Jorden woman Marina & Emiling. Boys Jenis (Denis?) & Lock. During her life and at Death of my wife to be Sold and Eaquelly Divided between my children.

Thirdly it is my will that my Seven youngest children, towit Simon, Margaret, Marlin, John, Adline, Franklin and Buckhannan be Educated out of any money that Shall come into Ed__? free of Charge to them Say So fare as a Common English Education.

Fourthly Sons James H., Noah T., Simon S., Jno. A., Franklin D (P?) and Buckhannan the Remainder of my lands Say Seven hundred acres which is worth ten Dollars per acre to be equally Divided between them.

Fifthly the Remainder of my negros to be hyerd out During my wifes life time. at Wish time theay Shall be Divided amongst Children Daughters to wit Louisa Ann Harris?, Milla Jane Stallings, Elizabeth Stallings, Sarrah Francis, Margaret Louisa, Marcela and Adlad Shall have five hundred Dollars Each. The Said negro property, more then my Sons. The children of my Daughter Mary E. Riddick not encluded having given her During her life
all the property that I designed for her.

Sixly the Remander of my property Specified when to be Sold and the proseeds after paying my Debts to be Equely Divided amongst my Children. Lastly I do herby nominate & appoint John F. Sinclair and James H. Perry my Executors.

In witness whereof I do to this my will Set my hand & Seal, date above.

Noah Perry

Witnesses:
R. L. Hinton
L. P. Stallings

Bill of Sale for Solomon from Nunn’s Estate to Sheppard M. Ashe

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Bill of Sale for Solomon from Nunn’s Estate to Sheppard M. Ashe

Received of Isaac Koonce five hundred and thirty one dollars for boy Solomon purchased from Nunn’s estate & I am to give a bill of sale for ____ boy.

January 6, 1840                           Sheppard M. Ashe

Solomon Koonce was born in 1826 and died in 1928. He was approximately 14 yrs old at the time of this sale.

The amount of $531 would be equivalent to $10,218 today.

Bill of Sale for Betty from George Mitchell to John Koonce

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Bill of Sale for Betty from George Mitchell to John Koonce

State of North Carolina
Onslow County

Know all men by these present that I, George Mitchell, have this day bargained and sold unto John Koonce a certain negro wench by the name of Betty about twenty ___ years of age for & in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to me the said Mitchell in hand paid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & myself satisfy as paid which said negro wench Betty I do hereby warrant and forever defend unto the sadi Koonce from all just claims and claims of ____ the manner of Persons whatever unto him the said Koonce his hiers and assigns forever. In witness whereof I have let my hand seal this 18th day of March 1808.

____________ before signed                                      

George W. Mitchell
Test: Hardy Carrey

Bill of Sale, Negro boy, Ben, age 14, sold to John Koonce by Abner Green

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Jones Co, North Carolina – January 1814
Negro boy, Ben, age 14, sold to John Koonce by Abner Green

State of North Carolina, Jones County


Know all men by these present that I, Abner Green, have this day bargained and sold unto John Koonce a certain negro boy by the name of Ben about fourteen year of age for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and sixty dollars to me the said Abner Green in hand paid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself satisfied and paid. Which said negro boy Ben I do herby warrant and forever defend unto the said John Koonce his heirs and assigns forever in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of January 1814.Abner Green

Original paper is odd sized and folded:

North Carolina
Jones County Court February Term 1814
Then was the written Bill of Sale duly proved in open
Court by the oath of James Green and ordered to
Be recordedSignature unreadable

Registered in the Register office of Jones County
In book N no. 11 (or 14) and pages 44-48

Signature unreadable


Abner Green to John Koonce No. 24

Bill of Sale for two negroes ( Gorge and Hanah) from John Koonce to son Isaac Koonce

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Bill of Sale for two negroes ( Gorge and Hanah) from John Koonce to son Isaac Koonce

December 1822

State of North Carolina

Know all men by these present that I, John Koonce, hath this day given Isaac Koonce his son for tender fiction? Two negroes named Gorge and Hanah and their heirs and assigns for ______ the said negroes I warrant form me and my heirs and assigns for ever to the Isaac Koonce and his heirs and assigns for ever this 7th December 1822 as ______ my hand and seal the above date ______.

John Koonce

Test: B. Harrison

State of North Carolina

Jones County

Court of ______ and _______ __________

There was this written Bill of Sale _________ in our form of law by the oath of Benjamin Harrison the

____________ thereto let it be recorded.

Registered in the office of Jones County in the Book P No 16 page 3

African American Research

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While Crockett County does not have any official Slave records, due to the fact that the county was formed after this time period, there are many families of African American and Slave descent who have lived in the county since it’s beginning. Because of this, official records that would pertain to former Slaves who lived in Crockett County, would most likely be from a neighboring county. While we normally try to keep records that pertain to certain counties on those county sites, there needs to be an exception made in this case, since the records would have to be found in another county, even though the records would refer to those who lived in what later became Crockett Co.

Hopefully those of you who are researching your African American roots will be willing to share your Crockett Co. related records here, so that others may be able to further their African American family research, as well. If you have any such records that you would like to contribute, please contact Natalie.

Wills, Deeds, Bills of Sale, or any other documents from surrounding counties, which mention slaves, where you know that these families ended up in Crockett Co. would be most appreciated. You do not have to have a connection to the people mentioned in the documents in order to contribute them to this site, nor do you have to be African American.