Tenant and Share Crop Contracts

FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS


The following data was researched and contributed by Marsha A. Thompson. The names and records to follow will hopefully assist those who are looking for their slave ancestors who lived in the Fayette County, TX area. While this is a work in progress, we believe there is enough information collected here to help others looking into their ancestors from Fayette County.

The tenant contracts came out of Fayette County Deed Records, unless otherwise noted. Abbreviations describing the type of document are as follows:
BOS = Bill of Sale
TC = Tenant Contract
#xxxx = represents the actual "case" or jacket numbers for the particular document.

Vol
Pages
Notes
S
103-104
(TC #8084)
From Giles Ragin to Levi Rankin, loan of $47.70 to pay off a District Court fine, with collateral Rankin's cotton crop growing on the Dancy plantation 09 Jun 1866
T
250
Neese's Store Acct - 1867 (#8676)
Wm Neese to Abram Ligon, Mariatt Ligon, Dick McClately, Mose Dawson, Hariatt Radford and Dave Ligon (Freemen) with collateral their crops for the season on farm of W.B.B. Ligon.
T
251
Neese's Store Acct - 1867 (#8677)
Wm Neese to Josiah Brown  (Freeman) with collateral his cotton crop for the season on farm of Geo C. Dawson
T
252
Neese's Store Acct - 1867 (#8678)
Wm Neese to Jefferson Neese (Freeman) with collateral his crops - I suspect he worked on Wm. Neese's land - no one's farm listed.
T
252-253
(BOS #8679)
From N.W. Faison to Ellick ?? (freedman, formerly the slave of Briggs Hopson) 31-May-1867 (Land)
U
78
S.W. Ligon (bankruptcy)
Ref-US Dist Court Case#208
U
207-210
(TC) -
W.W. Ligon
to Prince Albert #9334);
to Thad Williams (#9335);
to George McCanly (#9336);
to Armsted Vaughn (#9337);
to George Green (#9339);
for yr 1868.
U
579-581
(TC)
Lucy A. Dancy to Allen Page for the yr 1870
V
92
(BOS) - Jan-1869
 WW Ligon (106 acres) from S.W. Ligon (bankruptcy sale)
V
214
(BOS) CFM Dancy (his partition in Jhn Dancy Estate)/Farquhar
V
217
Price (Bankruptcy)
V
522
(TC) -
Lucy Dancy to Thomas Rehm for the yr 1870
Y
5-7
Dec-1871
C.C. Ragsdale from estate sale of Louis Kincheloe (Land)
Y
122
 
Y
405
C.C. Ragsdale from estate sale of Jas J. Short (Land)
V
527
(TC)
H. Moellenberndt to Dick Eans for the yr 1870
U
43
A. Alexander Acct - 1868 (#9192)
A. Alexander to Jim Griffin (Freeman) with collateral his cotton crop for the season on the farm of John Drisdale
U
43-44
A. Alexander Acct - 1868 (#9193)
A. Alexander to George Matthews (Freeman) with collateral his cotton crop for the season on the farm of John Drisdale
U
44-45
A. Alexander Acct - 1868 (#9194)
A. Alexander to Caesar Bell (Freeman) with collateral his cotton crop for the dseason on the farm of John Drisdale.
U
45
A. Alexander Acct - 1868 (#9195)
A. Alexander to Wright Gates (Freeman) with collateral his cotton crop for the season on the farm of Mr. Gates (deceased). Dated 18 Jul 1868
V
252
Trousdale & Holloway Acct-1869 (# 9710)
John Trousdale & James Holloway (dba Trousdale & Holloway) to Jim Hopson (Freeman), Henry Hopson (Freeman), Albert Ramsom (free woman) with collateral their cotton crop, mules and horses.
V
307
Trousdale & Holloway Acct-1869 (# 9719)
John Trousdale & James Holloway (dba Trousdale & Holloway) to Leory Posey (Freeman) with collateral their cotton crop, mules and horses.
V
307
Trousdale & Holloway Acct-1869 (# 9754)
John Trousdale & James Holloway (dba Trousdale & Holloway) to Jim Palmer (Freeman) with collateral their cotton crop, mules and horses and other stock.
V
338
(BOS #9777)
Geoge White to Eliza Fears (Freewoman) (Land) 26-Apr-1869
V
705
(Mortgage)
Wesley Taylor to Frank Hathaway (Freeman) for a horse with collateral his cotton crop on the farm of Mrs. Mary Gregory for 1870.
V
772
A. Alexander Acct - 1870
(#10440)
A. Alexander to Wright Gates with collateral his cotton on the farm of Alex McDow.
V
773
(TC) #10441
Elizabeth Parr to Lee Washington for yr 1870
V
803-804
J.L.T. McKinne Acct - 1870 (#10486)
J.L.T. McKinne to Dyson Demison with collateral his cotton  crop on the farm of J.L.T. McKinne.
W
129
(TC) #10785
James S. Lester to James Moore (Freeman) for yr 1870
W
442
(BOS)
William W. Ligon to Henry Ledbetter (Freeman) (Land)
29-Sep-1868