This boy's mother was hired out to C. L. Cocke. Though the record says that Cocke "hires" the mother, that means that Benjamine's mother gave birth to him while she was hired by Cocke in September 1858.
Benjamin Hawley is listed in an indenture agreement: “unto the said Benjamin Hawley a girl of colour by the name of Magdeline Saunders until she arrives to the age of 21 years…the 22nd day of June 1858…”
In the record, it is stated that "Jacob a man" was "hired out" to Benjamin Deyerle for $65.00 from a list of enslaved individuals associated with Thomas Fowler.