Thanks for the offer! I realize it's a long shot, and I don't know the likely owners names but I am interested in two families:

Bunn & Hester MIGHT have been living on the Josiah Barnes ( a slave owner) farm in Black Creek.

These were old enough:
In 1880 they were in Wilson County and he was called Benjamin

1870 census in Nahunta, Wayne County, NC
BUNN/BENN BARNES, 48, Male, Black, FARM LABORER
HESTER, 36, F, B, HOUSEKEEPING
LAURENCE, 18, M, B, FARM LABORER
NATHAN, 16, M, B, FARM LABORER
JAME, 14, F, B, AT HOME
EDNAH, 12, F, B, AT HOME
IRWIN?, 7, M, B,
RETTUCE, 4, F, B
LARRY, 1, M, B

Then, the 1860 slave schedule for Halifax CO lists

G. W. Pearson Agt for Will Draughan: Slaves: 45M, 52M, 42M, 41M, 40M, 30M, 28M, 40M, 36M, 25F, 25F, 17F, 15F, 14F, 14M. 29M, 22M, 21M, 19M, 18M, 17M, 14M, 13M, 13M, 13M, 24M, 22M, 9F, 6M, 15M, 16M, 1/12F

1880 Census in Halifax has these, who later moved to Arkansas:

Berry DRAUGHAN Self Wid Male B 36 NC Farmer NC NC
Littleberry DRAUGHAN Son S Male B 4 NC NC NC
Wright DRAUGHAN Wid Male B 70 NC Farmer NC NC

Can you tie Wright or Berry/Littleberry to any DRAUGHAN owners?

Thanks!