Free Colored People in the 1840 Mercer County, KY Census
This information was transcribed and submitted by Belva Seaberry and Kimberly Lewis.
Names were taken from actual 1840 census pages. Spelling was checked in the census index. A few errors in spelling were found in the index when checked against handwriting in other entries.
Only heads of households were named in the 1840 census. White heads of household names are in italics.
| SURNAME | First Name | Page | Number
of Free Colored Males (by age group) |
Number
of Free Colored Females (by age group) |
Notes |
| -------- | Nelly | 168 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| -------- | John | 142 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| -------- | Sampson | 206 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| --------- | Candace | 206 | 2 (<10) | 1 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
|
| -------- | Pompey | 212 | 1 (55-99) | 1 (55-99) | |
| Adams | James | 221 | 1 (55-99) | Free colored unnamed | |
| Anderson | Joseph | 193 | 2 (10-23) | 1 (<10) | |
| Bassey | Jn. | 204 | 1 (24-34) | Free colored unnamed | |
| Batteese | Martin | 141 | 1 (24-34) | ||
| Berryman | Stephen | 203 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Black | Jn. B. | 220 | 1 (<10) 3 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Blackburn | Sam | 200 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Bryor | Henry | 209 | 1 (24-34) | ||
| Carter | Jack | 187 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Cozine | Cornl. | 209 | 1 (10-23) | Free colored unnamed | |
| Doram | Danl. | 152 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (35-54) | |
| Dorum | Dennis | 154 | 3 (<10) 2 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 2 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Downing | Geo. | 207 | 1 (55-99) | 1 (35-54) 1 (55-99) |
|
| Easten | Spencer | 184 | 2 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (36-54) |
|
| Easten | Winston | 202 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) 1 (55-99) |
|
| Easton | S. | 200 | 2 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
1 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Epps | John | 142 | 1 (24-34) | 1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| French | Jn. | 217 | 1 (55-99) | Free colored unnamed | |
| Fry | Jemima | 200 | 2 (<10) | 1 (<10) 3 (10-23) 1 (24-34) 1 (55-99) |
|
| Gray | Rob | 155 | 1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
1 (24-34) | |
| Gray | Jesse | 174 | 3 (<10) 4 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
5 (10-23) 3 (24-34) 1 (35-54) 1 (55-99) |
|
| Harris | Anderson | 199 | 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 35-54) |
|
| Harris | Fleming | 202 | 1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Harrison | Joshua | 186 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (<10) 1 (34-54) |
|
| Hart | Wiley | 200 | 1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
1 (24-34) | |
| Hawkins | Laura | 200 | 3 (<10) | 2 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Hays | Carl | 176 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Henry | Jn. | 201 | 1 (10-23) | ||
| Highson | Jane | 184 | 1 (24-34) | ||
| Hope | Friday | 149 | 1 (35-54) | 20 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Huff | Jack | 140 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Hughs | Eliza | 155 | 1 (<10) | 1 (<10) 1 (10-23) |
|
| Hughs | Jn. H. | 151 | 2 (<10) | 1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
Free colored unnamed |
| Hunn | Jn. | 178 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Jenkins | Wm. | 176 | 3 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Johnson | Thos. | 201 | 2 (10-23) | ||
| Jones | Patrick | 199 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Jones | Sarah | 160 | 2 (24-34) | ||
| Laury | Esther | 200 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Lillard | Jacob | 208 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| McAfee | B.P. | 214 | 1 (<10) 4 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 2 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
|
| McClure | Fielding | 200 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) 1 (55-99) |
|
| McMurtry | Eliza | 200 | 2 (<10) | 1 (10-23) | Name not in index. |
| Meaux | Anthony | 200 | 1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
1 (24-34) 1 (55-99) |
|
| Meaux | Hannah | 155 | 1 (<10) | 2 (<10) 3 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Meaux | Julius | 189 | 3 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Meaux | Catherin | 188 | 1 (<10) 2 (10-23) |
1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Meaux | Julius | 189 | 3 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
3 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Meaux | Robt. | 211 | 1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
1 (35-54) | |
| Meaux | T.J. | 215 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (35-54) | |
| Meaux | Solomon | 215 | 1 (24-34) | ||
| Meaux | Gideon | 216 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Meaux | Patrick | 219 | 2 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 3 (10-23) 1 24-34) |
|
| Meaux | Laury | 220 | 3 (10-23) 2 (24-34) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Meaux | Alfred | 220 | 4 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
1 (10-23) | |
| Meaux | Humphrey | 220 | 3 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Meaux | Rob. | 220 | 1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
1 (10-23) | |
| Meaux | Joseph | 220 | 2 (<10) 5 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
2 (<10) 2 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Meaux | Silla | 220 | 3 (<10) 2 (10-23) |
||
| Miller | Jn. | 156 | 1 (24-34) | ||
| Mitchell | Jn. | 221 | 1 (35-54) | Free colored unnamed | |
| Morgan | Nancy | 200 | 1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
||
| Mosely | Milly | 200 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Novel | Ben | 199 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Patton | Stephen | 199 | 2 (24-34) | ||
| Pellman | Berry | 154 | 1 (24-34) | ||
| Pellman | Darby | 154 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Penman | Benj. | 151 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Renfrow | Thos. | 176 | 2 (<10) 1 (55-99) |
2 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Retner | Henney | 209 | 1 (35-54) | Or Ritner | |
| Roberds | Micajah | 200 | 1 (55-99) | 1 (55-99) | |
| Roberts | Patsey | 184 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Rochester | Patrick | 171 | 2 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 1 (24-34) |
|
| Roe | Cum | 150 | 3 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
1 (<10) 2 (10-23) |
|
| Rose | Zack | 202 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Runsdale | J.G. | 142 | 1 (24-34) | Free colored unnamed | |
| Russell | Lewis | 199 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Russell | Willis | 154 | 1 (24-34) | 1 (24-34) | |
| Scott | Thos. | 163 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Shelvy | Evin | 184 | 1 (10-23) | ||
| Shields | Sam | 218 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Sight | Temperance | 191 | 1 (24-34) 4 (55-99) |
||
| Sky | Patsy | 205 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Slaughter | Gabl. S. | 201 | 1 (10-23) 2 (24-34) |
Free colored unnamed | |
| Smith | Lear | 162 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Smith | Wm. | 178 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Speer | Jesse | 178 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Tann | Polly | 184 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Tann | Charlotte | 184 | 1 (35-54) | ||
| Tennby | Nancy | 209 | 2 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
||
| Thompson | Fleming | 199 | 2 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (55-99) |
|
| Thompson | James | 177 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Trasby | Jas. | 163 | 1 (10-23) | ||
| Valentine | Jn. | 141 | 1 (<10) 2 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
4 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Walker | Jesse | 162 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (55-99) | |
| Weaver | J. | 201 | 2 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
2 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
Free colored unnamed |
| White | John | 220 | 1 (55-99) | 1 (10-23) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Williams | Jn. | 156 | 1 (<10) | 1 (<10) 1 (10-23) 1 (24-34) |
Free colored unnamed |
| Williams | Letty | 198 | 1 (<10) 1 (10-23) |
3 (10-23) 1 (24-34) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Worthington | Hannah | 199 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Wrainey (?) | Wrainey (?) | 140 | 1 (55-99) | ||
| Young | Randall | 163 | 2 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
1 (<10) 1 (35-54) |
|
| Young | Jn. | 222 | 1 (35-54) | 1 (35-54) | |
| Young | Jn. | 194 | 1 (55-99) | 1 (35-54) |
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