Owner |
Freed Person |
Date Filed |
Date Effective |
Description |
Allen, James and
William Parker |
Thomas |
9/6/1841 |
6/7/1841 |
Mullato; 5'10"; 45
years |
Allen, John Estate |
Peggy and Nancy
Margaret |
4/7/1851 |
4/7/1851 |
Peggy was to serve
John's wife until she reached 30 years then be free; reached 30, 11
years ago; and had a child Nancy Margaret after reaching age 30; Peggy:
41 years, 5' 4"; Nancy M.: 7 years; brown skin, "common size for a child
tht age" |
Allentharpe, Jacob |
Matilda |
6/4/1827 |
6/4/1827 |
30 years old;
mulatto; 5' 3"; scar on left breast from burn |
Allington, David |
Harrison, Matilda and
child William |
5/2/1836 |
5/2/1836 |
45 years; yellow
complexion; 5' 3"; William; 5 or 6 months old; yellow complexion |
Allison, John B.
(Monroe Co., Ind.) |
Dick |
10/4/1824 |
10/4/1824 |
35 years old |
Amos, Nicholas |
James |
6/7/1847 |
6/7/1847 |
None |
Arnold, James M. |
David |
5/1/1837 |
5/1/1837 |
48 years; 5' 6"; scar
under right eye and several small ones about frame |
Arnold, James M. |
John |
9/6/1847 |
9/6/1847 |
16 years |
Arnold, John |
Adam |
12/18/1828 |
12/18/1828 |
60 years old; very
dark; 5' 8-9" |
Arnold, Susan P. (of
Paris) |
Harlow (woman) |
10/5/1840 |
10/5/1840 |
40 or 45 years; 5'2";
light black or olive color |
Arnold, Thomas |
Brown, Richard and
wfie Lydia |
3/7/1836 |
3/7/1836 |
Richard; 5'7"; 60
years; thick and heavy set; a little gray; Lydia: 57 years; inclined to
be fleshy; a little gray |
Barker, Thomas |
Manuel |
7/4/1825 |
7/4/1825 |
none |
Batterton, Henry
(Estate by Joshua Irvine, admr. |
Batterton, Willis |
4/21/1834 |
4/21/1834 |
black complexion;
"down look slow of speech"; scar on forehead; 5'7 or 8"; 22 years in
Oct. last; out of Wm. B. Graves, Sr. estate |
Beall, Milly and
children (12 names) |
Alfred |
2/12/1850 |
2/12/1850 |
Alfred belonged to
Milly (widow of Archibald Beall) with children as residual devisees;
mullatto; 39 years; 5'11 1/2"; crooked middle finger on left hand. Some
of the heirs were in Indiana. |
Becraft, Aquilla
(Morgan Co. , ILL; by atty, James E. Litton) |
Samuel |
12/2/1839 |
1/1/1850 |
son of Eliza Warton;
owned by William and Levi Wosson? until date of freedom |
Becraft, Aquilla
(Morgan Co., ILL; by atty, James E. Litton |
Taylor, Henry |
12/2/1839 |
10/1/1860 |
son of Eliza Warton |
Becraft, Aquilla
(Morgan Co., ILL; by atty, James E. Litton) |
Baker, Aaron |
12/2/1839 |
9/2/1859 |
to be freed when he
is 21; son of Eliza Warnton |
Becraft, Aquilla
(Morgan Co., ILL; by atty, James E. Litton) |
Taylor, Lewis
Franklin |
12/2/1839 |
1/1/1856 |
son of Eliza Warton;
owned by William and Levi Wosson? until date of freedom |
Becraft, Aquilla
(Morgan Co., ILL; by atty, James E. Litton) |
Warnton, Eliza and
Matilda |
12/2/1839 |
12/2/1839 |
no description; Eliza
had children which were freed at different dates |
Becraft, John |
Stevenson, Notley |
1/3/1834 |
1/3/1834 |
5'9"; light copper
complexion; tolerably light body and inclined to be rather lean; has
scrophelus skin on back of his left hand caused by a burn. |
Becraft, Mary (of
Montgomery County, Maryland) |
Charlotte, Leonard,
and Willa |
7/16/1860 |
2/23/1816 |
$1.00 paid;
Charlotte: 20 years; Leonard: 19 years; mulatto; Willa: 13 years; to be
free at age of 30 years; any children born prior to age of freedom to
serve Becrafts until age 28 |
Bedford, Benjamin (of
Bourbon Co.) and Henry C. Bradford (of Scott Co.) |
Thomas |
3/7/1842 |
3/7/1842 |
36 years; 5'8";
stoutly made; forefinger of right hand both short and small having lost
part of the bone from disease |
Black, Samuel Heirs |
Tom |
9/26/1828 |
9/26/1828 |
45 years old; 5'11
3/4"; tall rawboned man; very black; considerable scar on left side of
upper lip; 1" scar on left side of forehead |
Blackburn, Jane and
David |
Maria Lilly |
2/1/1851 |
1/1/1851 |
Maria Lilly was
sister to Jane and David |
Blackburn, Thomas
(free man of color) |
Lydia and child Kitty
Ann |
5/2/1836 |
5/2/1836 |
Wife Lydia purchased
from Benjamin Lockwood; dark complexion; 5' 13/16"; 43 years; no visible
flesh marks; Kitty Ann: 3 years; dark complexion; born since Lydia's
purchase |
Blen, Isabella
(Estate; by Ephraim |
Harry |
12/3/1838 |
12/3/1828 |
30 years; 5' 9";
black; no scars |
Bowen, Ben F. |
Love, Thorton |
3/7/1859 |
3/7/1859 |
no description |
Bowles, Robert |
Richrdson, Harry |
12/13/1832 |
12/13/1832 |
None |
Bradley, John
(Estate; by exors.) |
Thomas |
3/1/1841 |
3/1/1841 |
35 years; 7'7";
yellow complexion; high forehead; quite heavy built; 158 lbs. |
Bramblitt, Gladys |
Daniel |
10/5/1850 |
10/5/1850 |
Held life estate in
Daniel from will of husband Henry; 50 years old |
Brand Jeremiah
(Heirs) |
Ann |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
34 years; dark
complexion;5'1 1/2" |
Brent, Thomas Y. |
Taylor, Bartlette |
1/5/1846 |
1/5/1846 |
butcher by trade; 32
years; 5'8 1/2"; high cheek bones; 175 lbs. |
Brown, James |
Bob |
6/4/1827 |
6/4/1827 |
Freed b will; 58
years old; black; 5'5 1/2"; scar from scald on right buttock |
Browning, William
(Estate; by heirs) |
David |
4/5/1842 |
4/5/1841 |
bought freedom for
$600; 30 years; bright yellow complexion; 5'8 1/2" |
Buckner, Walker |
John, Winney, and
Betsey |
4/2/1849 |
4/2/1849 |
John aged about 60
years; Winney aged about 50; Betsey aged about 18 |
Buckner, Wlaker |
Morgan, James |
7/7/1828 |
7/7/1828 |
58 years old;
inclined to be corpulent; 5'6"; his left foot very crooked due to a
sprain |
Burton, Jack (free
man of color) |
Delsey, all her
children |
9/6/1824 |
9/6/1824 |
purchased from Robert
E. Miller |
Campbell, Hugh
(Monroe Co., INd.) |
Sam |
9/4/1843 |
6/20/1843 |
freed for
faithfulness and "other considerations" |
Campbell, Mary |
Tibbs, Ben |
2/7/1843 |
2/6/1843 |
27 years; black skin
marked by small pox; 6' |
Carron/Canon, Newton |
Josiah |
1/6/1851 |
1/6/1851 |
40 years; 5'8"; dark
complexion |
Carter, George W. and
R. S. |
Elijah |
2/20/1834 |
3/3/1834 |
5' 9"; light black
complexion; 50 years; lower lip prominent. Belonged to John Carter,
decd. |
Clay, Samuel |
Matilda |
3/12/1861 |
3/12/1861 |
56 years; black skin;
scar on left arm caused by a burn; tolerably large, about 180 lbs. |
Close, Elizabeth
Estate (of Lexington) |
Mary |
|
2/2/1822 |
Registering herself
as a free woman of color; 20 years old; "light negro complexion"; round
face; 4'9 1/2"; 3/4" scar on back of left hand |
Cogswell, James M. |
Nelson |
2/7/1832 |
2/7/1832 |
35 years old; light
copper; well built; 5'10 3/4"; scar on right cheek and in edge of left
palm below thumb; broad across cheeks |
Conley, Nicholas (Natcher,
Miss.) |
Patience |
5/6/1833 |
5/6/1833 |
26 years |
Corbin, Lewis
(Estate; by John R. Corbin of Henry Co.) |
Emanuel |
5/4/1840 |
5/4/1840 |
43 years?; black
color; 5'7 1/2"; opens one eye rather imperfectly said to be a temporary
affection; medium sized body. |
Corbin, Lewis
(Estate; by John R.Corbin of Henry Co.) |
William |
5/4/1840 |
5/4/1840 |
26 years; 5'7";
rather small person, open countenance; black color |
Couchman, Peter |
Tapp, Joseph |
12/6/1830 |
12/6/1830 |
married to Rebecca;
67 years; slim; black; scar on forehead; 5'5 1/2" |
Current, Thomas |
Monday, James |
9/3/1827 |
9/3/1827 |
39 years old; black;
5'10"; strong features; high cheekbones; bought same day from William
Rose Estate |
Current, Thomas Sr.
(Estate; by Elijah Current) |
Cassia (woman) |
10/1/1838 |
9/30/1838 |
70 years; black skin;
5'3"; left ankle considerably enlarged from a fracture; spare made;
morose countenance; mark under right eye |
Curtis, Dennis (free
man of color) |
Sarah (wife) and
children, Sarah Ann and Elijah Washington |
10/5/1840 |
10/5/1840 |
purchased wife from
George Redmon in March, 1833; Sarah; 46 years; very bright mulatto; very
straight black hair; inclined to be gray; 5'3" Sarah Ann: mulatto; 5
years; Elijah Washington: black; 4 years |
Darnall, Thomas
(Estate; by Levi Darnall) |
Willis |
10/7/1844 |
10/7/1844 |
34 years; heavy set;
5'10"; very black complexion |
Davis, Captain (free
man of color) |
Darkey |
1/7/1839 |
10/7/1839 |
purchased of Thomas
Ardery; 54 years; dark skin; 5'3" |
Davis, Garrett |
Coney, Betsy and
child Mary Ellen |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
daughter of Samuel
Coney, free man who died before purchasing wife and children; 23 years;
rather dark; 5' 1 1/4"; Mary Ellen; 2 months; yellow skin |
Davis, Garrett |
Coney, Harvey |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
son of Samuel Coney,
free man who died before purchasing wife and children; 25 years; black
skin; 6'1" |
Davis, Farrett |
Coney, John |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
John was son of
Samuel Coney, free man of color; died before purchasing freedom of wife
Chariety and child; 29 years; 5'8"; dark skin; freed as condition of
bill of sale from Coney's admr., James H. Cogswell, to Garrett Davis (DB
35, Vol. 2: p. 392 |
Dawson, J. (Estate;
by James Coons) |
Winney |
3/7/1836 |
3/7/1836 |
42 years; dark
complexion; 5'5" |
Dickson, william A.
(Paris, KY.) |
Jeffrey |
2/4/1827 |
3/7/1829 |
55 years old; dark'
stout made; 5'9-10" |
Demitt, Richard
(Estate; by Joshua Demitt) |
Louisa |
4/6/1835 |
4/6/1835 |
30 years; black
complexion; 5'4 1/4"; no particular flesh marks |
Dimmitt, Richard
(Estate; by Joshua Dimitt) |
Harriett |
4/5/1842 |
4/5/1842 |
31 or 32 years; 5';
copper complexion; small scars on back of hand; mouth pucked up |
Dinwiddle, William
(Estate; by William Miller) |
Bob |
9/7/1865 |
9/7/1865 |
29 years; very dark
complexion; 5'10"; scar on right near his nose and just below right eye;
scar on back of left hand |
Downing, Nelson (free
man of color) |
Louisa (wife) and
children Louis and Aaron |
3/3/1838 |
3/3/1838 |
no description |
Duncan, Henry T. |
Sarah |
12/4/1837 |
12/4/1837 |
55 years; 5'1"; light
complexion |
Duncan, Henry T. (of
Fayette Co., formerly of Bourbon Co.) |
Holeman, Dilse |
1/6/1840 |
1/6/1840 |
light mulatto; 55
years; 5'8" |
Ewalt, Samuel |
Abram |
5/4/1846 |
5/4/1846 |
51 years |
Ewing, Judith |
Daniel, wife Anna,
youngest children, Alfred, Polina, George |
4/3/1848 |
6/9/1847 |
described as "all
African origin". |
Ewing, Judith |
Emanuel, wife Caty,
children Charlotte, Lucy Jane, Sarah Elizabeth |
11/5/1838 |
7/25/1838 |
Emanuel: 60 years;
Caty: 40 years; Charlotte: 5 years; Lucy Jane: 3 years; Sarah Elizabeth:
8 months |
Ewing, Judith |
Thomas |
9/6/1847 |
6/9/1847 |
dark complexion;
middle stature; African origin; faithful servant |
Flemster, Lucretia
(of Paris; spelled Feemster in deed) |
Porter, Willis |
3/14/1860 |
10/28/1860 |
my trustworthy negro
man"; copper skin; 56 years; shoemaker by trade; 5'8"; no scars
recollected |
Garrard, Bettie |
Ferguson, Edward |
4/7/1851 |
4/7/1851 |
59 years |
Garrard, Joseph |
Garrard, Mary Susan |
3/8/1851 |
3/1/1851 |
Mary Susan was
Joseph's daughter purchased from William B. McClure Heirs after death of
his wife, Mary |
Garrard, Thomas |
Abraham |
3/7/1842 |
1/20/1842 |
30 years; 5'6"; dark
color |
Garrard, Thomas |
Cynthia and children
Isaiah, Richy, Washington, Mariah, Polly, Cynthia |
4/4/1842 |
3/30/1842 |
Cynthia: 30 years;
5'; black color, thin visage; Isaiah: 13 y., black; Richy: 11yrs.;
black; Washington: 9 yrs. black; Mariah: 7 yrs., black; Polly: 5 yrs.;
black; Cynthia: 2 yrs., black |
Garrard, Thomas |
Harrison |
6/6/1842 |
5/30/1846 |
20 years; 6'; mulatto |
Garrard, Thomas |
Joe |
10/1/1842 |
6/14/1846 |
5'10"; scar on
forehead; speech impediment |
Garrard, Thomas |
Perry |
4/4/1842 |
3/23/1842 |
32 years; 6'; heavy
made; black color |
Garrard, Thomas |
Reece |
6/6/1842 |
6/6/1842 |
17 years; 5'; black
skin; freed at Thomas' death |
Garrard, Thomas |
Zachariah |
6/6/1842 |
6/6/1842 |
30 years; 6'; black
complexion; freed at Thomas' death |
Garrard, William |
Matilda and children,
George Troy, Ann Maria, Sarah Jane, Levinia, Silas, Harriett Elizabeth,
James Henry |
2/5/1838 |
2/5/1838 |
in consideration of
services rendered and a sum of money paid by slave named Troy for his
daughter, Matilda, then owned by Daniel Duncan; transferred to Garrard;
27 years; mulatto; stout form; 5'3"; cross eyed; ages in order 13, 12,
9, 6, 4, 2, 6 mos. |
George, Reuben |
Jarrard |
4/6/1829 |
4/6/1829 |
Freed by will; 22
years old; learned trade of shoemaker; dark; 5'8" |
George, Reuben |
Mary |
10/4/1824 |
10/4/1824 |
45 years old; freed
by will |
George, Reuben |
Talbott |
1/7/1822 |
|
21 years old; freed
by will |
Giltner, John |
Jeremiah |
4/22/1833 |
4/22/1833 |
50 yrs.; 5'8"; pretty
deep black skin; high cheek bones; tolerably lean face; large scar on
right temple from a burn |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Amy |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
12 years old; copper
or yellow |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Bill (aka William) |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
coper or yellow; 25
years old; 5' 9 1/4" |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Cassandra |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
no age; copper or
yellow' "tolerably fleshy" 5' 3" 1/2" |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
George |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
21 years old; copper
or yellow |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Hannah |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
copper or yellow; 5'
3 3/4" |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Hazzard |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
23 years old; copper
or yellow; 5' 9 1/2" |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Hedyman (?) |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
tolerably black; lame
in right leg or moderately knock kneed |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Jane |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
child of Cassandra,
born after making of will; 10 years old' copper or yellow color |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Jesse |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
19 years old; copper
or yellow |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
John |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
copper or yellow'
height not given |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Leonard |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
child of Cassandra
born after making of will; 8 years old; copper or yellow |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Mary (Mairy) |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
fleshy; copper or
yellow |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Peter |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
tolerably black; lean
and raw boned; 5' 9" |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Tryphena |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
copper or yellow; 27
years old; 5' 3/4" |
Graffort, Thomas
Estate |
Wesley |
10/1/1832 |
10/1/1832 |
18 years old; copper
or yellow |
Griffith, Robert and
Leah (Estate; by Cannon Herne) |
Harry |
2/5/1838 |
2/5/1838 |
40 years; black skin;
dull countenance; 5'8 3/4" |
Grosjean, Julian |
Allen, Frank |
3/26/1864 |
3/26/1824 |
23 years |
Hawkins, Henry S. |
Leonard |
9/7/1840 |
9/7/1840 |
Purchased freedom for
$600; 43 years; black; 6'1"; robust and heavily made; small scar on nose
between eyes; good open countenance |
Hawkins, Leonard
(free man of color) |
Hawkins, Lucy |
1/6/1851 |
1/6/1851 |
Freed his daughter,
purchased of Aaron D. Higgins on Oct. 2, 1845. |
Heathman, Allen (free
man of color) |
Heathman, Elijah |
3/24/1855 |
3/24/1855 |
Elijah was Allen's
son. |
Henderson, Alexander
(Estae; by William Henderson) |
Ann |
11/5/1838 |
11/5/1838 |
33 years; 5'4"; dark
copper color; curly mop or suit of hair; small scar near end of
forefinger caused by a felon; good health; mother of 2 children |
Henderson, William |
Reuben |
1/5/1829 |
1/5/1829 |
26 years old; 5'8";
rather slender made; bright complexion, not very black; 1" scar on left
arm; "something like a wart" in palm of left hand" |
Henderson, William
(Morgan Co., ILL.; by atty Henry Hale) |
Benjamin |
3/6/1837 |
12/14/1836 |
26 years; very dark
color; 5' 7 or 8"; now resident in ILL., but going to Ky. |
Henderson, William (
heir of Alexander Henderson) |
Jerry |
9/1/1834 |
9/1/1834 |
31 years; 5'7";
rather light complexion; slender make; large scar on outside of left
about 5" above ankle |
Hickman, John L. |
Joseph |
3/3/1856 |
2/16/1850 |
60 years; in
consideration of his long faithful service of my father" |
Hickman, John L. |
Mike |
5/6/1844 |
5/6/1844 |
freed for "valuable
consideration"; 31 years; 5' 10"; black; scar on his left eye; large
scar on left leg between the ankle and knee |
Higgins, J.M. |
Henson |
6/3/1850 |
6/3/1850 |
Higgins was in Morgan
County, Illinois; no description |
Honey, John Heirs |
Murray, William |
11/2/1827 |
11/2/1827 |
46 years old; 5' 6
1/2"; black; scar about 1" below left eye |
Howerton, Jos. A. |
Batts, Aleck |
3/7/1864 |
3/7/1864 |
35 yrs.; copper skin;
5'2 1/2"; 135-140 lbs; scar on 1st knuckle of left thumb; scar over
right eye |
Hughes, George
(Estate; by heirs) |
Thomas |
9/6/1847 |
6/7/1841 |
intent to emancipate
written 15 Sept 1837; providing Thomas served widow (Christian) of
George Hughes until her death; no description |
Hughes, Thomas (free
man of color) |
Hughes, Mariah |
1/4/1847 |
1/4/1847 |
wife to Thomas. 31
years; dark or copper color; 5'; formerly the property of Isaac Knight |
Hughes, Thomas Estate |
Stephen |
12/12/1828 |
12/12/1828 |
62 years old; black;
5' 7"; no upper fore teeeth; belonged to estate of Thomas Hughes |
Hutchison, James E. |
Tom |
5/7/1838 |
5/7/1838 |
49 years; 5'7"; scar
over right eye from kick of a horse; heavily built; tolerably dark
complexion |
Hutchison, Samuel |
Smith, Dick |
1/2/1837 |
12/30/1836 |
40 years; 5' 9 5/8"
with shoes on; common weight from 160 to 165 lbs.; scar on right thumb
and left shins |
Inshirp?, Joseph |
Constant |
9/30/1836 |
9/30/1836 |
35 years; very black;
stourt made; 5'7"; scar on breast caused from burn when child |
January, Hannah |
Lindsey, David |
10/2/1843 |
9/30/1843 |
62 years; black'
5'7"; forefinger of left hand is off at the joint |
Johnson, William |
Caroline |
1/1/1827 |
1/1/1827 |
daughter of Hagar; 16
years old |
Jones, John Hawkins |
Harriett |
1/1/1838 |
1/1/1838 |
36 years; 5' 5";
mulatto color; heavily made with a fine open countenance |
Jones, John Hawkins |
Howard, Marshall |
1/1/1855 |
1/1/1855 |
48 years; black skin;
6' |
Keller, Abraham |
Tom |
11/5/1827 |
11/5/1855 |
41 years old; black;
5' 3-4"; 150 lbs. |
Kimbro, Absolum (free
man of color) |
Kimbro, Elizabeth |
6/3/1850 |
6/2/1850 |
Elizabeth was his
wife whom he purchased with their children, Henry and Susan, from Thomas
Brand; children to be bound to him until age 21 |
Kleizer, Joseph (at
request of son Henry decd.) |
Jude and children
Louisa Warren, Mary Malvina |
7/4/1836 |
7/4/1836 |
Jude: 42 years; 5'
1/2"; yellowish complexion; open countenance and "altogether rather good
looking"; Louisa: 14 years; 4' 10 1/2" at this time; both girls
slenderly made with good countenance; Mary Malvina: 12 years; bright
mulatto complexion; 4' 7"; |
Lamme, James (Estate;
by exors.) |
Sanford |
10/2/1843 |
9/4/1843 |
24 years; black |
Layson, Jno. M. ? |
Cage, Thomas |
1/10/1862 |
1/10/1862 |
Deed written January
26, 1856; effective at Layson's death; 45 years; yellow skin |
Layton, Daniel |
Sophia |
2/7/1831 |
2/7/1831 |
37 years old;
"ordinary black complexion"; freed for good conduct and other
considerations. |
Leer, David, Sr. |
Amy and children
Lydia, David Hall and infant Mary |
2/7/1842 |
2/7/1842 |
Amy: 25 years; 5'2";
light than usual; open smooth countenance; not very heavily made; Lydia:
5 years on 29 May 1841; copper; 3'9"; David; born 11 Nov. 1838; 3'2";
light color; Mary: 6 months; light color |
Lewis, George |
Maria |
2/6/1837 |
2/6/1837 |
40 years; 4' 9 1/4" |
Lightfoot, Carter
(free man of color in Paris,
Ky.) |
Lightfoot, Jane |
4/4/1831 |
4/4/1831 |
purchased his wife
from John Harvey of Franklin Co.; signed with mark; 37 years old;
yellow; scar on left nostril; spare made but of good size; 5' 3 1/2" |
Lindsay, David (free
man of color) |
Amey |
12/7/1852 |
12/7/1852 |
Amey was his
daughter; 40 years; light copper color; 5'; 126 lbs.; natural dark spots
on her face; bought from Richard Harcourt, Thomas D. Urmston? and James
H.? Shropshire |
Lyle, Will C. |
Mallory, John |
12/6/1841 |
12/6/1841 |
27 years next March;
5'9"; usual mulatto color; strong made; open pleasant countenance |
Lyon, Jacob (free man
of color) |
Phoebe; girl Amanda;
girl July; girl Polly (her children) |
12/3/1838 |
5/2/1836 |
Phoebe; 40 years;
very dark; 5'4 1/2"; slender; Amanda: 23 yrs.; dark; Judy: 8 yrs., dark;
Polly: 4 yrs.; dark; same purchased by Lyon
from William R. Rule who got them from Elizabeth Moore Estate |
Major, Ann (by
trustee for children of Ann) |
Clara |
5/6/1850 |
5/6/1850 |
about 45 years; freed
by Ann's will |
Markey, Nancy Estate |
Minta, David, Samuel
and Lucy |
5/1/1850 |
4/8/1850 |
slaves belonged to
Jonas Markey; freedom conditional on going to Liberia; release did not
apply to legacy of $500.00 given to Minta for life. |
Markham, William
Estate |
Fanny |
1/6/1851 |
12/26/1850 |
$1.00 paid |
Marsh, Beal (Estate;
by John B. Raine and Nicholas B. Marsh) |
Marsh, Nathan |
12/1/1834 |
12/1/1834 |
69 years next March;
5' 4"; scars on breast, left leg crooked |
Marsh, Nicholas C. |
Porter, Molly |
11/4/1833 |
11/4/1833 |
54 yrs.; 5' 2.5";
very large and fat of a light complexion |
Marshall, James K. |
Mariah |
1/7/1850 |
1/7/1850 |
about 49 |
Marshall, Mrs. Jane
(Estate; by buckner H. Payne) |
Bob |
7/6/1840 |
10/5/1838 |
Bob to be freed after
his hire totals $500; 5' 7 1/2"; rather spare; very black; a small
round? scar on right cheek; 36 years |
Martin, William W. |
George |
11/1/1833 |
11/1/1833 |
25 yrs.; quite black;
rather square set and little undersize of common men; 5' 6"; no
particular marks |
Massie, Jonathan |
George |
1/5/1835 |
1/5/1835 |
21 years; 3' 11";
common negro complexion; very small form; open good countenance with
small scar on right wrist |
Matson, Robert |
Mariah |
5/7/1849 |
12/13/1848 |
about 40 years |
May, Will J. |
Patience |
7/4/1828 |
7/4/1828 |
about 24 yrs.; 5' 3";
round or sound features; black |
May, William J. |
David |
3/3/1828 |
6/1/1843 |
born July 1, 1822 to
Patience; mulatto |
May, William J. |
George |
3/3/1828 |
4/1/1845 |
born to Patience;
mulatto |
May, William J. |
Mary |
3/3/1828 |
7/15/1847 |
born to Patience;
mulatto |
May, William J. |
Patience |
3/3/1828 |
2/16/1849 |
24 years old; robust;
remarkably dark; freed when youngest son James Henry is of age |
McAboy, Mary R. |
Abel |
11/4/1850 |
11/4/1850 |
about 53 years; dark
complexion; 5' 2 1/2", Authorized Thomas P. Smith to sign her name on
instrument making her liable for Abel to keep him from being a charge on
the county. |
McAboy, Mary R. |
Calamese, Benjamin |
1/3/1856 |
12/31/1855 |
35 years; dark
complexion |
McAboy, Mary R. |
Calamese, Jenny |
1/3/1856 |
12/31/1855 |
old woman of black
complexion |
McClanahan, William
Heirs |
Peter |
1/1/1829 |
1/1/1829 |
37 years old; large;
well built; 5' 11"; inclined to corpulence; small scar near right eye;
scar near left eye running across forehead; small scar lower down
between eyebrows; long scar on left arm just above wrist running across
arm 2"; see notes |
McClure, William
Baker (Estate; by Alexander I. Miller) |
Charlotte |
4/6/1846 |
4/6/1846 |
37 years |
McConnell, Ephraim H. |
Henry |
10/5/1840 |
9/18/1840 |
purchased freedom for
$400; 52 years, 5' 7"; middle size; of erect carriage; neither very
black or very yellow |
McConnell, Joseph |
Franky |
10/1/1831 |
10/1/1831 |
black; bulky and
fleshy form; 5' 1/2"; no particular marks |
McCrory, James |
Monday, Daniel |
9/1/1823 |
|
32 years; intent to
free in 9 years from January 1; 1 year earlier if conduct and service is
good |
McDowell, Elizabeth |
Ceiley |
10/16/1855 |
10/15/1855 |
mulatto; authorized
court to send her to Ohio
with her aunt Sally (see deed for Sallys children freed by E. McDowell) |
McDowell, Elizabeth |
Louisa, Patsy,
Nelson, Hannah, Martha Jane and Horace (moving to Ohio; Moses, a free
black, named to take them) |
11/14/1854 |
11/14/1854 |
Named slaves were
children of Sally, previously freed, except for Horace who is
grandchild; Louisa: 17 years on May 4 last; Patsy: 13 years on 14 Jan.;
Hannah: 8 years on Nov. 30; Martha J.: 5 years on 25 March; Horace
(Louisa's child): 2 years on 6 May |
McDowell, Elizabeth |
Moses |
5/5/1845 |
5/5/1845 |
mulatto; 52 years |
McDowell, Elizabeth
(Betsy) |
Peter, Allen (alias)
Judge, and Sally |
1/6/1851 |
1/5/1851 |
Peter: bright yellow
complexion; 31 years; 5' 11"; scar between eyes, below corner of left
eye and on right thumb; Allen Judge; black skin, 45 years, 5' 9 1/2";
Sally: copper skin; 33 years; 5' 3 1/2" |
McDowell, Elizabeth
Estate |
Moore, Harriet and
son Moses |
3/20/1865 |
3/20/1865 |
Harriet: 30 years; 5'
6"; Moses: 13 yrs., bright mulatto skin; conditional on their leaving
the state. |
McKee, John |
Peter |
9/1/1834 |
9/1/1834 |
34 years; light or
copper complexion; 5' 10"; no particular flesh mark on his face |
McKee, John and
McClintock, Alexander |
Peter |
10/30/1825 |
10/30/1825 |
None |
Miller, Joseph |
Truitt, James |
1/7/1839 |
1/7/1839 |
36 years; 5'9"; deep
scar on top of forehead caused by stroke of axe |
Monday, James |
Monday, William |
5/2/1836 |
5/2/1836 |
35 years; dark
complexion; heavy set; 5' 6 3/4" |
Monday, James (free
man of color) |
Fanny (wife) |
2/4/1839 |
2/4/1839 |
5' 3"; very black
skin; small scar under the chin; 45 years; purchased from Thomas Current |
Monday, James (free
man of color) |
Mary Anne |
3/4/1844 |
3/4/1844 |
freed from motive of
benevolence and humanity; 27 years |
Moore, Aben |
Garrett |
9/3/1864 |
8/22/1864 |
52 years |
Moore, Elizabeth
(Estate; Thomas P. Smith) |
Harvey |
9/4/1843 |
9/4/1843 |
25 years on 6 July
last; scar on left knee; heavy built; light skin |
Moore, Elizabeth
McClelland Dunlap Kimbro |
Abigail |
6/4/1827 |
6/4/1827 |
Freed by will; 25
years old? |
Moore, Elizabeth
McClelland Dunlap Kimbro |
Daphney |
2/6/1826 |
|
freed by trustees;
inherited by Elizabeth from her mother (wife of Samuel McClelland); 55
years old; "of a bright color for a negro with high cheekbones and broad
face across the nose and eyes, but tapered to a narrow or sharpe chin";
5' 6 1/4" |
Moore, Elizabeth
McClelland Dunlap Kimbro |
Jerry |
6/2/1828 |
6/2/1828 |
22 years old in
former deed; 27 years by own account; well and proportionaltely made;
"of spritely contenance"; 5' 11"; small scar on right side of head not
easily seen except by opening hair and close inspection |
Moore, Elizabeth
McClelland Dunlap Kimbro |
Jesse |
6/4/1827 |
6/4/1827 |
Freed by will; 29
years old; dark; slender; 6'; had right thigh broken still with visible
scar on outside of thigh |
Moore, James (Estate;
by John P. Moore) |
Bill |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
32 years, 8 months;
middle size; lightly made; 5'8"; open countenance; usual negro color |
Moore, James (Estate;
by John P. Moore) |
Darkey |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
34 1/2 years; 5' 7
1/4"; stoutly made and fleshy; light color for a negro; scar on right
should and instep of left foot |
Moore, John (Sr.) |
Thompson, Jack
|
3/4/1822 |
3/4/1822 |
45 years old |
Mountjoy, Susan |
Ralph |
10/1/1821 |
10/1/1821 |
None |
Mountjoy, William
(Estate; by John J. Collier) |
Mountjoy, Berry |
9/7/1840 |
9/7/1840 |
30 years; 5' 9";
quite black; large scar on right leg below knee |
Nesbitt, John |
Toby |
9/1/1823 |
9/1/1823 |
freed for good
conduct; 45 years; black; 5'4" |
Nunn, Ilai |
Draper |
1/5/1835 |
1/5/1835 |
born March 22, 1796;
5'8"; dark complexion; finger of both hands are crooked; no other marks
perceivable |
Nunn, Ilai |
Jacob |
1/5/1835 |
1/5/1835 |
born July 11, 1790;
5'7"; yellow complexion; no marks or scars |
Nunn, Ilai |
Rachel |
2/4/1822 |
2/4/1822 |
broght from Delaware
by wife, Jeannine Walson Nunn, for service until age 28 |
Parker, Aquilla (by
Henry Parker, admr.) |
Pheoba |
4/3/1837 |
4/3/1837 |
purchased when she
was 2 years for contract of 30 years; 5'5"; bright yellow color; 32
years in March or April 1837 |
Parvience, James
(Presle Co., Ohio) |
Dorcas |
9/1/1801 |
10/1/1801 |
wife of Sam Rogers;
three sons, David, Green and Samuel, born before her date of freeedom;
sons freed 6/28/1823 |
Patton, John |
Obediah |
12/3/1832 |
12/13/1832 |
30 yrs old on
November 14, 1830; 5'8"; 160 lbs.; dark skin |
Payne, William P. |
Helen |
1/1/1839 |
1/1/1839 |
26 years; copper
skin; 5'2"; wife of free man of color, Jerry Carter, mother of 4
children; youngest 2 yrs, 11 months |
Phillips, Thomas (of
Paris, Ky.) |
Haydon, William |
10/2/1824 |
10/2/1824 |
35 years old; a
barber; dark; 5'10" |
Porter, Molly (free
woman of color) |
Porter, Daniel |
12/4/1837 |
12/4/1837 |
Daniel was her
husband; purchased of Thomas P. Smith and James Hughart, 25 Dec 1835; 52
years; light complexion for a negro; 5'8"; open countenance |
Raine, John B. |
Aggy |
1/5/1829 |
1/5/1829 |
47 years old; 5'9";
tolerably well set; bright complexion, not very black; pretty large scar
on left arm near elbow |
Rannells, Samuel |
Anthony |
1/1/1827 |
1/1/1827 |
freed in will |
Richrdson, Harry |
Richardson, Isaac |
10/15/1860 |
10/15/1860 |
Isaac was his "son &
servant"; mulatto; 39 yrs.; 6'2 1/2" with boots on; scar on his uner lip
caused by "bighting in a fight"; bought from Wesley Lair of Harrison
County |
Robbins, John |
Cloe |
2/1/1851 |
2/1/1851 |
no description |
Robbins, John
|
Snowden, George |
2/1/1851 |
2/1/1851 |
no description |
Robertson, James |
Elizabeth and
youngest child Martha |
9/4/1837 |
9/4/1837 |
Elizabeth: 39 years;
4'11"; very fat; black complexion; open countenance; Martha: 2 years;
tolerable black complexion |
Robertson, James |
Sarah |
2/4/1839 |
2/4/1839 |
age not legible;
5'2"; stout made |
Robinett, James M. |
William |
1/6/1851 |
1/6/1851 |
38 years; black
complexion; 5'7" |
Robison, James |
Malinda |
10/21/1826 |
10/21/1826 |
half coloured woman;
38 years old |
Rogers, James
(Estate; from heirs) |
Squire |
5/4/1846 |
5/4/1846 |
freed as a result of
a lawsuit filed by Squire against heirs; he was protesting conditions of
will. |
Rogers, Will |
Sam |
10/9/1822 |
|
38 years old |
Rush, George |
Ann and child Nancy |
1/7/1839 |
1/7/1839 |
Ann: light skin; 34
years; 5'1";
Nancy: dark 3
years |
Rymel, George |
Aaron |
6/7/1847 |
6/7/1847 |
$402 paid for
freedom; dark complexion; slender make; 6'; 46 years |
Sapp, James |
Joshua |
11/1/1847 |
9/11/1846 |
Joshua paid $270.00
for his freedom; owner cited "divers other good causes" for
emancipation; no description |
Scott, W. Andrew and
Willoughby S. Scott (by agent James Scott) |
Steel, Harry |
2/3/1851 |
2/3/1851 |
51 years |
Sharp, Samuel I. (of
Nicholas County) and Aben Moore |
Remus |
12/3/1855 |
12/4/1855 |
41 years; black skin;
5'6"; bought from Aben Moore; Remus paid a debt designated in deed of
sale |
Shaw, William |
Wesley |
9/7/1865 |
9/7/1865 |
light mulatto
complexion; 43 years; 5'8"; no flesh marks but one on the heal of left
hand caused by cut of a sickle |
Shropshire, Ben L. |
William |
1/6/1851 |
1/6/1851 |
freed out of motives
of "benevolence and humanity"; 40 years; black skin; 5'4" |
Smith, Hagar (free
woman of color) |
Smith, America |
11/6/1837 |
10/31/1837 |
America was her
daughter; 11 years and 4 months; 4'4"; yellow complexion; small for her
age; slender delicate make; good countenance |
Smith, Hargar (free
woman of color) |
Smith, Martha Ann |
11/6/1837 |
11/6/1837 |
Martha Ann was her
daughter; 13 years and 8 months; 4' 10 1/2"; yellow complexion; lightly
and well made; good open countenance |
Smith, William |
Allen |
1/4/1847 |
7/4/1847 |
no description;
originally was going to free him in 1850 |
Smith, William M. O. |
Allen |
1/8/1850 |
17/1/1850 |
Allen paid $1.00 |
Speaks, Hezekiah |
Harry |
3/16/1836 |
3/16/1836 |
48 years; 5'8"; black
complexion; scar on left thigh; Harry paid $375 for his freedom |
Spears, Elizabeth |
Hagar |
6/6/1831 |
6/6/1831 |
45 years old; light
color; light made; 5' 5-6" |
Spears, Noah |
Williams, Sandford,
Green Smith, Harriet Blackburn (alias Smith, her sons James and Daniel
B. |
6/21/1861 |
6/21/1861 |
Green: 37 yrs; 5' 11
1/2"; lt copper skin; high forehead; crooked right little finger;
Harriet: 31 yrs.; 5' 2 1/2"; dark copper skin; small scar high on
forehead; James: 6 yrs; copper skin; David B.: 7 mos.; copper; Sanford:
40 yrs: black skin; 5' 4 1/2"; bald; sm. scar over eye |
Steele, Harry |
Jane and child Sarah
Ellizabeth |
9/6/1847 |
9/6/1847 |
sold at sale from
James R. Sterrets? property to Alexander Patton, to settle court case;
transferred to Elizabther McKee then to Steele; 31 years; 5' 3 1/2";
child is 2 months; both have yellow skin |
Steele, William
(Estate; by William Steele) |
Harry |
12/3/1838 |
5/2/1836 |
6'; dark; 31 years;
named in deed from Steele dated 4 Feb 1811; to be free at age 21 |
Stone, Barton M.
(Scott Co.) |
Aggy |
4/6/1823 |
|
5 years old |
Stone, Barton M.
(Scott Co.) |
Ailsey |
4/6/1823 |
|
4 years old |
Stone, Barton M.
(Scott Co.) |
Amada |
4/6/1823 |
|
8 years old |
Stone, Barton M.
(Scott Co.) |
Laviney |
4/6/1823 |
|
26 years old; freed
with her children |
Stone, Barton M.
(Scott Co.) |
Nancy |
4/6/1823 |
|
1 year old |
Stone, Edward Heirs |
Lewis |
12/4/1826 |
12/4/1826 |
mulatto boy; had to
be hired out for no less than 2 years |
Stone, John Jr. |
Daniel |
5/4/1846 |
5/4/1846 |
54 years |
Talliaffero, Robert |
Jerry |
6/1/1865 |
6/1/1865 |
28 years; black
complexion; rather heavily built; open countenance; large full mouth
with holes in his ears for Bobs; 5' 3 1/2" |
Terebaugh, Jacob
(Estate; by Jonathan and S. W. Terebaugh |
Morgan, Chance |
4/5/1842 |
3/4/1861 |
58 years; copper
skin; 5' 6 1/2"; most of his teeth out |
Thatcher, Daniel |
Burris, Simon |
3/4/1861 |
3/4/1861 |
58 years; copper
skin; 5' 6 1/2" heavy set; scar over left eye; lame in right leg caused
by kick of a horse on his knee |
Thomas, George |
Hannah |
4/2/1827 |
4/2/1827 |
none |
Thomas, George |
James |
4/4/1831 |
4/4/1831 |
signed with mark; 70
years old; black; 5' 5" |
Thomas, George |
Lucy |
4/2/1827 |
4/2/1827 |
none |
Thomas, George |
Sam |
2/2/1833 |
2/4/1833 |
about 30 yrs; yellow
skin; 6'1" |
Thomas, George
(through John King, exor.) |
Jack |
6/2/1834 |
6/2/1834 |
5'10"; 26 years old;
dark copper complexion; scar over left brow 1" long; left thumb joint
put out; "slender make" |
Thomas, George
(through John King, exor.) |
Joseph |
6/2/1834 |
6/2/1834 |
5'5"; 35 years old;
tolerably dark complexion; lost several teeth from upper jaw and 2 from
lower jaw; "a little chunky in his person"; no remarkable scars |
Thomas, George
(through John King, exor.) |
Tamar |
6/2/1834 |
6/2/1834 |
5' 3"; copper
complexion; no scars; tolerably slender |
Thomas, George
(through John King, exor.) |
Perry |
1/5/1846 |
1/5/1846 |
one of the children
of Tamar mentioned in the will; 21 years; black; 5' 8 3/4" |
Thornton, Jno. Roots |
Blackburn, Celia |
11/12/1862 |
11/12/1862 |
26 yrs.; yellow skin;
5' 4 3/4"; mole on back neck; 125 lbs. |
Timberlake, Charles |
Arnold, Jacob |
6/12/1833 |
6/12/1833 |
Jacob paid $600 for
his freedom; light black; 26 yrs.; 5' 6.5"; lame in right knee so as to
occasion the foot to stand out more than natural; scar over each eye;
one on right breast |
Townsend, Willliam |
Jacob |
9/8/1829 |
12/25/1830 |
52 years old; not
very black; "square sallow bound man; 5'4" with no particular marks. |
Trabue, James |
Cummins, Irene |
10/3/1859 |
10/1/1859 |
Irenewas wife of
William Cummins who was free; he worked for Trabue for 6 months to earn
his wife's freedom |
Trabue, James |
Dudley |
9/6/1847 |
9/1/1847 |
agreed to emancipate
in 1838 for $500?; acknowledged payment |
Tucker, Absalom
(Estate; by Joseph Tucker) |
Charles |
1/2/1837 |
1/2/1837 |
mulatto; 32 years; 6'
1 1/2"; gray stipe in his hair; large, well built and able bodied |
Tucker, Absalom
(Estate; by Joseph Tucker) |
Robin |
1/2/1837 |
1/2/1837 |
39 years; 5' 6 1/2";
very black; roman nose |
Tull, John M. (Sr.) |
Tull, John M. Jr. |
12/10/1828 |
12/10/1828 |
owner was also
father; signed deed with mark; son now 9 years old; 31/2'; light yellow;
to be freed at age 21 |
Turner, Charles (of
Paris) |
Daniel |
5/2/1836 |
5/2/1836 |
light complexion;
slender form; 5'6"; 36 years; scar over right eye |
Turner, Charles (of
Paris) |
Joe |
5/2/1846 |
5/2/1836 |
45 years; 5' 4 1/2" |
Turner, Charles (of
Paris) |
Lyons, Amanda |
5/2/1846 |
5/2/1846 |
12 years |
Turner, Charles (of
Paris) |
Lyons, Judith |
5/2/1846 |
5/2/1846 |
8 years |
Turner, Charles (of
Paris) |
West, Eliza Ann |
5/2/1846 |
5/2/1846 |
dark complexion; 3
years old the 26th of April 1836 |
Turner, Joseph |
Nelly |
11/4/1833 |
11/4/1833 |
36 yrs. |
Tutt, John (free man
of color) |
Tutt, Noah |
12/3/1832 |
12/3/1832 |
freed his son; 8
years old; yellow; 3'3" |
Vanderen, Barnet and
Ardery, thomas |
Captain |
1/4/1830 |
1/4/1830 |
48 years old; black;
5' 7"; scar between eyes extending upwards across the nose from right
side to left |
Vanderin, Bernard |
Carey/Cairy |
7/7/1834 |
7/7/1834 |
5' 10"; tolerably
dark complexion; small scar on left side of forehead; tolerably well set
with no other flesh marks |
Vimont, John S. |
Glorvina |
11/3/1842 |
5/22/1842 |
Glorvina indentured
at age one to Vimont as a gift from Mark Antony and Alexis Giraud; to be
freed at age 21 after being taught how to be useful to society |
Vimont, Lewis |
Zenoby |
10/3/1842 |
8/12/1842 |
Zenoby transferred to
Vimont by Felix Giron; to be freed at 21; no description |
Vince/Vena, Cyrus |
Vince/Vena, Cyrus |
11/5/1849 |
11/5/1849 |
emancipated his son |
Wallace, William
Heirs |
Wallace, Sarah |
9/7/1829 |
|
34 years old; yellow;
5 1/2'; "derived from their ancestor William Wallace"; hired for one
year until freedom on 1 Jan. |
Waller, Edward |
Scipio |
11/14/1829 |
11/14/1829 |
40 years old; dark;
6' |
Ward, John |
Fanny and children
Lucinda, Reuben, Jno. Williams and Isaac |
1/1/1855 |
1/1/1855 |
Isaac: 20 years; 6+';
Lucinda: yellow, 16 years.; 5'8"; Reuben: yellow; 14 yrs.; 5'6"; Jno.:
yellow; 10/11 yrs.; 5'; Fanny: 45 yrs.; 5'5"; yellow (mother of others
named) |
Webb, Washington |
Hurley, Patty,
Elizabeth, her daughter Polly Ann Smith, and her infant child Sarah
Ellen, and Patty's son, Austin |
1/16/1860 |
1/16/1860 |
Patty: 57 yrs. on
April 27, 1859;
5'5 1/2"; copper skin with small scar on forehead over left eye; Polly
Ann: 23 yrs on Dec. 23, 1859; light
copper skin; 4' 9 3/4"; Sarah: mulatto; 4 mos.; Austin: 16 yrs on July 18, 1859;
copper skin; 5' 4 1/2" |
Webb, Winney |
Lucy |
12/15/1826 |
12/15/1826 |
Isaac Webb Jr.
charged with her support if needed |
Webb, Winney (Estate;
by Walker Buckner) |
Dan |
2/3/1840 |
2/3/1840 |
mulatto; yellow
complexion; 20 years |
Wells, James Estate
(by heirs) |
George |
9/1/1852 |
3/25/1851 |
40 years |
Williams, Daniel |
Isabel |
9/2/1850 |
9/2/1850 |
about 34 years;
mulatto; purchased from James Fomian (possibly meant Froman) |
Williams, Daniel |
Polly |
9/2/1850 |
9/2/1850 |
50 years; dark brown;
purchased at public sale from estate of James W. Rice |
Wiliams, John R. |
Adkins |
9/6/1847 |
10/2/1847 |
deed praised his
fidelity as a servant |
Williams, Moses |
Leah and children,
Maris, Moses, Charles |
6/2/1834 |
6/2/1834 |
Leah: 45 yrs, 5'2";
Maria: 9 yrs; Moses: 5 or 6 yrs.; Charles: 1 yr.; dark complexion |
Williams, Peter (New
Castle Co., Del.) |
Sam |
10/3/1803 |
9/25/1826 |
Williams filed intent
to free Sam, then 11 years, 7 months, when he turned 28 years old; bound
him to Robert Allen until that time who brought Sam to Bourbon County;
very black; 5' 6 1/4" |
Woodford, Mary A. |
Jerry, John, Betty
and Hiffy?/Hetty? |
1/3/1853 |
1/3/1853 |
freed by will of
Thos. C. Woodford; Jerry: 50 years; John: 22 years; Betty: 50 years;
Hiffy: 18 years; on condition that they emigrate to Indiana or some
other free state |
Woodford, Thomas C. |
Charles |
6/3/1850 |
6/3/1850 |
56 years |
Woodford, Thomas C. |
Harriett |
6/3/1850 |
6/3/`850 |
10 years |
Woodford, Thomas C.
Estate |
Thomas, Stewart,
George and Sam |
2/6/1854 |
2/6/1854 |
Thomas: 45 years;
Steward: 21 years; George: 18 years; Sam: 19 years. |
Wright, James R. |
Hannah |
5/1/1837 |
5/1/1837 |
mother's (Martha
Wrighta0 will gave service of Hannah to son for 10 years at which time
he was to free her; 43 years; 5' 6 1/2"; dark skin |
Wright, Jas. H. |
Jackson, Daniel |
1/25/1864 |
1/25/1864 |
32 yrs; dark skin; 5'
5 1/2"; 150 lbs. |