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Bourbon County Deeds of Manumission Abstracts Notes on the Transcription of the Bourbon County Deeds of Manumission Deeds of
manumission were filed with the Bourbon County Clerk's Office so that freed
African-Americans could have a document that verified their free status.
In a slave state">
Bourbon County
Deeds of
Manumission Abstracts Notes on the
Transcription of the Bourbon County Deeds of Manumission Deeds of
manumission were filed with the Bourbon County Clerk's Office so that freed
African-Americans could have a document that verified their free status.
In a slave state, where the vast majority of African-Americans were enslaved,
this document was essential to a free black person to maintain their ability to
travel or otherwise be "at large" in a society that viewed any black person in
unsupervised circumstances with suspicion. Also, included in the book but
not in this transcription are oaths that were taken by white persons moving into
Kentucky with slaves in their possession, in which they promised that the slaves
were not being brought into the state for the purpose of selling them.
This did not prevent them from selling their slaves if they decided to in the
future but was supposed to adhere to Kentucky law that prevented slave
importation for the express purpose of sale. The deeds are
filed in the book roughly by date of filing with the clerk. The date of
filing was not always the same as the date the emancipation was considered to be
effective. I have arranged the listing by the owner(s) name(s) since the
slave being freed was not always listed with a surname. Emancipation of
slaves by the owner in his or her will was common; some of the deeds indicate
motives of "benevolence and humanity". Deeds of emancipation were also
filed by husbands for their wives after they had purchased them from their
masters, or parents for their children. Physical descriptions were often
given so that, if a free person was challenged, identifying characteristics such
skin color, perceptible scars or marks, and height and/or weight could be
checked to make sure that the person in question was the same one as indicated
on the deed. Slave emancipation
was made much more difficult in Kentucky after 1850 when the new constitution
instituted more stringent conditions for manumission. The most difficult
one was the requirement that freed slaves leave the state. Owners freeing
their slaves also were required to see that the freed slave did not become a
charge on the county, a requirement that predated 1850. Some owners took
out a security bond to meet this condition; others required a surviving relative
to see that the freed person was taken care of. Still others required that
the freed person move to Liberia, or, to a free state. The transcriptions
were made by Nancy O'Malley, Dept. Of Anthropology, University of Kentucky.
She can be reached for questions or corrections at 859-257-8208, Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30. She also has transcribed all of the free black
persons listed in the federal census records for Bourbon County for the census
years prior to the Civil War.
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. |
