Showing posts with label Kentucky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kentucky. Show all posts
Thursday, February 15, 2018
KENTUCKY, Muhlenberg County: Stahl (1857)
Linda, the author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree, contributed this post, "Releasing Balzora Ellen and Mariah; Will of Esther Stahl, 1857, Muhlenberg Co. KY."
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
KENTUCKY, Washington County: Hayden (1794)
Linda, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree, contributed this post: "Releasing Rose, Agnes and Charity: Will of William Hayden, Washington Co., KY, 1794."
KENTUCKY, Bourbon County: Parish (1810)
Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990 Bourbon Will records, Index, 1809-1814, Vol. D
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Will of NATHANIEL PARISH of Bourbon County, KY (April 1810)
Father of Nathaniel: Joel Parish of Louisa County, VIRGINIA
Mother-in-law: Polly Thomason of North Carolina
(He mentions these as whatever is inherited from them is to be divided by his children)
To sons, Joel and Zackariah Parish and daughter, Betsy Dykes:
Dinah
Hannah
Phillis
Cynda
To his wife, MARTHA PARISH:
Will and his wife, Charlotte
Tiller
Jack
Burrel and Dicey and their children
Manuel
Joe
Stephen
150 acres of land in BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY
(other children of Nathaniel named: Thomas, Calloway, Ansel, Ezekiel, Sophia, Nancy, Pemelia, Kitty and Eliza)
And....the appraisel with some ages:
Charlotte about 21 years old
Chrolette's child, Billy
Dinha or Disha a girl about 3 years old
Burrell (boy) about 4 years old
Jack (boy) about 7
Tiller (girl) about 9
Linda (girl) about 13
Joseph about 20
Emmanuel about 23
William about 34
Dinah (female) about 34
Hannah about 34
Phillis about 10 or 16
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Will of NATHANIEL PARISH of Bourbon County, KY (April 1810)
Father of Nathaniel: Joel Parish of Louisa County, VIRGINIA
Mother-in-law: Polly Thomason of North Carolina
(He mentions these as whatever is inherited from them is to be divided by his children)
To sons, Joel and Zackariah Parish and daughter, Betsy Dykes:
Dinah
Hannah
Phillis
Cynda
To his wife, MARTHA PARISH:
Will and his wife, Charlotte
Tiller
Jack
Burrel and Dicey and their children
Manuel
Joe
Stephen
150 acres of land in BRECKENRIDGE COUNTY
(other children of Nathaniel named: Thomas, Calloway, Ansel, Ezekiel, Sophia, Nancy, Pemelia, Kitty and Eliza)
And....the appraisel with some ages:
Charlotte about 21 years old
Chrolette's child, Billy
Dinha or Disha a girl about 3 years old
Burrell (boy) about 4 years old
Jack (boy) about 7
Tiller (girl) about 9
Linda (girl) about 13
Joseph about 20
Emmanuel about 23
William about 34
Dinah (female) about 34
Hannah about 34
Phillis about 10 or 16
KENTUCKY, Bourbon County: Field (1810)
Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990 Bourbon Will records, Index, 1809-1814, Vol. D
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Enslaved of JOHN FIELD, SR. in his will dated 1810
To wife, Deannah:
Reuben
Barlett
Zachariah
Selah
To son, CURTIS FIELD:
L?wy or Leroy
Lewis
To daughter, JUDAH FIELD:
Eade?
Betty
To daughter, LUCINDA FIELD:
?asey (Casey?)
Thomas
To daughter, NANCY MORROW:
Easter and her increase
(Children of Nancy Morrow: Harry Field, Ezekial Field, John Field, Polly Smith)
He also states that "Old Nell to be free.)
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Enslaved of JOHN FIELD, SR. in his will dated 1810
To wife, Deannah:
Reuben
Barlett
Zachariah
Selah
To son, CURTIS FIELD:
L?wy or Leroy
Lewis
To daughter, JUDAH FIELD:
Eade?
Betty
To daughter, LUCINDA FIELD:
?asey (Casey?)
Thomas
To daughter, NANCY MORROW:
Easter and her increase
(Children of Nancy Morrow: Harry Field, Ezekial Field, John Field, Polly Smith)
He also states that "Old Nell to be free.)
KENTUCKY, Jessamine County: Woodson (1828)
Listed among the assets of Samuel Hughes WOODSON (1779-1827) Jessamine County Court, KY, March, 1828.
Negroes: Sam, Mary, Moses, Kidder, John, Grandison, Susan, Fanny, Mary Ann, Sam Jr.,
Spencer, George, Jacob, Letitia, Hannah, Daniel, Nancy, James, Venus, Morich, Dick.
Also, previously listed May 23, 1814, for sale in Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY, by same Samuel H. WOODSON:“...I will also sell ten negroes, a Carpenter capable of erecting the neatest kind of work, is wife and eight children. The two oldest are men grown; two boys large enough to plough; three females, one a young woman, the second 11 or 12 year old, the third a good size for a nurse; the youngest is a smart, active boy of 5 or 6 years of age. They are very likely. I will not separate them....”
Negroes: Sam, Mary, Moses, Kidder, John, Grandison, Susan, Fanny, Mary Ann, Sam Jr.,
Spencer, George, Jacob, Letitia, Hannah, Daniel, Nancy, James, Venus, Morich, Dick.
Also, previously listed May 23, 1814, for sale in Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY, by same Samuel H. WOODSON:“...I will also sell ten negroes, a Carpenter capable of erecting the neatest kind of work, is wife and eight children. The two oldest are men grown; two boys large enough to plough; three females, one a young woman, the second 11 or 12 year old, the third a good size for a nurse; the youngest is a smart, active boy of 5 or 6 years of age. They are very likely. I will not separate them....”
KENTUCKY, Logan County: Danks (1834)
Will of John Danks (1761-1834), Logan County, KY, 1834(?).
To his son, John W. Danks (b. 1802): 1 Negro by the name of Johnston.
To his daughter, Mary Julia A. Danks (1809-1848): 1 Negro woman by the name of Kitty.
To his grandson William Duncan: 1 Negro man by the name of David.
To his daughter Rebecca Cleavenger (1790-1857), after the death of his wife: 1 Negro man by the name of (illegible. Maybe George?)
To his son, John W. Danks (b. 1802): 1 Negro by the name of Johnston.
To his daughter, Mary Julia A. Danks (1809-1848): 1 Negro woman by the name of Kitty.
To his grandson William Duncan: 1 Negro man by the name of David.
To his daughter Rebecca Cleavenger (1790-1857), after the death of his wife: 1 Negro man by the name of (illegible. Maybe George?)
KENTUCKY, Logan County: Various Enslavers (1857)
FROM: Kentucky Death Records, Logan County, KY, 1857.
I have only listed here the names of those who were past childhood age and whose owner names were at least partly legible. Handwriting is interpreted to the best of my ability. (Many slave deaths in this record were simply recorded as "slave," no name given.)
Adam, age 30, farmhand, slave. Date of death, October 29. Cause of death, spinal affliction. Owner John K. ???
Clarissa, age 19, farmhand, slave. October. Owner S--- Logan.
Mary Ellen, age 20, farmhand, slave. February 23, pneumonia. Owner D.S. Dunscomb.
Mary, age 26, farmhand. Consumption. date not given. Owner Nicholas T--- (Trask?)
Sucy, age 23, farmhand. January. Fever. Samuel D.D. Paico or Pacco.
Sophia, age 19, farmhand. March 10, Pneumonia. Owner C. W. Cash.
David, age 30. farmhand. May 30, Pneumonia. Owner Jane B. King.
Eliza, age 50. farmhand, slave. August. Dropsy. Owner Ambler Chick.
Mariah, age 23, farmhand, March. Gastritis. Owner H. S. Arnold.
I have only listed here the names of those who were past childhood age and whose owner names were at least partly legible. Handwriting is interpreted to the best of my ability. (Many slave deaths in this record were simply recorded as "slave," no name given.)
Adam, age 30, farmhand, slave. Date of death, October 29. Cause of death, spinal affliction. Owner John K. ???
Clarissa, age 19, farmhand, slave. October. Owner S--- Logan.
Mary Ellen, age 20, farmhand, slave. February 23, pneumonia. Owner D.S. Dunscomb.
Mary, age 26, farmhand. Consumption. date not given. Owner Nicholas T--- (Trask?)
Sucy, age 23, farmhand. January. Fever. Samuel D.D. Paico or Pacco.
Sophia, age 19, farmhand. March 10, Pneumonia. Owner C. W. Cash.
David, age 30. farmhand. May 30, Pneumonia. Owner Jane B. King.
Eliza, age 50. farmhand, slave. August. Dropsy. Owner Ambler Chick.
Mariah, age 23, farmhand, March. Gastritis. Owner H. S. Arnold.
KENTUCKY, Christian County: Wood (1857)
From the inventory and sale lists in probate records of Leonard Wood, Christian County, Kentucky. Will Book Q, p. 278-285. Probated 4 May 1857. (Will pages 173-174 but no mention of slaves).
Inventory lists the following slaves to be sold:
Negro Boy Peter
Negro Boy Jerry
Silvia Negro Woman
Negro Edy & Child
The list of items sold includes the following:
1 Yellow Woman Child - to M H Wood for $875.50
1 Black Man Peter - to S R Wright for $680.50
1 Black Man Jerry - to R H Smith for $810.50
1 Black Woman - to M H Wood for $0.10
From Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 on Ancestry.com (probable slave of Leonard Wood):
Name: Mat Wood
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Death Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1820
Death Date: 16 Feb 1853
Death Place: Christian, Kentucky, USA
Names of parents or slave owners: Leonard Wood
Inventory lists the following slaves to be sold:
Negro Boy Peter
Negro Boy Jerry
Silvia Negro Woman
Negro Edy & Child
The list of items sold includes the following:
1 Yellow Woman Child - to M H Wood for $875.50
1 Black Man Peter - to S R Wright for $680.50
1 Black Man Jerry - to R H Smith for $810.50
1 Black Woman - to M H Wood for $0.10
From Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964 on Ancestry.com (probable slave of Leonard Wood):
Name: Mat Wood
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Death Age: 33
Birth Date: abt 1820
Death Date: 16 Feb 1853
Death Place: Christian, Kentucky, USA
Names of parents or slave owners: Leonard Wood
KENTUCKY, Hardin County: Van Meter (1798)
Names of enslaved persons: Daniel, Mark, Isaac & Celilah
Enslaver: Jacob Van Meter
Source: Last Will & Testament, 11 Nov 1798, Hardin County KY
"I also allow my wife Letty the full benefit of all my Negroes during her Life (To Wit) Daniel Mark Isaac Celilah but if Either or any of them before mentioned should arrive to the age of Thirty Years old before the death of my wife Each or Either of them shall be wholy set free from Servitude without serving any person whatsoever and if my wife should depart this life before they arise to the age of thirty it is my Will that they then be set free from servitude."
Enslaver: Jacob Van Meter
Source: Last Will & Testament, 11 Nov 1798, Hardin County KY
"I also allow my wife Letty the full benefit of all my Negroes during her Life (To Wit) Daniel Mark Isaac Celilah but if Either or any of them before mentioned should arrive to the age of Thirty Years old before the death of my wife Each or Either of them shall be wholy set free from Servitude without serving any person whatsoever and if my wife should depart this life before they arise to the age of thirty it is my Will that they then be set free from servitude."
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
KENTUCKY, Calloway County: Boaz (1852-1873)
In an autobiography by Methodist Bishop Hiram Abiff Boaz, he describes his father's life. Peter Maddox Boaz left Calloway County, Kentucky, in 1873 and moved to Tarrant County about seven miles from what is now the City of Fort Worth.
"Some of them [former slaves owned by Peter Maddox Boaz] remained with him as hired servants for some time. One of them, 'Cupe' by name, came with him to Texas and remained with him to the day of his death, as a hired servant, of course. Thus my father demonstrated the kindness of his great heart."
BOAZ, Hiram Abiff. Eighty-four Golden Years: The Autobiography of Bishop Hiram Abiff Boaz, (Nashville, TN: Parthenon Press, 1951), pages 15-16.
OTHER GEOGRAPHIES: Tarrant County, Texas
"Some of them [former slaves owned by Peter Maddox Boaz] remained with him as hired servants for some time. One of them, 'Cupe' by name, came with him to Texas and remained with him to the day of his death, as a hired servant, of course. Thus my father demonstrated the kindness of his great heart."
BOAZ, Hiram Abiff. Eighty-four Golden Years: The Autobiography of Bishop Hiram Abiff Boaz, (Nashville, TN: Parthenon Press, 1951), pages 15-16.
OTHER GEOGRAPHIES: Tarrant County, Texas
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
KENTUCKY, Hardin County: Van Meter (1798)
From Kim:
Names of enslaved persons: Daniel, Mark, Isaac & Celilah
Enslaver: Jacob Van Meter
Source: Last Will & Testament, 11 Nov 1798, Hardin County KY
"I also allow my wife Letty the full benefit of all my Negroes during her Life (To Wit) Daniel Mark Isaac Celilah but if Either or any of them before mentioned should arrive to the age of Thirty Years old before the death of my wife Each or Either of them shall be wholy set free from Servitude without serving any person whatsoever and if my wife should depart this life before they arise to the age of thirty it is my Will that they then be set free from servitude."
Names of enslaved persons: Daniel, Mark, Isaac & Celilah
Enslaver: Jacob Van Meter
Source: Last Will & Testament, 11 Nov 1798, Hardin County KY
"I also allow my wife Letty the full benefit of all my Negroes during her Life (To Wit) Daniel Mark Isaac Celilah but if Either or any of them before mentioned should arrive to the age of Thirty Years old before the death of my wife Each or Either of them shall be wholy set free from Servitude without serving any person whatsoever and if my wife should depart this life before they arise to the age of thirty it is my Will that they then be set free from servitude."
KENTUCKY, Mulhenburg County: Smith (1803)
From Linda, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree, "John Smith's 1803 Will, Muhlenburg County, KY; Releasing Milly, Batt, Charles & John."
KENTUCKY, Harrison County: Holland (1814)
A contribution from Linda, author of Empty Branches on the Family Tree, "William Holland of Harrison County, KY, 1814 Will; Releasing Mulatto Man Moses."
Monday, November 20, 2017
KENTUCKY, Daviess County: Gaines (1861-1872)
Martine, author of African-American Genealogy contributed "William Neptune Gains, Davies County, Kentucky."
KENTUCKY, Daviess County: Newton (1836)
Martine, author of African-American Genealogy contributed "Will of Benjamin Newton 1836, Kentucky."
KENTUCKY, Daviess County: Slaved Named Rowan or Bell (1868)
Martine, author of African-American Genealogy, contributed " George Rowan or Bell, Kentucky."
Saturday, September 9, 2017
KENTUCKY, Daviess County: Davidson (1865)
Martine, author of African American Genealogy, has contributed the following post: Milton & Caroline Davidson, Daviss County, Kentucky."
Thursday, August 10, 2017
KENTUCKY, Daviess County: Reed (1857)
Martine, author of African American Genealogy, contributed this post, "Daviess County, Kentucky 1857."
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
KENTUCKY, Daviess County: Fields (1868)
Martine, author of African-American Genealogy, left this contribution: "Elijah Fields and Minta Ann Fields, Kentucky."
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INVENTORY / DIVISION of estate of MARY ALLEN dated 1811
To son William Mountjoy Allen:
Rose
Giles
Judith
Frank
Lavina
Jeremiah
To son, John Mountjoy Allen:
William
Thomas
Robert
Sarah
To Mary Mountjoy Smith:
Cloe and Child (Mill or Mile)
John
Solomon
Lucy
Husband's name may have been Edmund Mountjoy.