Bullitt County African American Research

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21 Sep 1783 Will of John Clarke of the Parish & County of Henrico (VA) names wife Elisabeth and estate "to be equally divided among my children (not named). Executors, wife Elisabeth, son Benjamin Clarke, son Obadiah Clarke and brother in law John Ellis. Wits: Roger Gregory (Sr. or Jr.), James (X) Grinstead, Lenr'd Henley in Henrico Co. VA. Probated 3 Sep 1798 in Henrico Co. VA and 20 Nov 1798 Shelby Co. KY

Inventory was taken in Shelby Co. KY by William Johnston, Adam Hostettler, James Simpson and Ebenezer Patton. It included:
One fellow called CUPID (?) (CUFRID?) 50-0-0
STEPMAN, a Negro boy 40-0-0
LUCY, a Negro girl 90-0-0
MARY, a Negro girl 25-0-0
CEASAR, a Negroe man 110-0-0
Recorded March Court 1799 Shelby Co. KY
Shelby Co. KY Will Book 1 p. 61

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29 Dec 1794 A List of William Dittoes Negroes which he brought from the State of Maryland to this state, towit:
Mint, a woman, age 35 years old
Austin age 21 years
Harry age 16 years
Charles, age 14 years
Daniel, age 9 years
Lee age 5 years
(Shelby Co. KY Deed Bk A p. 419)

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Inventory of the estate of William Withers Dec?d returned included:

1 Negro Man named Dick 120 pounds
1 Negro Man named Dan 120 pounds
1 Negro Man named Danl 90 pounds
1 Negro Man named Sam 100 pounds
1 Negro Man named Will 90 pounds
1 Negro Man named Bobb 90 pounds
1 Negro Man named Kitt 60 pounds
1 Negro Man named Ben 50 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Phillis 15 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Did 80 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Minn 90 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Sally 100 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Daphney 100 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Phillis 90 pounds
1 Negro Woman named Ginny 40 pounds

Returned by Thomas McCarty, Cornelius McCarty and John Overton
Recorded 13 November 1809 Hardin Co. KY Court
(Hardin Co. Will Book B p. 1)

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18 July 1807 Will of James Francis Moore names wife Elizabeth,
daughter Elizabeth Pendergrass, wife of Jesse Pendergrass to receive:
"Patience & her children, Bill, Betty, John, Maria, Nell, Poll & Luie"
Dau. Cassandra Miller
Dau. Zeriah Jones, wife of John Jones
Son Nimrod Moore
Son Hector Moore to receive slaves Isaac & Charlotte.
Probated 8 July 1810 (Jefferson Co. Will Bk 1 p. 228)

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Inventory and appraisement of the slaves and personal Estate of James Clark, dec'd dated 13 May 1811 by John Foster, Aron Harris and Thomas Guynn. Rachel Clark admx.

One Negro man named John 55 years, $200
one negro girl named Harriet 13 years $200,
one Negro Boy named Peter 10 years $200
one Negro Girl Charity age 9 years $150
one Negro girl Apolonia age 8 years $140.
(Nelson Co. KY Will Book B p. 282)

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Appraisal of the estate of John McGee deceased takenby Chas. Campbell, William Marshall and John Ricks & John Stoner. Mich'l Rentch, exor.

one Negro man named Charles $420
one Negro boy George $50
one negro boy Sandford $100
one Negro woman Nancy $300
one Negro Woman Judah $317
one negro girl Milley $220
Returned to the Nelson Co. court 29 May 1811
(Nelson Co. KY Will Book B p.315)

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1816 Will of Edward Miller of Jefferson Co. KY
wife Hannah to receive the following slaves: Bel, Isaac, Thomas

oldest son Robert to receive:
Negro woman Lucy and her daughter Maria, a boy Richard
a boy Major (son of Bel), Isaac, Thomas, son of Sally, Kit, Sally

daughter Hannah to receive: negro girl Nancy, daughter of Lucy
negro boy Cambridge (son of Bel and Isaac)

youngest son Thomas B. Miller to receive: Sam, Braxton, Milly,
Isaac, (son of Bel & Isaac), Albert, Jinny

At decease of wife Thomas shall have Bel, Isaac and Mary
Son Robert and Son-in-law Isaac W. Dabney exors
Wits: John Shaw, Thomas M. Jones and Jacob Kalfus
Probated 7 Mar (?) 1816 Jefferson Co. KY (Jeff. Co. Will Book 2 p. 34)

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1817 Appraisal of the estate of George Wells dec'd returned May Court 1817 by Geo. Bourne, B. Bourne and Aron Stark, approved by Samuel Wells and Benjamin Wells, exors. :

Daniel age 28 $600
Nancy age 38 $400
Frances age 30 $350
Solomon age 7 $250
Joshua age 7 $250
Jim age 3 $200
Isaac age 1 $150
Lewis age 2 $150
Mary age 9 months $90

Recorded Nov 1817 (Shelby Co. Deed Book 4 p. 16)

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3 Mar 1821, heirs and representatives of Jacob Kuykendall, except the youngest son John Kuykendall who is represented by Guardian Henry Kuykendall make a mutal agreement regarding slaves of said dec'd.

Whereas Charles F. Wells and Betsy his wife have two slaves they purchased from John and Rebecca Hardin, his wife formerly Rebecca Kuykendall the said Charles and Betsy are to have two negro boys, Bob valued at $380 and Edmund Bob valued at $180.
Henry Kuykendall is to have a negro boy named James
Jacob Kuykendall is to have negro woman named Judy valued at $380 and to pay Henry Kuykendall $70 and Charles A. Wells $10
John Kuykendall is to have a Negro boy George valued at $40 and pay C. F. Wells $30
Witnessed by Lily Figg, John (X) Hardin, and Thomas Figg. Recorded August Court 1822
(Shelby Co. KY Will Book 5 p. 399)

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Sale of the estate of Jacob Larue 1 Nov 1821.

Purchased by Squire Larue: one negro man Tom $250, one negro man Robin $445, one Negro woman Fanny $221, one negro woman Easter

Purchased by Thomas Brown one negro man for $445.00,

Purchased by Alexander Hunter Nedd for $505.

Sale returned by Jas. Larue & Sam?l Larue Exors of Jacob Larue. (Hardin Co. KY Will Book D p. 8)

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Appraisement of the estate of Patrick McGee, Rachel McGee, executrix:

1 Negro Woman, Milly and her two children $800,
1 Negro woman Jane $200,
1 Negro Girl Marabelle $375,
1 negro Girl Hannah, $300,
1 negro girl Mary $275,
1 negro girl Winny $225,
1 negro Boy Sanford $220,
1 Negro Boy Solomon $400,
1 Negro Boy Westly $450.
Returned 20 Sep 1823 Nelson Co. KY Court (Nelson Co. KY Will Book E p. 46)

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31 Aug 1823 - Agreeable to an order of the Nelson County Court we the undersigned Commissioners appointed by the court to assign unto Priscilla Aud her right of Dower in the slaves of which her husband died seized possessed of have this day proceeded to assign the Dower towit:
Henny $300,
Mary $265,
Lewis $125. Total $505.
We assign unto the said Priscilla Aud the above named negro Woman Henny at three hundred dollars leaving Priscilla indebted to the heirs in the sum of $103.33. Witness our hand this 31 Aug 1823 M. Glascock, Jonathan Gore and Hatsel Jennings, Commrs.
(Nelson Co. KY Will Book D p. 55)

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9 Jan 1826 Elijah Summers of Spencer Co. KY and dollar for 20 acres "deeded me by George Waller and others" in Spencer Co. and for the conveyance of which I hold Thomas Goodwin's bond... to be hired out:
one negro woman named Winny
one negro man named Sanford
one negro girl named Amy
one negro girl named Rody
together with all household items and livestock
(the deed is very long and gives directions as to how the slaves are to be hired out but damage makes it too difficult to read)
Signed Elijah Summers, Philadelphia Summers, John Summers. Wits: Elijah M. Summers and Josiah H. Fishback
(Spencer Co. KY Deed Book A p. 247)

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A true and just inventory and appraisement of all the personal estate of Thomas Foreman Dec?d taken by Charles Bowman, Elijah Weeks and James Heady and was produced by " is executor" (whose name does not seem to appear).

Inventory included:
one negro boy named Woodford $20.00
negro girl named Eliza $125.00
negro boy named Shelby $165.00
negro boy named Randel $450.00
negro boy named George $450.00
one negro woman named Hariet $300.00
one negro Boy named Moses $450.00
one negro boy named Joseph $400.00
one negro boy named Reuben $428.00
Recorded 10 May 1831 Spencer Co. KY Court

A sizable sale slip was also returned in which

Benjamin Foreman bought the above Reuben ?a Black boy? for $452.00
John McGee bought the above GEORGE ?a Black Boy? for $530.00
Cornelius Croxton (?) bought the above Moses ?a black boy? for $598.00
(Spencer Co.Will Book B p. 202)