Adair County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Adair County, Kentucky.
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Adair County Historical Records
Martha Graham
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 4308 at Adair branch. Recorded birthplace as Adair County, former master listed as Polk.
Cato Lee
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 3146 at Adair branch. Recorded birthplace as Adair County, former master listed as Hammond.
Lavinia Dandridge
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Adair District. Monthly wage stipulated at $10 with rations and lodging provided.
Timothy Bowman
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Adair District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
Ezekiel Griffin
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Thornton. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Violet Fairfax
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1862)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Jackson to Taylor for consideration of $386.
Lucy Mitchell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 34.
Hester Fitzhugh
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Henry in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Ada Martin
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Burke in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 55.
Reuben Green
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Fairfax in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 66.
Margaret Foster
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1854)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Adair District. Monthly wage stipulated at $13 with rations and lodging provided.
Charles Abbott
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Thornton in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 66.
Mahala Wood
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Nancy Freeman
Probate Inventory (1850)Appraised in estate inventory of Armstrong plantation, evaluated at $963. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Jane Peyton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dawson in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 62.
Hester Preston
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Adair County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 14.
Harrison Nicholas
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1846)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Adair District. Monthly wage stipulated at $12 with rations and lodging provided.
George Russell
Manumission Deed (1846)Deed of emancipation granted by Claiborne. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1846.
Cato Gibson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1840)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Adair District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
Stephen Harris
Estate Division Account (1837)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of King. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Solomon Byrd
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1828)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Adair District. Monthly wage stipulated at $19 with rations and lodging provided.
Stephen Robertson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1825)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Byrd for consideration of $1351.