Lee County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Lee County, Kentucky.
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Lee County Historical Records
Absalom Scott
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 6533 at Lee branch. Recorded birthplace as Lee County, former master listed as Clark.
Abraham Alexander
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 3615 at Lee branch. Recorded birthplace as Lee County, former master listed as Hammond.
Agnes Rives
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 3868 at Lee branch. Recorded birthplace as Lee County, former master listed as Tazewell.
Judith Bailey
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Esther Fisher
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Winston to Barbour for consideration of $1141.
Ada Garland
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Jones. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Peggy Polk
Estate Division Account (1865)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bradley. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Julius Bailey
Probate Inventory (1861)Appraised in estate inventory of Campbell plantation, evaluated at $900. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Joseph Cabell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1856)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Morris to Clark for consideration of $1249.
Ada Lewis
Estate Division Account (1853)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Marshall. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Abraham Boone
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Hughes. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Beatrix Claiborne
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Johnson in Lee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 24.
Levi Harris
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1847)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hughes to Bennett for consideration of $1507.
Moses Clay
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1841)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Lee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Abraham Long
Probate Inventory (1839)Appraised in estate inventory of Bowman plantation, evaluated at $704. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
William Walker
Estate Division Account (1836)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Faulkner. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Parthenia Gordon
Probate Inventory (1833)Appraised in estate inventory of Morgan plantation, evaluated at $345. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Isaac Ross
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Logan to Thompson for consideration of $1473.