Madison County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Madison County, Kentucky.
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Madison County Historical Records
Solomon Howard
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 7367 at Madison branch. Recorded birthplace as Madison County, former master listed as Clay.
Ezekiel Banks
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Ball. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Gideon Garland
Probate Inventory (1865)Appraised in estate inventory of Rogers plantation, evaluated at $871. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Alfred Jefferson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1860)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hale to Thompson for consideration of $852.
Isaac Fairfax
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cabell in Madison County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 28.
Richard Cabell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cabell in Madison County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 55.
Henry Parker
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1855)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Claiborne to Rives for consideration of $1305.
Martha Morris
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Powell to Simmons for consideration of $1460.
Cyrus Garland
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Anderson to Willis for consideration of $1404.
Rose Polk
Estate Division Account (1850)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Baker. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Emily Freeman
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Gaines in Madison County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 11.
Tabitha Cabell
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Chamberlayne. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Cesar Mason
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1847)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hale to Fitzhugh for consideration of $1228.
Julia Thomas
Probate Inventory (1826)Appraised in estate inventory of Brown plantation, evaluated at $864. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Rebecca Fowler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1822)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Byrd to Johnson for consideration of $1098.