Mccreary County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Mccreary County, Kentucky.
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Mccreary County Historical Records
Rachel Fleming
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 3147 at McCreary branch. Recorded birthplace as McCreary County, former master listed as Lewis.
Robert Hale
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Taylor in McCreary County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Charlotte Bowman
Manumission Deed (1860)Deed of emancipation granted by Matthews. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1860.
Sarah Wythe
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ellis in McCreary County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 59.
Jacob Tyler
Manumission Deed (1852)Deed of emancipation granted by Jefferson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1852.
Zachariah Carter
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Clark to Fitzhugh for consideration of $771.
Susan Moore
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hill in McCreary County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 28.
Caroline Monroe
Probate Inventory (1840)Appraised in estate inventory of Scott plantation, evaluated at $1027. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.