Metcalfe County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Metcalfe County, Kentucky.
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Metcalfe County Historical Records
Elizabeth Taylor
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 5724 at Metcalfe branch. Recorded birthplace as Metcalfe County, former master listed as Robinson.
Caroline Barnes
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 8158 at Metcalfe branch. Recorded birthplace as Metcalfe County, former master listed as Preston.
Maria Ellis
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Clark to Rives for consideration of $785.
Levi Hall
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Logan in Metcalfe County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Sophia Claiborne
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1857)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Metcalfe District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Dinah Fisher
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wilson to Barnes for consideration of $648.
Noah Abbott
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1856)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Metcalfe District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.
Augustus Walker
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Nicholas in Metcalfe County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 50.
Timothy Anderson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1844)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Winston to Rogers for consideration of $1511.
Noah Nicholas
Manumission Deed (1843)Deed of emancipation granted by Graham. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1843.
Matilda Cary
Probate Inventory (1843)Appraised in estate inventory of Hamilton plantation, evaluated at $1244. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Susan Watson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1838)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Metcalfe District. Monthly wage stipulated at $19 with rations and lodging provided.