Monroe County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Monroe County, Kentucky.
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Monroe County Historical Records
Gideon White
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 4326 at Monroe branch. Recorded birthplace as Monroe County, former master listed as Wythe.
Josiah Bradley
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1868)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wright to Beverley for consideration of $476.
Lewis Howard
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 5536 at Monroe branch. Recorded birthplace as Monroe County, former master listed as Price.
Samuel Faulkner
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jones in Monroe County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 28.
Philip Jackson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Polk in Monroe County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 67.
Charity Clay
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Thornton in Monroe County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Joseph Monroe
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1860)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Rogers to Brown for consideration of $659.
James Brooks
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1856)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Goode to Winston for consideration of $723.
Hiram Hill
Probate Inventory (1846)Appraised in estate inventory of Richardson plantation, evaluated at $826. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Maria Barbour
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Walker. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
George Cox
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Carter. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Jacob Page
Probate Inventory (1826)Appraised in estate inventory of Butler plantation, evaluated at $1382. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.