Rockcastle County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
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Rockcastle County Historical Records
Harriet Howard
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Pendleton in Rockcastle County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 37.
Chloe Ross
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hammond in Rockcastle County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 49.
Peter Perkins
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1860)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from White to Henderson for consideration of $808.
Julius Hamilton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Logan in Rockcastle County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Amos Randolph
Estate Division Account (1859)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Martin. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Hiram Barnes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1853)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thornton to Scott for consideration of $538.
Ezekiel Powell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1852)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Evans to Butler for consideration of $505.
Eve Hale
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Dabney in Rockcastle County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Ezekiel Graham
Estate Division Account (1845)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Preston. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Tabitha Nicholas
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1840)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Rockcastle District. Monthly wage stipulated at $28 with rations and lodging provided.
Cesar Miller
Estate Division Account (1834)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Jones. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Edward Ross
Probate Inventory (1830)Appraised in estate inventory of Martin plantation, evaluated at $915. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Martha Bradley
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1829)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bell to Baker for consideration of $1558.
Philip Brooks
Estate Division Account (1827)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Russell. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Matthew Smith
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1824)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Graham to Boyd for consideration of $1418.
Andrew Cox
Estate Division Account (1821)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Foster. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.