Trigg County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Trigg County, Kentucky.
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Trigg County Historical Records
Eleanor Bryan
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 8194 at Trigg branch. Recorded birthplace as Trigg County, former master listed as Davis.
Beatrix Ellis
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Matthews. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Thomas Howard
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Chamberlayne. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Rose Tazewell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Ellis in Trigg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 47.
George Martin
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Washington in Trigg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 41.
Maria Grayson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Perkins in Trigg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Catherine Anderson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hammond in Trigg County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Amelia Harris
Manumission Deed (1857)Deed of emancipation granted by Gordon. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1857.
Harrison Griffin
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1855)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Randolph to Graham for consideration of $572.
Solomon Wythe
Manumission Deed (1841)Deed of emancipation granted by Clark. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1841.
Patience Cooper
Estate Division Account (1835)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Roberts. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Clara Cooper
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1834)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Page to Goode for consideration of $1314.