Woodford County, KY - Miscellaneous Slave Information

Originally posted at the Scott County KyGenWeb site by Jo Theissen

Woodford Co., KY
Circuit Book C., p.65
See Fayette Co. Clerk's Office Dec. 14, 1807 which specifies the original record was burned.
"I give my daughter, Joyce FALKNER, present wife of John Falkner, of the county of Fayette and State of Virginia, a negro girl by name of Gemima otherwise called Mima. I give her to the above Joyce together with said Mima's increase forever and for the only use of the said Joyce, to will and dispose of as to her seemeth fit, hereby revoking all other claims of right or title to the said Gemima alias Mima of her increase forever.
Witness my hand and seal this 19th day of April, Anno Domini 1791.
Toliver CRAIG."

Fayette Co., KY Grantee Bk. 31, Circuit Book F. p.523

Originally posted at the Scott County KyGenWeb site by Jo Theissen

May 25, 1812
To JOUITT, Anne from Joice FALCONER a gift of negro slaves.

Letter from Ann M. Watkins to Mr. Waltus L. Watkins; Jan. 21, 1836; Postmarked Versailles, KY

Published in "Woodford Heritage News",

Uncle Majors family were all well the last time we heard from them, they had the misfortunate (sic) to loose (sic) five of their negroes last year, which you know was heart rending to uncle Jamy, the negroes were old Molly, Prissy, Greenap and two children under four years old.