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Deed Book B 1815-1819
Transcribed & Abstracted by Sharon
Tabor© 2002
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July
10, 1816.....I Broomfield LONG of the County of Allen and State
of Kentucky...and Samuel LONG of the County and State
aforesaid....$200...I have this day sold...to the said Samuel Long..
certain negro boy between three and four years of age name of
Prince.....Signed: Broomfield LONG. pg 53 |
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Mar. 4,
1817. ..I William FINCH and Doratha my wife of the County of
Allen and state of Kentucky ..natural love and affection...toward
our relations Susan Gray LONG a sisters daughter of my said wife
Doretha...for $1...see unto the said Susan Gray LONG....one negro
girl named Joice....Signed: William FINCH (mark), Doratha FINCH
(mark). Wit: James HUNT, Dan'l PITCHFORD pg 145 |
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Oct 6,
1817. ..Benjamin RAY jnr of the county of Allen and state if
Kentucky...for the love and tender affection I have ...toward my son
James RAY now of the county and state aforesaid but is about to
remove to the county of Howard and territory of Missouri I do freely
give him....my negro boy slave named Peter age about 6 years....Signed:
Benj RAY Snr (mark) Wit: Anthony GRIFFIN, Edward PORTER pg 253
(recorded Mar 14, 1818) |
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Apr 14,
1819. I, Hugh MORRISON in consideration of the natural love and
affection ..my beloved daughter Sally HAWKINS formerly Sally
MORRISON...Hugh MORRISON hereunto moving...do give...unto the said
Sally one negro woman named MELINDA...Signed: Hugh MORRISON
Wit: Johnson J. COCKRILL, James SPILMAN Sr pg 397 |
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Apr 6,
1819. I, Edward TANNER of the county of Allen and state of
Kentucky....$600..sold..unto Anak DAWSON of the county & state
aforesaid a certain negro boy slave by the name of Nathan....Signed:
Edward TANNER pg 411 |
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Oct.
11, 1819. I Mary RAY of the county of Allen and state of
Kentucky in consideration of the natural love and affection which I
have and bear unto my beloved son John ROLLINS....the said Mary RAY
hereunto moving...give...unto the said John ROLLINS a ..negroe
girl slave name Cintha of or about the age of 12 years...Signed:
Mary RAY (mark) Wit: Denton S. PORTER, Edward PORTER pg 429 |
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Deed Book C 1820-1825
Transcribed & Abstracted by Sharon Tabor ©2004 |
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Pg
3-4 Oct. 20, 1819 ...that I SUSANAH MOOD of Allen
County and State of Kentucky for and in Consideration of the natural
love and affections which I bear to my son SAMUEL MOODY of the
County of Allen and State of Kentucky as well as for the further
consideration of five Dollars ...a certain negro man named FRANK
...Signed SASANAH (X her mark) MOODY Test: THALES MORRISON, EZEKIEL
WATSON , ADMIRAL REYNOLDS |
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Pg34-35 Apr 28, 1820 ... I.. JOHN WILLS of the
county of Allen and state of Kentucky for ... $270 which sum ANAK
DAWSON of the County and State aforesaid and WILLIS WILLS of Logan
County and the state afsd stand bound for and liable to pay as my
endorseor in a note...in the Russellville Branch Bank... sell ...to
the said DAWSON and WILLS a certain Negro woman named LUCY
now in the possession of the said WILLIS WILLS... Signed: JOHN
WILLS.. recorded May 1, 1820 Allen County |
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Pg59-61 Aug 25, 1820 ... between JOHN WILLS of the
county of Allen and state of Kentucky... and ISAAC CARROW of the
City of Newyork and state of Newyork ...the said JOHN WILLS by his
bond... date August 1, 1817 ... $656.33 ...has delivered in due form
of law unto the sd ISAAC CARROW ... Lot.. in the Town of Scottville
.. No7.. 59, 62 & 63 (household goods listed)... negro man named
PLEASANT aged about 40 .. shall pay to sd ISAAC CARROW... on or
before April 18, 1821 ... Signed: JOHN WILLS... recorded August 31,
1820 |
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Pg82 Feb 20, 1821 ...I, MARY RAY of the county of
Allen... Kentucky for and in consideration of the good will favor &
affection which I bear toward LOTT W. PINSON .. have given.. one
Negro girl names LOUISA about 4 months of asge... attest : DENON
L. PORTER, ZEPHENIAH PINSON Signed: MARY (her X mark) RAY...
recorded March 12, 1821 |
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Pg89 July 21, 1819 In consideration of the sum of
$650... paid I have sold unto JOHN CALVERT a negro woman named
PEG and one negro boy named BURWELL the woman ages... 33 or 34 years
the boy 2 years old ... Signed: WILLIAM FLIPPIN Test: HUGH
BROWN, ABRAHAM CAMPBELLE... recorded May 25, 1821 |
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Pg101 May 16, 1821 ...between CHARLES MOOR... and
THOMAS SUTTON ... both of the County of Allen ... Kentucky ... said
MOOR is indebted to the sd SUTTON in the sum of $500 ... ...for the
purpose of securing the payment... and for the further consideration
of $1 ... convey unto the sd SUTTON ... one Negro Girl named
POLLY aged about 10 years ... all the household and Kitchen
furniture including all the bond .. on BENNETTE HENDERSON ....Wit:
RICHd D. MITCHELLE, JAMES McALISTER Signed CHARLES MOORE... recorded
July 9, 1821 |
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Pg123 Mar. 29, 1822 ..I, SAMUEL MOODY of the County
of Allen ... Kentucky ... appoint my trusty friend ISAAC RALEIGH of
the same county ... lawfull attorney in fact ... receive of STEPHEN
HALE of the county of Pulaski and same state a certain negro man
slave by the name of FRANK who belongs to me by the virtue of a
certain deed of gift from my mother SUSANNAH MOODY ... dated Oct 20,
1819 ... Signed: SAMUEL MOODY |
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Pg169 July 15, 1822 ... I, MARY RAY of Allen county
... Kentucky... in consideration of the love and affection I bear
toward my beloved granddaughter MARY TRAIL of Simpson County ....
sell unto the sd MARY TRAIL on ..negroe child named ROSANIA
(daughter of ELENDER) ... Wit: JAMES KELLEY, ZEPHENIAH PINSON
Signed : MARY (her X mark) RAY |
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Pg169-70 July 25, 1822 ... I, MARY RAY of Allen
County ...Kentucky ... in consideration of the parental love and
affection which ... bear toward my daughter ELIZABETH TRAIL of
Simpson county .... sell unto the sd ELIZABETH TRAIL one ..
negroe child named CASSNADER (the daughter of ELENDER ) ...
Test: JAMES KELLEY, ZEPHANIAH PINSON Signed: MARY (her X mark) RAY
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Pg184-85 Feb 1, 1823 ... between BRUMFIELD LONG Senr
of Allen County ... Kentucky ... and BRUMFIELD LONG Junr of ...
county and state afsd... sum of $150 .. negro child boy names
ZACHARIAH ... pay ... on or before Feb 1, 1825 ... Wit: WmP.
NEALE, ANOCH DAWSON, WILLIS BURTON ... Signed: BRUMFIELD LONG,
BRUMFIELD LONG ... |
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Pg265-66 Dec 1, 1823 ... between NANCY DAWSON State
of Kentucky and county of Allen of the 1st part....JOHN PULLIAM of
the county and state afsd of the 2nd part ... JACOB W. WALKER of the
same state and county afsd of the 3rd part ... whereas there is a
marriage intended between .. parties of the 1st and 2nd part ... and
whereas .. to secure to sd party of the 1st part during her life to
.. own the following Negro slaves and their future increase ...
negro woman BETSEY and MILLY her child now the property of the
... party of the 1st part ... and be the property of MATILDA DAWSON,
SALLY WILLIS DAUSON, WILLIAM CALWELL DAWSON and SIDNEY SMITH DAWSON
... they being the children of the sd party of the 1st part ... said
party of the 1st part.. sell to him the sd party of the 3rd part the
said negro slave BETSEY and MILLY and their future increase ...
Signed : JOHN PULLIAMS, NANCY DAWSON |
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Deed Book D 1826-1831
Transcribed & Abstract from the original by Sharon Tabor © 2003 |
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Pg 1 Court Term October 1825 Ordered that ANAK
DAWSON, WILLIAM PULLIAM, JOHN S. GIBSON and JOS. PULLIAM be
appointed commissioners.....shall assign to POLLY CUSENBERRY widow
of ELIJAH CUSENBERRY deceased her dower in the land and negroes
of the estate of her said husband and also to make partition of the
negroes of the estate between the heirs.........Oct. 31, 1825
Teste David Walker clk
This day JOSEPH PULLIAM ....qualified to act
according to the within order. Dec. 31, 1825........assign to the
said POLLY CUSENBERRY one third part of the slaves belonging
to said estate.....ELIJAH CUSENBERRY....ten negroes.....the
deceased did some few years before his death execute a deed of gift
for one of the negros a boy called LEWIS.....to ELIJAH
WICKWARE his grandson.....assign to POLLY CUSENBERRY widow of said
ELIJAH CUSENBERRY decd one negroe boy by the name of TIM and one
negroe girl by name of SARAH ..... commissioners are of opinion
that it is not practical to divide the ballance of the slaves
among the legatees anything like equal without resorting to a
sale......Jan. 14, 1826. ANAK DAWSON, WM. PULLIAM, JOS. PULLIAM
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Pg 6-7
This deed of bargain and sale made and entered into this 23rd day of
August 1826 between WILLIAM RAY of the county of Allen and state of
Kentucky of the one part and JAMES STARK of the other part and of
the same county ... for and in consideration of one dollar ...
deliver to said STARK a certain negro man named SAM a slave
...and it is so... understood by the parties hereto that when the
said WILLIAM RAY and ROBERT H. PARIS on the 3rd day of January 1825
executed their hand to said STARK acting excer of JEREMIAH START
decd for $13 in specie being interest from it's date if not
punctually paid ... on the 18th day of January 1824 said RAY and
DAVID A. PORTER executed their note to JAMES or RUN (?) wife STARK
for $45 specie pay ... (this is a very complicated deed giving dates
and amounts of money by JOHN GOODY, THOMAS GATE, CARLTON R. GATE,
JOHN MOREHEAD, SMALL GARRISON, HEXEKIAH R. GARRISON, WILLIAM RAY to
JAMES STARK with the end result being debts paid by the exchange of
the slave SAM to JAMES STARK) .... Wit: JESSE S. GOODY, GARIN
DUNCAN, DILLARD DUNCAN Signed: WILL RAY |
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Pg 19 This
Indenture made ... this 28th day of November 1826 between STEPHEN T.
LOGAN of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one part
and BENJAMIN LAURENCE, E.T. BAINBRIDGE, and JAMES ANDERSON Junr
merchants and partners trading under and known by the name style and
firm of B. LAURENCE & CO of the county of Jefferson and state
aforesaid ...sell unto the said party of the second part one
negroe girl named MARIAH about fourteen years of age, and one
boy named OVERTON about twelve years old ... note for five hundred
and seventy four dollars fifty five cents bearing interest from the
date ... Signed: S.T. LOGAN... recorded deed of mortgage .... Dec.
1, 1826. |
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Pg 28-29
... I JAMES McCLUNG of the city of Richmond in the state of Virginia
... do make the following disposition of my estate ... to my beloved
wife ... negroe slaves towit LUCY and her son MOSES, BETT,
MILFORD, KATE and her son PETER, GILES and one other ... from
... my farm in hanover County ... all the rest ... I do ... bequeath
to JOHN WILKHAM and JAMES BRECKENRIDGE in trust ... residue ... to
my daughter ELIZABETH WIKHAM ... remainder to her children living at
her death ... JOHN WIKHAM and JAMES BRECKENRIDGE my executors ...
13th day May 1810 Wit: J. GIBBON, JAMES DREW McCEW(?), JOHN
BUCHANAN, A. BLAIR Signed: JAMES MCCLURG ... premature death of my
dear wife ... I desire ... executors not to dispose of my real
property except my western and distant lands ... 8th day of May 1817
... city of Richmond ... 17th day of July 1823 This last will and
testament of JAMES McCLURG deceased was proved by the oaths of JAMES
GIBBON and JAMES DREW McCAIR(?), ... motion of JOHN WILEHAM (?) one
of the executors ..WILLIAM A. WICKHAM and EDMUND A. WICKHAM his
securities ... recorded July 30 1823 state of Virginia City of
Richmond ... County of Allen ... Tuesday the 18th day of October
1825 The last will and testament of JAMES McCLURG deceased ....
recorded .... |
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Pg 30-31
Articles of agreement ...5th February 1827 between CENQUE (?) WYATT
of the one part of the county of Monroe and state of Kentucky and
WARNER HOUSER of the county of Allen and state aforesaid of the
other part ... mortgaged to the said WARNER HOUSER a certain
negroe boy named CHARLES ... for the sum of $467 in silver ...
the said Charles to work for the sum of $28.02 each year so long as
she stays in the possession of WARNER HOUSER ... Attest: STEPHEN
MOODY, STEPHEN HOUSER Signed: CONQUE (?) WYATT, WARNER HOUSER ...
recorded Feb. 5, 1827 Monroe Co KY ... recorded Feb. 19, 1827 Allen
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Pg 208-209
This Indenture made ... this 19th day of January 1829 by & between
JAMES FOSTER of the county of Logan of the one part and MARY FOSTER
of the county of Allen of the 2d part .. in consideration of the sum
of one dollar ... and for the further consideration of $300 ...
payable by note due .. to said FOSTER on or before the 1st day of
January 1834 the said JAMES FOSTER ... sell unto ... MARY FOSTER all
the ... claim of him the said JAMES FOSTER ... to the moiety of
MARTHA JAMES FOSTER in her deceased father JAMES J. FOSTERs estate
... the said MARTHA JAMES FOSTER being one of the children and heirs
of JAMES J. FOSTER ... the said estate consistes of lands and
negroes belonging to the amount of one seventh part of all lands and
negroes ... on the 3rd day of August the said MARTHA JAMES
FOSTER departed this life leaving as one of her survivors NANCY J.S.
G. FOSTER the wife of...said JAMES FOSTER ... conveying to the said
MARY FOSTER the above mentioned interest in the estate of MARTHA J.
FOSTER deceased .... Wit: ROBERT JAMES FOSTER, WILLIAM K. BROWN
Signed: JAMES FOSTER .... |
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Pg 210-211
This Indenture made this 2nd day of May 1829 between DAVID WALKER of
the one part and WILLIAM WALKER of the other part both parties of
the town of Scottville Allen County Kentucky ... party of the second
part by his certain deed of Morguage (sic) bearing the date of the
10th day of May 1825 ... sell... unto the said party of the first
part togather (sic) with other slave and property therein mentioned
a certain negro girl slave described as being at that time about
12 years old named STEPHEN ANN ... payment of $2999.43 ...
advanced as security ... on account of sundry debts ... in
consideration of the sum of $200 ... said party of the first part
doth hereby ... forever quit claim unto the said party of the second
part the said negro girl slave STEPHEN ANN ... Attest: JOHNSON J.
COCKRILL, WILLIS (x his mark) MITCHELL Jr. Signed: DAVID WALKER .... |
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Pg 223
This Indenture made this 29th day of June 1829 between GEORGE
WILLIAMS of the county of Allen and state of Kentucky of the one
part and CHARLES SIMMONS of the county of Sumner and state of
Tennessee of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of $300
... sold to the said CHARLES SIMMONS... parcel of land containing
100 acres ...in the aforesaid county of Allen on the waters of
Little Tramel and Garretts creek and bounded ... PRISLEY GARRETTs
beginning corner ... GEORGE BRATTENs line ... JOHN BINNIONs
beginning corner ... Signed: GEORGE WILLIAMS\par \par Pg 224 Know
all men .. that I LAUMAN (?) SHORT of the county of Allen and state
of Kentucky ... sold unto SAMUEL E. CARPENTER of the county and
state aforesaid ...one negroe woman called... LUCY for and in
consideration of the sum of $44.84 .... this 29th day of May 1829
Attest: RACHEL PROCTER, JAS. TOMBLINSEN Jr. Signed LAURMEN (?) SHORT |
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Pg 246-247
This Indenture made .. this 23d day of September in the year of 1829
between WILLIAM RAY and CAROLINE his wife of the county of Allen and
state of Kentucky of the one part & JAMES C. MULLIGAN of the town of
Scottville and state aforesaid ... in consideration of the sum of
one dollar .... whereas the said WILLIAM RAY stands justly indebted
to the said MULLIGAN ... RAY and wife ... sell ..unto the said
MULLIGAN ... one negroe woman named JANE, one negroe man SCIARE
(?), negroe man FRANK, and one female negroe NASE, DARCUS,
LESANDER, JAMES and COOPER KIAH .... whereas HEXEKIAH ALEXANDER the
grandfather of the said CAROLINE RAY, late CAROLINE GARRISON gave to
the children of said SAMUEL GARRISON who was the father of the said
CAROLINE RAY certain negroes at the death of their mother ....the
said RAY and wife doth put in mortgage their entire interest in said
negroe ..... Signed: WILLIAM RAY, CAROLINE RAY ... |
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Pg 305
Know all men ... that I ELIZA L. HILL of the county of Allen and
state of Kentucky do ... convey to my \par beloved children of the
county of Allen and state aforesaid MARY ELIZABETH HILL and MARTHA
ANN HILLL ... all my right and title to a certain negroe girl ...
by the name of EVALINE ... July 1830 ... Test: MICHAEL HATLER,
JOHN CLARK Signed: ELIZA HILL ... recorded July 9, 1830 ... |
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Pg 344-345
This Indenture made ... this 18th day of November 1829 between
THOMAS SUTTEN deputy for J. RAGLAND late sheriff of Allen County of
the one part and DAVID WALKER Jr of the other part .... on the 9th
day of Sept 1826 ..... WILL HOOD against the estate of WILLIAM
EASLEY ... for the sum of $150 debt ... was by him levied on all the
interest which said EASLEY as ??? of FANNEY his wife late FANNY
OLIVER had in the lands and seven town lots and one negroe ??
of THOS OLIVER decd father of said FANNY .... was on the 28th day of
Sept 1828 ... expose at sale to the highest bidder on a credit of
three months when said DAVID WALKER being the highest bidder became
the purchaser .... Signed: T. SUTTON DS for J. RAGLAND SAC ...
recorded 18th November 1829 ... |
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Pg 347-348
This Indenture made this 13th day of March 1830 between WILLIAM
WALKER of the town of Scottville County of Allen and state of
Kentucky of the one part and ELBRIDGE G. WALKER and DAVID WALKER Jr
of the county and state aforesaid of the second part ....in
consideration of one dollar ...paid by the said E.G. WALKER ... in
order to secure the said E.G. WALKER the sum of $60. 90.... the said
WILLIAM ... sell .. unto the said DAVID WALKER Jr .... a certain
negroe girl slave about the age of 14 years by the name of ELIZABETH
... if the said WILLIAM shall ... pay said DAVID WALKER Jr... on or
before the 1st day of January next said debt... and in that case
said negroe shall be the said WILLIAMs ... Signed: WILL WALKER,
DAVID WALKER ... |
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Pg 348 -
349 This Indenture made ... into this 23d day of Sept 1830 between
ZACHARIAH HOBSON of the County of Allen and state of Kentucky of the
one part and WALTER THOMAS and ROBERT H. PARIS of the county & state
aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of one
dollar ... for the further purpose of securing in the said THOMAS
and PARIS as his security in a not ... to ROBERT CRADDOCK of the
county of Warren and state aforesaid in the sum of $450 .... sell to
the said THOMAS and PARIS... parcel of land ... being in the county
of Allen and state aforesaid on which I now reside adjoining GEO.
BRIGHTs, JESSE GODLEY and JAMES STARK also one negro man ROBERT
about the age of Thirty three ... Wit: J.J. COCKRILL, WILL
WALKER Signed: ZACHARIAH HOBSON ... |
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Pg 377-378
Know all men that I JOHN D. SNOW of the county of Allen and state of
Kentucky in consideration of the sum of $55.12 ... paid by SAMUEL
WAGGENER of the county and state aforesaid .... sell ... to the said
SAMUEL WAGENER ... female negroe slave named DELIA ... Test:
EDMD WAGONER Signed: SAML WAGONER ... 21st day of February 1831 ... |
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Pg 393
Know all men .. that I ROBERT FINNEY of the county of Allen & state
of Kentucky for and in consideration of the sum of $269.9774 ...paid
by HENRY MOTLEY of the county and state aforesaid .... confirm to
the said HENRY MOTLEY a certain female negro slave .... 2d
day of February 1831. Wit: HENRY CAGLE, FRED (x his mark) C. LUNCH
Signed: ROBERT FINNEY .... |
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Pg 393-394
Know all men ... that we JOHN DIXON and MARY DIXON two of the heirs
and representative of JOHN DIXON and FREDERICK DIXON deceased
...confirm unto our nephew THOMAS F.W. DIXON all our undivided right
... to the estate of our father JOHN DIXON and brother FREDERICK
DIXON late of the county of Warren Kentucky except the land and
negroes belonging to said estates for and in consideration of
the sum of $10.00 ... this 5th day of March 1829 Test: ELI PITCHFORD,
DANIEL PITCHFORD Signed: JOHN DIXON, MARY DIXON ... recorded April
18, 1831 |
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Pg 414
Know all men ... that I PHEBE DILLON now of the county of Allen and
state of Kentucky for and in consideration of the sum of $300 ....
convey unto AMOS HARRIS of the county and state aforesaid a
certain negroe boy slave by the name of PEYTON about 13 or 14 years
of age ... 1st of November 1830. Wit: SOLOMAN H. HARRIS, ALADEN
(x his mark) HICKERSON, JEREMIAH (x his mark) HINTEN Signed: PHEBY
(x her mark) DILLON ... recorded August 9, 1831 ... |
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Pg 418-419
This Indenture made ... this 16th day of July 1831 between JAMES
FOSTER of Warren County Kentucky of the one part and MARY FOSTER
widow and executrix of JAMES J. FOSTER of the county of Allen and
state aforesaid of the other part .... said JAMES J. FOSTER departed
this life seised of lands, negroes, and other property....
conveying the estate aforesaid to his wife the said MARY FOSTER and
his children by her towit NANCY J.S.G. FOSTER, ELIZA J.R., ROBERT J,
THOMAS G., VIRGINIA M. and MARTHA J. FOSTER ... That said JAMES
FOSTER intermarried with NANCY J.S.G. FOSTER who has since departed
this life leaving an infant daughter thereby became entitled to her
share of the ... estate ... Now the said JAMES FOSTER of the
consideration of various advanced made to him by the said MARY
FOSTER ... (list follows of dates and amounts of debt) ... his
infant daughter MARY M. FOSTER ... sells to the said MARY FOSTER
widow ... his interest in a certain tract of land lying in the
county of Allen ... also his interest in a tract of land in Barren
County above the mouth of Beaver creek purchased by the said JAMES
P. POSTER deceased of one HARDWICK, also his interest in a tract of
land... purchased ... of (blank) GILL ... Wit: JOSEPH FARLEY, JONAS
BROWN Signed: JAMES FOSTER ... |
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Pg 429-430
Know all men ... that I DILLARD DUNCAN of the county of Butler and
state of Kentucky ... in consideration of the sum of $213.27 sell
unto JAMES STARK of the county of Allen and state aforesaid the
following negroes as slaves LEAN aged 16 year and her child HIRAM
aged four days .... this 29th November 1830 ... Wit: CHARLES C.
STARK, WILKINS KELLEY, GRANVILLE D. STARK Signed: DILLARD DUNCAN
.... recorded September 19, 1831 Allen County KY |
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Pg 431 I
SAMUEL WAGGONER of the county of allen and state of Kentucky of
hereby releace(sic) JOHN D. SNOW of all claims and demands I have
against a Negroe girl name DELIA ...which negro girl was
Mortgaged to me by said SNOW on the 4th November 1831 .... this 24th
Sept 1831 .... Signed: SAMUEL WAGONER .... |
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Pg 446
Know all men...that I RACHEL LINDSEY of the county of Allen
Commonwealth of Kentucky y have ... for the natural love and
affection which I have .. to my son SOLOMON LINDSEY of the county of
Bedford and state of Virginia and the further consideration of one
dollar ...and whereas SOLOMON HANDY late of the county of Bedford
aforesaid in the state of Virginia decd on the 12th day of November
1824 make his last will ... devised to the said RACHEL LINDSEY the
one fifth part of his estates ....Now by virtue of the power vested
in me by sd will .... I do ... deliver to said SOLOMON LINDSEY the
following named property towit one negroe woman by the name of
SALLY about 22 years of age and her child a boy about two weeks old
.... ( following is a list of personal property) ... I acquired
under the will of my father SOLOMON HARDY deceased .... this 23day
of December 1831 Signed: RACHEL (x her mark) LINDSEY |
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Deed Book G
Transcribed & Abstract from the original by Sharon Tabor
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ALLEN
CO KY DEED BOOK G pt 491
KNOW all men ... That I WILLIAM OLIVER of the county of Allen and
state of Kentucky have manumited and set free ... a negro man
slave named WILL and I hereby declare him the said WILL to be
entirely liberated from slavery and entitleyd to all the right and
privileges of a free person ... is a man of darck complexion about
five feet eight inches high between fifty-five and sixty years old
... this 17th day of January 1844 Signed: WILLIAM(x his mark) OLIVER
.. Wit: Hezekiah A. Landers, Thomas Sutten, John J. Cockrill, A.C.
Alexander, William Pulliam, Samuel Waggoner, Amos Harris & Samuel E.
Carpenter .... |