Bullitt Co. KY African American Research
Given Name Index: Letter "B"

BANE b. abt. 1832   Appraisal of the estate of Robert Sanders 16 Apr 1832, Bullitt Co. KY "BANE - age 6 weeks valued at $50 ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book B p. 305 )

BARTHENIA b. abt. 1807   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased, 13 March 1843: "BARTHENIA a negro woman age 36 years old valued at $250" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )

BASIL   Will of Jesse Simmons of Bullitt Co. KY written 10 Feb 1819: "It is my will and devise that all the remaining part of my estate of every description both real and personal along with two negro men named BASIL and Peter be sold to the highest bidder in twelve months." ( Bullitt Co. Will Book A. )

BASIL b. abt. 1818   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased, 13 March 1843: "BASIL a negro man age 25 valued at $500" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )

BASIL b. abt. 1826   Appraisal of the estate of Robert Sanders 16 Apr 1832, Bullitt Co. KY "BASIL - age 6 years valued at $200" (Bullitt Co. KY Will Book B p. 305)

BASIL b. 18548   Basil (black) 7 months - female - born and resided on Cedar Creek. Slave Owner: Joseph Sanders.  died on Cedar Creek 1 Feb 1855 of fever.  ( Bullitt Co. KY Death Index )

BECK   3 July 1815 Settlement of the accounts of Richard Allison dec'd included "one Negro woman BECK" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book A p. 76 )
19 Jan 1819 Daniel Allison mortgages property to Elimeleck Swearengen Sr. including "one old negro Woman by the name of BECK" ( Bullitt Co. KY Deed Book D p. 168 )

BECK b. bef. 1770   1786 Tax list of Nelson Co. KY - Coxes District - Samuel Orr tithed for himself and "Negro BECK" who was over the age of 16.

BECKY   Be it Remembered that on the 21 November 1796 
I do Emancipate set free and Exonerate from slavery Negro BECKY from me and my Heirs for Ever as far as I have any right or title to her for good services and 
faithfulness to her Mistress. Given from under my hand, John Vertrees (Hardin Co. Will Book A p. 34)

BEN   Inventory of the estate of William Withers Dec’d returned 13 Nov 1809 to Hardin Co. Court included ... BEN, valued at 50 pounds (Hardin Co. Will Book B p. 1)

BEN   Estate sale for Michael Troutman held 18 Jan 1822, Bullitt Co. KY "Negro Man BEN" sold to Leonard Troutman for $751.00 ( Bullitt Co. Will Book A p. 402 )

BEN   Will of Hugh Berkley of Bullitt Co. written 5 Jan 1824 "To Nancy Duncan who was Nancy Berkley before married I leave one negro boy named BEN" ( Bullitt Co. Will Book B p. 1 )

BEN   Estate sale for George Jones of Bullitt Co. returned by Jesse Jones, admr. 22 Jun 1824 "Sale of two negroes, Maria and BEN $1000" ( Bullitt Co. Will Book B p. 44 )

BEN b. abt. 1768   James Martin produced here in court & acknowledged the same his Covenant of Emancapation to set at liberty a negro man slave named BEN aged 40 years old which is ordered to be recorded. It is therefore considered by the court that the said Negro man named Ben be henceforth forever discharged & Emancapated from the service of the said James Martin  (Shelby Co. KY Court Orders for August Court, 1808)

BEN b. before 1773   1786 Tithable list Nelson Co. - C. Harrison & Capt. Lincoln's Company (west of Bardstown). In the household of Cuthbert Harrison: Blacks in household (over 16): Randall, Jack, Harry, Isaac, BEN, Randall, Dinah, Patt, Lucy & Amy

BEN b. bef. 1773   1786 Tithable list of Nelson Co. KY - Coxes District - John Overall tithed for himself, "son Will", and "Negroes BEN and NELL."  

BEN b. abt. 1817   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased, 13 March 1843: "BEN a negro man age 26 valued at $500" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 ) 

BEN b. abt. 1823   Inventory of the personal estate of Richard P. Simmons returned by exors. Mary Simmons and Richard H. Field 24 Mar 1845 included a list of the following:
"John aged 50 valued at $300"
"Abraham aged 40 valued at $400"
"Harry aged 45 valued at $400"
"John Maypole aged 30 valued at $375"
"Dave Cook aged 38 valued at $500"
"Wash aged 25 valued at $500"
"Nat aged 21 valued at $550"
"BEN aged 22 valued at $550"
"Dave Caution (?) aged 24 valued at $550"
"Edmund aged 54 valued at $200"
"Robert aged 18 valued at $500"
"Riley aged 18 valued at $500"
"Phill aged 18 valued at $500"
"Burr aged 13 valued at $325"
"Henry aged 11 valued at $275"
"Bill aged 3 valued at $150"
"George aged 2 valued at $125"
"1 Negro woman Mint aged 30 valued at $350"
"1 Negro woman Bet aged 15 valued at $375"
"1 Negro woman Marge aged 10 valued at $200"
"1 Negro woman Courtney aged 6 valued at $175"
( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 427 )

Note: At the sale for this estate BENJAMIN, sold for $510 and Riley, sold for $502 and Betty, sold for $361. All were purchase by Alfred Simmons.

BEN b. abt. 1840   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased, 13 March 1843: "BEN a negro boy 3 years old valued at $125.00" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )

BEN b. 1852   BEN (black) born 15 Jan 1852, Bullitt Co. KY. Slave Owner: L. L. Lansdale estate. ( Source: Bullitt Co. KY, Birth Index )

BEN b. 1853   BEN (black) born 7 Mar 1853 on Brooks Run, Bullitt Co. KY. Slave Owner: Joseph Saunders, resident of Bullitt Co. KY ( Source: Bullitt Co. KY Birth Register )

BENJAMIN b. 1859   16 Dec 1859, BENJAMIN, male, black, born at Mt. Washington, Bullitt Co. KY, son of LOUISA. Slave Master: Obed Swearengen. Residents of Mt. Washington, Bullitt Co. KY (Source: Bullitt Co. KY - Birth Index)

BESS, BETT, BETSY, BETTY - see also ELIZABETH

BESS  Will of Dennis Duvall of Bullitt Co. KY written 2 December 1822 "I give to my wife Patty Duvall all that part of the tract of land I now live on that is to say that part that be in the County of Bullitt also three Negroes, 
one Woman named BESS, 
one named Nance 
one boy named MAT" 
... I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane the child that the aforesaid named Negro woman BESS is like for at this time" ( Bullitt Co. KY WIll Book A p. 467 )

BET b. abt. 1830   Inventory of the personal estate of Richard P. Simmons returned by exors. Mary Simmons and Richard H. Field 24 Mar 1845 (for a complete listing see above under BEN b. 1823) included "1 Negro woman BET aged 15 valued at $375" (Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 427)
Note: At the sale for this estate Benjamin, sold for $510 and Riley, sold for $502 and BETTY, sold for $361 were purchase by Alfred Simmons.

BET   Inventory of the personal estate of Guy Phelps returned 7 Dec 1844 by exors. John B. Phelps and Thomas Phelps included the following:
GRAYSON valued at $500
Harry valued at $500
Nace valued at $500
Isaac valued at $450
George valued at $300
Eliza valued at $350
BET valued at $400
Nance valued at $375
Winney valued at $250
and Tom valued at $500
( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 460 )

BETSEY b. abt. 1809   BETSEY (black) age 45 years, female, slave. Resident of Shepherdsville, Bullitt Co. KY. She was born in Bullitt Co. KY. Slave Master: "Crenshaw". Died 27 Jun 1854, Shepherdsville, Bullitt Co. KY of Cholera. ( Source: Bullitt Co. KY Death Register )

BETT b. bef. 1773   1789 Tithable list Nelson Co. - BEN POPE's district (present day western Nelson Co, parts of Bullitt Co. part of Hardin Co.) Household of JAME SWEEZY (SWEAZY) - blacks over 16: "BETT."

BETTY/BETSY b. abt. 1817  Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased 13 March 1843: "BETSY, a negro woman 26 years old, valued at $300" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )

BILL b. abt. 1818   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased 13 March 1843: "BILL, a negro man age 25, $450" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )

BILL b. abt. 1838   BILL (black) age 21 years, male, born Spencer Co. KY, resided and died near Mt. Washington, Bullitt Co. KY. Died 15 Sep 1859 of Typhoid Fever. Slave Owner: Thomas Hall ( Source: Bullitt Co. KY - Death Index)

BILL b. abt. 1842   Inventory of the personal estate of Richard P. Simmons returned by exors. Mary Simmons and Richard H. Field 24 Mar 1845 (for a complete listing see above under BEN b. 1823) included "BILL aged 3 valued at $150" (Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 427)
Note: At the sale for this estate BILL was purchase by J. W. Bowman for $75.

BILLY   Will of Samuel Briscoe of Bullitt Co. KY written 20 March 1822 bequeaths to wife Nancy Briscoe "eleven negroes... Charles, Antony, Paun/Parm, and Billy, four boys..." ( Bullitt Co. Will Book A p. 442 )

BOB (see also: ROBERT)

BOB   Estate appraisal of Joseph Aud, dec'd 7 Oct 1815, Bullitt Co. KY - "1 Negro man named BOB, valued at $400" ( Bullitt Co. Will Book )

BOB   Estate of Jacob Kuykendall leaves daughter Betsy and her husband Charles F. Wells “two negro boys, BOB valued at $380 and Edmund Bob valued at $180 Recorded August Court 1822 (Shelby Co. Will Book 5 p. 399)

BOB   Will of Mary Falker written 8 Mar 1825 "I devise to my Grandson William Welch my negro man BOB to come to his possession when William shall arrive at the age of 21, in the meantime the hire of said BOB to go to benefit of my grandchildren Samuel Welch, Polly Welch and William Welch... ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book B p. 94 )

BOB   Will of Withers King of Bullitt Co. KY written 2 Nov 1818 ... "to my son Alexander King I give "one negro boy by the name of BOB" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book A p. 286 )

BOB b. abt. 1772   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased 13 March 1843: "BOB, an old negro man age 71 - $50" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )

BOBB   Inventory of the estate of William Withers Dec’d returned 13 Nov 1809 to Hardin Co. Court included ... BOBB, valued at 90 pounds (Hardin Co. Will Book B p. 1)

BOBB   Inventory of the estate of Robert Cochrane returned 22 Dec 1824 to Spencer Co. KY Court included the sale of:
1 negro man named Esquire, valued at $500
1 man named Joe valued at $500
1 woman named Charlotte valued at $350
1 man named BOBB, valued at $400
1 man named Peter, valued at $100
1 woman named Maria valued at $250
1 woman named Mira valued at $300
( Spencer Co. KY Will Book A )

BONAPARTE   17 Oct 1838 On the motion of Woodford McDowell, admr. of the estate of John McDowell dec'd it is ordered that John Anderson, John C. Shanklin, Jefferson Boswell, and Humphry Simmons or any three appraise the estate. Inventory returned on 31 Oct 1838 which included the appraisals of: 
"Black Sam, valued at $500." 
"Sam Perry, valued at $500." 
"BONAPARTE, valued at $300." 
"Rachael, valued at $400." ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 48 )

BURK b. bef. 1774   1795 tax list of Jefferson Co. KY 
"Burk - free negro"

BURR b. abt. 1833   Appraisal of the estate of Jacob Bowman, deceased 13 March 1843: "BURR, a negro boy age 10 years at Col. John Bowman's - $250 " ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 284 )
Note: Perhaps the same Burr shown in the inventory of Richard P. Simmons below?

BURR b. abt. 1832   Inventory of the personal estate of Richard P. Simmons returned by exors. Mary Simmons and Richard H. Field 24 Mar 1845 (for a complete listing see above under BEN b. 1823) included "BURR aged 13 valued at $325" ( Bullitt Co. KY Will Book C p. 427 )
Note: At the sale for this estate Abraham, sold for $376, "John Mudcat (who is not in the inventory unless he is simply listed as John) sold for $250, BURR, sold for $320, Dave Caution sold for $511, Bob Applegate (shown in the inventory as Robert?)sold for $510 and Edmund sold for $201 were purchased by Nicholas Simmons.

BYRAM b. 1853   BYRAM (black) born 28 Sep 1853, male, born in Bullitt Co. KY. Slave Owner: W. B. M. Brooks. (Source: Bullitt Co. KY - Birth Register )