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1805--Boone Co., Two Enslaved Convicted of the Murder of a Third
December 30th: The trial of Ralf and Ned for a felony charge. They were enslaved by William Carter and Jeremiah Kirtley, respectively. They were charged with murdering James, who was enslaved by John Jones, on Dec 22nd. Both claimed innocence but Ralf was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to be hanged on February 5th, 1806, while Ned was found guilty of the charge of manslaughter and sentenced to be "Burnt on the hand in open court immediately" and to have 25 lashes on his bare back by the jailer.
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1854--Boone Co., Nine Freedom Seekers Caught in Boone County
Several enslaved men and women escaped from Burlington, Ky. The freedom seekers included Shadrach, 60, enslaved by Jonas Crisler; his wife Susan, 29, and their two boys, Almeda, 26, and her daughter Sarah Jane; Lewis, 24, enslaved by William Walton; Lee, 21, enslaved by John Gaines; and Anderson, 22, enslaved by John P. Scott.
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1856--Boone Co., Escape of the Garner family Margaret Garner, Robert Garner, 4 children, and his parents, Simon and Mary and 11 Other slaves were reported to have escaped. Margaret Garner was a Freedom Seeker whose recapture became a national news story. In January 1856, 17 slaves from Boone and Kenton counties crossed the Ohio River. Included were Robert and Margaret Garner and their children, who were owned by the Gaines family of Richwood Road (now Maplewood Farm).
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1855--Boone Co., Four Slaves Escape
Four enslaved persons escape from Bracken County in April (slaveholder, Joseph Harris), 4 from Union County (slaveholder, Williamson) with 2 from Boone County (slaveholder unknown).