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1824--Boone Co., Eby sues for freedom
On 8 May, 1824, "Ibby" (Eby) a woman enslaved by the estate of George Hughes, deceased, of Boone County, brought suit against Hughes' heirs for her freedom and that of her four children: Eliza, Henry, Nelson and George. The lawsuit commenced in Boone County Circuit Court. It was ordered that the administrator, John Hudson and Mary Hughes, administratrix, and John Bagby, Charlotte Bagby, Thursey McPherson, Sarah Hughes, George Ann Hughes & Joseph Hughes heirs, any & all of them having possession of Eby and her children were restrained from removing them from the county until their claim for freedom was determined. Additonally, Eby and her children were to be treated humanely and permitted to attend court, allowing time and proper opportunity to collect evidence and prepare their case.
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1856--Campbell Co., Anderson Versus Poindexter
Henry Poindexter was held enslaved by John Anderson of Campbell County, Ky., who granted Poindexter permission to hire himself out for work in Ohio. In 1848, Anderson agreed to allow Poindexter to purchase his freedom for $1000, and accepted promissory notes for the amount.
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1803--Sale of Suckey; Jameson to Mahan
In a deed of sale found within documents submitted to the Bourbon County Circuit Court in the 1803 case Hurst V. Mahan, Suckey was sold by William Jameson to Thomas Mahan. Neither party's home county was named. Within the terms of the sale, a girl named "Succa," 15 years old, was sold by Jameson to Mahan for the sum of 50 pounds sterling.
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1802--Sale of Sukey; Holman to Hurst
In a deed of sale found within documents submitted to the Bourbon County Circuit Court in the 1803 case Hurst V. Mahan, Suckey was sold by Isaac Holman of Harrison county to John Hurst of Scott County on October 4, 1802. The terms of the sale were as follows "a girl named 'Suke' for the sum of $250." Holman was required to confirm that the girl was "sound and well."
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1801-- Harrison Co., Sale of Suckey, Brady to Holman
On March 17, 1801, William Brady of Boone County sold "Suke" whom he purchased of Joseph Hawkins of Boone County for the sum of 40 pounds sterling to Isaac Holman, of Harrison County. The ownership of Sukey was later litigated in Bourbon County Circuit Court,
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1800--Boone Co., Sale and mortgage of Suckey; Hawkins to Brady
Joseph Hawkins of Boone County sold a girl named "Sook" to William Brady, also of Boone County for 40 pounds sterling by a deed dated May 27, 1800. The document was filed with the Boone County clerk on January 10, 1801, witnessed by Jamison Hawkins and Dickey Barkshire. It's not clear if the grantor was Joseph Hawkins Sr. or his son.
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1800--Madison Co. Sale of Suckey, Hawkins to Jameson
In a deed of sale filed in Madison County on March 15, 1800, Suckey was sold by Joseph Hawkins of Fayette Co. to William Jameson of Madison Co. She was described in the bill of sale only as "about 13 years old." No price was named. Based on records comparison, Joseph Hawkins Sr. is the grantor; his sons Thomas and Joseph Jr. witnessed the bill of sale. The Jameson and Hawkins families are intermarried frequently.
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1803--Bourbon Co., Hurst v. Mahan
In the spring of 1803, John Hurst of Scott County brought suit against Thomas Mahan, of Bourbon County, before the Bourbon County Circuit Court. The object of the lawsuit was a 15-yr-old enslaved girl named "Suke" or Suckey" who was presumed to be in the custody of Mahan at the time, but both men were claiming ownership.
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1865--Henry Bishop sues for family's freedom
Henry Bishop served as a sergeant in the United State Colored Troops during the Civil War. Upon returning from combat, Bishop discovered his wife and several children were still held in bondage by former slaveholders. In December, 1865, Bishop brought a habeas corpus suit, citing his military service and federal law, against Aaron Yager and Lewis Conner who held his family in Boone County.
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1878--Henrietta Woods Lawsuit
Born in Boone Co. and owned by the Tousey family. She was sold several times, then freed. She was kidnapped and sold south in 1853, having obtained her freedom only five years prior. She was held as a slave until the end of the Civil War, then served her former slaveholder for another four years before returning to Cincinnati in 1869. In 1870 she began the lawsuit against her captors that she ultimately won in 1878. She was awarded $2500.
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n.d.--Boone Co., Kitty Sues For Freedom
Sued for her freedom and won, after being emancipated then placed under the "care of a trustee."
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1876--Boone Co., Lewis Lilly sues for false imprisonment
Lewis Lilly (formerly of Florence) sues Benjamin F. Norman of Florence in Kenton County Circuit Court. A judgement of $1000 awarded to the plaintiff in 1877. Norman appealed and the decision was overturned. Lilly appealled the decision and was given an order in January of 1878 to produce a bill of evidence by first day of next court term. No other information was found. Lilly died in November 1879.
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1829--Boone Co., Record vs. Tousey and Record
An 1829 court case was filed by Thomas Record, who sued Zerah Tousey of Boone County, Kentucky, and William Record of Dearborn County, alleging that they had kidnapped him in 1812 and taken him to Kentucky, where he was held as a slave for many years. He sued for $15,000.