Berkshire family

Title: Berkshire family
Alternate name: Barkshire family; Burkshire family
Description: Slave Holding; African American; The Berkshires were a large, prosperous, and long standing Boone County family. Richard (Dickey) Berkshire and his wife, Nanney, are first of the family to be listed in the 1800 Boone County tax records. Dickey and Nanney had nine children including: Jeremiah; William; John; Joel; Betsy (Elizabeth); Sarah (Sally); Polly; Felix; and Garrett.
Has site: Berkshire House (Boone County, Ky.); E.P. Berkshire House (Petersburg, Ky.); Jenkins-Berkshire House (Petersburg, Ky.); Willis Berkshire House (Walton, Ky.); John W. Berkshire Farm (Boone County, Ky.)
Resided in: Gasburg (Ky.)
Related resource: 1852--Two Women Escape From Farmer Lodge; Ryle-Neal Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.); "The Barkshire and Hawkins Families of Boone County and Rising Sun: An Underground Railroad Borderlands Story" by Hillary Delaney [PDF]; Browse resources at BCPL Digital Archive