Kite, Gin

Title: Kite, Gin
Alias: Kite, Jane
Gender: Female
Biography: Gin was enslaved by George Kite, who brought her to Boone County. Kite manumitted her in 1825, along with extended family members.; Kite moved the newly freed group to Butler County, Ohio and leased property for them to start their lives. He then returned to Boone County.; Gin's nephew, Joseph Kite, the only adult male among the group, was away in Cincinnati in April, 1826, when the rest of the family were kidnapped, taken to Kentucky and sold back into slavery.; Joseph was eventually able to locate and secure the freedom of his family members.
Member: Kite family
Birth date: Circa 1776
Place of birth: Virginia
Participant in: 1826--Kidnapping of the Kite Family; 1825--Manumission of an extended family
Resided in: Boone County (Ky.); Butler County (Ohio)
Relationship: Known enslaver(s:) Kite, George; Kite, George Windlecoit, Sr.
Bibliographic citation(s): Madison County (Ky.) Deed Book R, page 173; Boone County Will Book B, page 277; Boone County Deed Book F, page 226; "Ole Virginny; Uncle Joe Kyte's Story of His Life," The Cincinnati Commercial, 28 Feb 1875
Source(s): FamilySearch.org; Boone County Will Books; Boone County Deed Books; Cincinnati Commercial (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1865-1883; The