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• unknown, Becky
  In 1832, Becky or Beck was provided as collateral for a loan along with her children, Henry and Dolly and a man named Foster by their enslaver, James Benham. Jeremiah Garnett loaned Benham $700, the assessed value of the four people. No additional documents were found showing the debt was paid.
• unknown, Foster
  In 1832, Foster was provided as collateral for a loan along with a woman named Becky or Beck and her children, Henry and Dolly by their enslaver, James Benham. Jeremiah Garnett loaned Benham $700, the assessed value of the four people. No additional documents were found showing the debt was paid.
• 1832--Boone Co., Mortgage of Foster, Becky, Henry & Dolly
  On September 13, 1832, James Benham, of Boone County, executed a deed of mortgage to Jeremiah Garnett for the sum of $700. The sum was based on the combined value of an enslaved man, Foster, a woman, Becky or Beck and her twochildren, Henry and Dolly. The terms of the mortgage were that Benham would repay Garnett in full on or before 1 Jan 1833.
• unknown, Eliza [38]
  Eliza was sold at auction, along with another enslaved person named Manuel, to settle the debts of the estate of their enslaver, John Love. No other information was given.
• 1825-- Boone Co., Auction of Manuel and Eliza
  In order to settle debts owed by the estate of John Love, two enslaved people, Manuel and Eliza, were to be sold at auction. John Shaver was the highest bidder and paid $500 for both. Their names were the only information given.
• 1836--Boone Co., Freedom for Burrell
  In 1836, 24-yr-old Burrell was manumitted in Boone County by Joseph Kendrick, the administrator of the estate of Reuben George, of Bourbon County. George died in 1814, and his will directed that his slaves be manumitted either at the death of his wife or earlier. Reuben George's widow married Joseph Hawkins, Jr. and came to Boone County, bringing some of the enslaved people with her.
• unknown, Burrell
  Burrell's enslaver, Reuben George, of Bourbon County, directed that all of his enslaved people be manumitted either upon the death of his wife or sooner. Additionally, he instructed that each of the younger enslaved boys be taught a trade. Burrell was trained as a blacksmith.
• Mackey, James H.
  James H. Mackey, was a Physician and Surgeon. He lived briefly in Florence in the 1830s. He moved to Troy (Ohio) by 1840.
• 1850--Monroe Co. (Mo.) George and Mary finally freed
  Theodore G. Price agreed in 1834 to grant freedom to George and Mary, who were children at the time he purchased them in Boone County. Price took them with his family to Missouri. Their enslavement continued until Price executed manumissions for George and Mary in 1850.
• 1834--Boone Co., George and Mary to be manumitted at adulthood
  In a deed of transfer from James H Mackey to Theodore G. Price, both of Boone County, George, 14, and Mary, 12 were sold with the agreement that each would be freed when they reached the ages of 28 and 23, respectively. For George, the date of manumission should take place on 2 Jun 1848. For Mary, the date of manumission should take place on 24 Feb 1850.
• Price, Theodore G.
  Theodore Price lived briefly in Boone County. He moved to Missouri around 1838.
• Potter's Ranch Cemetery (Boone County, Ky.)
  Located on the Potter's Ranch property, there are two marked graves. There is no cemetery register.
• unknown, Mary [105]
  Mary was a 12-year-old girl enslaved by James H. Mackey who sold her and a boy named George to Theodore G. Price in 1834. Mary was manumitted in 1850 in Missouri.
• unknown, George [79]
  George was a 14-year-old boy enslaved by James H. Mackey who sold him and an enslaved girl named Mary to Theodore G. Price in 1834. George was manumitted in 1850 in Missouri.
• 1843--Cincinnati (Ohio,) Manumission of Charles Ralton
  Thomas D. Carneal, of Cincinnati, filed manumission papers on May 29, 1843, for Charles Ralton, for "good conduct and valuable services." On August 22, 1843, the clerk of Boone County certified that the deed of Emancipation was produced and proven, indicating Charles was in Boone County.
• Ralton, Charles
  After being manumitted by Thomas D. Carneal in Cincinnati, Charles Ralton presented his Free papers in Boone County in August of 1843. By October, he was in Mongomery County (Ohio.)
• 1843--Boone County, Charles Ralton provides Free papers
  Thomas D. Carneal, of Cincinnati, filed manumission papers on May 29, 1843, for Charles Ralton, for "good conduct and valuable services." On August 22, 1843, the clerk of Boone County certified that the deed of Emancipation was produced and proven, indicating Charles was likely in Boone County.
• 1840--Clark County, Stephen Bristow manumitted
  Within John Bristow's will, filed in Clark County (Ky.) court, April session, all of the people he enslaved were manumitted. Land was to be purchsed for Elijah and his family and Thirsey and her family in Todd County, unless they decieded to go to Liberia. Stephen Bristow was to be given the interest from $300 that was to be invested by the administrator, until he should need the principal.
• Bristow, John
  John Bristow , of Clark County (Ky.) was the elder brother of James Bristow of Boone County.
• Bristow, Stephen
  Stephen Bristow was manumitted in 1840 in Clark County (Ky.) by enslaver John Bristow, who provided some money for his support. He first appeared in Boone County records in the late 1840s.
• Brown, Clara Harlow
• unknown, Amanda [17]
  Amanda was the wife of Erastus Gibbs. She moved with their children to Cincinnati after his death in the 1880s.
• 1855--Boone Co., Orphaned sons of James Gibbs bound out
  After the 1855 death of James Gibbs, a Free man of African Descent, his minor sons were bound out until the age of 21 years old. Arthur and Silas were bound to William H Grant; Robert was bound to Robert Mosby and Doctor was bound to James N. Early.
• Furioso, Orlando
  Orlando Furioso was enslaved by Clara Pike, who, in 1842, gave a written statement from Sugar Grove, her home in Boone County. Within the document, she certified that she had once enslaved him, but that he had obtained his freedom while residing in Vincennes, (Ind.) in 1839 and that her son-in-law, J.C.S. Harrison, had taken him there years earlier.
• Hamilton, Mariah
  Mariah Hamilton was among the minor heirs of Reuben Hamilton. Her birth year was found within guardian settlements. No further trace of her has been found.