A set of records of enslaved persons with unclear slaveholder associations. These record sets are arranged according to the name of the enslaved persons, alphabetically, either by the initial of their surname or their first name (in the case of persons whose surname is unknown or they have no surname). Research for this record is in progress. Information may change or develop.
A set of records of enslaved persons with unclear slaveholder associations. These record sets are arranged according to the name of the enslaved persons, alphabetically, either by the initial of their surname or their first name (in the case of persons whose surname is unknown or they have no surname). Research for this record is in progress. Information may change or develop.
A set of records of enslaved persons with unclear slaveholder associations. These record sets are arranged according to the name of the enslaved persons, alphabetically, either by the initial of their surname or their first name (in the case of persons whose surname is unknown or they have no surname). Research for this record is in progress. Information may change or develop.
A set of records of enslaved persons with unclear slaveholder associations. These record sets are arranged according to the name of the enslaved persons, alphabetically, either by the initial of their surname or their first name (in the case of persons whose surname is unknown or they have no surname). Research for this record is in progress. Information may change or develop.
A set of records of enslaved persons with unclear slaveholder associations. These record sets are arranged according to the name of the enslaved persons, alphabetically, either by the initial of their surname or their first name (in the case of persons whose surname is unknown or they have no surname).
A set of records of enslaved persons with unclear slaveholder associations. These record sets are arranged according to the name of the enslaved persons, alphabetically, either by the initial of their surname or their first name (in the case of persons whose surname is unknown or they have no surname). Research for this record is in progress. Information may change or develop.
In 1820, Isham Allen was living in Henrico County (Va.), and held seven people enslaved. In 1830, he was living in Boone County (Ky.), and held five enslaved people.
John Conner, progenitor of the Conner family, emigrated from Virginia to what is now Boone County in 1796. He was one of the founding members of the Woolper Creek Baptist Church.
John Hawkins Craig, the son of John and Sarah "Sally" (Page) Craig, was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on 14 Mar 1763. He served in the Revolutionary War as a Private and Quartermaster General, before moving to Boone County.
In 1796 Fowler was appointed Campbell County Deputy Sheriff. In 1810 Jacob Fowler was in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky with one known enslaved. The 1820 census shows Jacob Fowler with nine known enslaved. In 1830 Jacob Fowler was known to have eight enslaved in Campbell County, Kentucky. Jacob Fowler died Oct 16, 1849. His death was reported in the Covington Journal Newspaper.
William Hamilton was born in Scotland in 1740. He married Ruth Wilson on January 12, 1783. William Hamilton was known to have thirteen enslaved in the Burlington, Boone, Kentucky 1820 census. The 1830 census shows William Hamilton with twelve enslaved. He died in Boone County, Kentucky April 8, 1834.
Cave Johnson was among the most prominent early Boone County citizens. The son of William and Elizabeth Johnson, Cave was born 15 November 1760 in Orange Co., Virginia. He served as a Private in the Revolutionary War, then came to Kentucky in April of 1779, spending time at Bryant's Station near Lexington.
Jeremiah Kirtley was born in 1754 in Culpepper County, Virginia. Jeremiah married Mary Robinson June 24, 1773. He served in the Revolutionary War in the Culpeper County Militia. He moved to Boone County, Kentucky after his service.
He died before March 6, 1806 in Boone County, Kentucky where his will was probated. He is buried in the Kirtley family cemetery.
Alexander McPherson was born in 1751. He served in Pennsylvania as a Private during the Revolutionary War. In March 1783, he married his wife, Rebecca, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were members of Georges Creek Congregation. They emigrated to Boone County in October 1791.
Thomas Mills was born on 29 September 1760, in Long Island, N.Y. He moved to South Carolina with his father and older brother and signed up with Lt. Col. Francis Marion during the Revolutionary War. Mills was only 12 or 13 years old at the time. He served with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment and Marion's group, the Swamp Fox Soldiers, from 1776 to 1779. He later traveled to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio where he was a scout and Indian fighter. He met Daniel Boone and knew Simon Kenton well. In 1786, Mills was among several families who petitioned the Commonwealth of Virginia to establish the towns of Washington and Limestone, later known as Maysville. He served in the Corn Stalk Militia between 1791 and 1799 and fought in the War of 1812.
Richard Sandford, born in 1755, served in the Westmoreland County, Virginia militia under Captian Singleton and then was promoted to lieutenant under Captain James Triplett. He later married Winnifred Redmon in Westmoreland County and migrated to Kentucky around 1795 where he died soon after. His children settled in Boone County, Kentucky, where his estate was inventoried in 1802.