Berkshire family

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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.

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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

between 1850-1860--Two Young Women Escape
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]
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Families--Kentucky--Boone County--B
Berkshire family

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Title Alternate label Class
Burlington I.O.O.F. Cemetery (Burlington, Ky.) Related resource Location
Petersburg Cemetery (Petersburg, Ky.) Related resource Location
Old Belleview Cemetery (Belleview, Ky.) Related resource Location
1852--Two Women Escape From Farmer Lodge Related resource Event
1869--Samuel Graves Marries Mary Catherine Berkshire Related resource Event
1872--John Foster Marries Candice Berkshire Related resource Event
1848--Freedom for Frances Newman Related resource Event
1848--Freedom for Garrett Barkshire Related resource Event
1848--Freedom for Matilda Barkshire Related resource Event
1848--Freedom for Minerva Barkshire Related resource Event
1848--Freedom for Emily Barkshire Related resource Event
1867--Lucy Bound into Indentured Servitude at Age 9 Related resource Event
1833--Samuel Buys His Freedom Related resource Event
E.P. Berkshire House (Petersburg, Ky.) Related resource Location
Jenkins-Berkshire House (Petersburg, Ky.) Related resource Location
Richard Parker House (Petersburg, Ky.) Related resource Location
Willis Berkshire House (Walton, Ky.) Related resource Location
member
Title Alternate label Class
Barkshire, Dickey Member Person
Barkshire, Arthur Member Person
Barkshire, Emily Member Person
Barkshire, Garrett [1] Member Person
Barkshire, Matilda Member Person
Barkshire, Minerva Ann Member Person
Barkshire, Samuel Member Person
Barkshire, Woodford Member Person