Kite, Samuel

Title: Kite, Samuel
Gender: Male
Biography: Samuel Kite was enslaved by George Kite in Boone County, along with his mother, siblings and other extended family members. He was manumitted in 1825 and brought to live in Butler County (Ohio), where he was kidnapped in 1826, to be sold back into enslavement.; Samuel's uncle, Joseph Kite, worked to locate all of the kidnapped family members and help secure their freedom. Samuel was living in Hamilton County by 1827, when Joseph Kite was assigned as his guardian.
Member: Kite family
Birth date: Circa 1820
Place of birth: Boone County (Ky.)
Mother: Hind, Hannah
Participant in: 1825--Manumission of an extended family; 1826--Kidnapping of the Kite Family
Resided in: Boone County (Ky.)
Relationship: Known enslaver(s:) Kite, George; Kite, George Windlecoit, Sr.
Bibliographic citation(s): Hamilton County (Ohio) Guardianship Appointments, 1791–1847, page 267; "Ole Virginny; Uncle Joe Kyte's Story of His Life," The Cincinnati Commercial, 28 Feb 1875; Boone County Will Book B, page 277; Boone County Deed Book F, page 226
Source(s): FamilySearch.org; Cincinnati Commercial (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1865-1883; The; Boone County Deed Books; Boone County Will Books