Kite, Mary Catherine

Title: Kite, Mary Catherine
Gender: Female
Biography: Mary Catherine was born after the deed of manumission in which her mother & other family members were given their freedom, written on Jan 22, 1825. Her name did appear in the will of enslaver George Kite, written on 14 Mar, 1826, wherein Kite repeated his desire for those he enslaved to be free.; She was still a baby when her family, all of whom were legally free, was kidnapped and sold back into enslavement in April, 1826. Her uncle, Joseph, worked to find each family member and obtain their freedom.; Joseph was appointed guardian of Mary after the death of her mother, Hannah, in 1835.; It's unclear if she was born in Kentucky or Ohio.
Member: Kite family
Birth date: circa 1825
Mother: Hind, Hannah
Participant in: 1825--Manumission of an extended family; 1826--Kidnapping of the Kite Family
Resided in: Butler County (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio)
Relationship: Known Enslaver(s:) Kite, George; Kite, George Windlecoit, Sr.
Bibliographic citation(s): Boone County Will Book B, page 277; Hamilton County (Ohio) Guardianship Appointments, 1791–1847, page 480; "Ole Virginny; Uncle Joe Kyte's Story of His Life," The Cincinnati Commercial, 28 Feb 1875
Source(s): Boone County Will Books; FamilySearch.org; Cincinnati Commercial (Cincinnati, Ohio), 1865-1883; The