Slaves in Will Book A
Abstracts of Wills
1795-1822
Beall, Benjamin
Page 130, 10 Apr 1809
Inventory of goods and chattels of Benjamin Beall, deceased late of Campbell
County, by Zachariah
Moore, Richard Nelson, Henry Bushman; includes stills, tubs, and blacksmith
tools
Page 138
Sale of goods and chattels of Benjamin Beall, purchasers-William K Beall, George
M Beall, Mrs.
Mary Kennedy
Beall, Jannette H
Page 175, 22 Nov 1811, recorded March 1812
Will of Jannette H Beall, "weak in body to my mother, Mary Kenedy, possession of
the dwelling
house where I now live, to my nine children, Sally Carney, William K, Mary,
George Muter Beall,
Nancy, Benjamin Duke, Samuel Josiah, Edwin Jeremiah, James Alexander Hamilton
Beall"
Executors-Richard Southgate, Thomas Lindsey Jr., Frank Spilman-in presence of
James Hubbard,
Enos Daniel, Jonathan Corbin
Page 188, 28 Mar 1812, recorded 24 Aug 1812
Inventory of slaves, goods and chattles of Jennette H Beall by Richard Nelson,
Elijah Herndon,
James Hubbard
Bell, Mary Ann
Page 175, 14 Mar 1812, recorded March Court 1812
Appraisement of the estate of Mary Ann Bell, deceased by Jeremy Griffing, Abner
Gaines, John
Hughes-one Negro girl, $300, one side saddle, $10
Page 193, recorded 1813
"I demise to my son Taylor Berry and to his heirs for ever a
negro boy named William. I demise to my daughter Milly Berry and to her
heirs forever a negro girl named Maria and I do direct that all the rest of my
negro slaves male & female shall be sold by my Executors as soon as convenient
after my decease for money at a Credit of one year at least taking bond and good
Security for the payment."
Page 229, recorded 1 Feb 1816
Inventory of the sale of property of Washington Berry directed to be sold by his
last will and
testament; purchasers-Hubbard Berry, Alice Berry, Taylor Berry
John B Lindsey-Winston, Negro man -------
--------- Burbridge-Robin, Negro man $499
James Taylor-Richard, Negro man $354
Jacob Fowler-Lewis, Negro man $490
The above Negroes were sold at Lexington
Cahill, James
Page 336, 18 Sep 1820, recorded 25 Sep 1820
Inventory of the goods and chattels of James Cahill, deceased appraised by
Joseph Robinson,
William McCoy, Joseph Ritch
Cleveland, Levi
Page 221, 9 Mar 1815, recorded 28 Mar 1815
Heirs of Levi Cleveland drew for Negros of estate-Robert Cleveland, Louisa
Cleveland, James
Cleveland, Drusella Cleveland, Elmor Scot, Washington Cleveland, Joseph
Cleveland, George
Cleveland
Collar, William
Page 202, 5 Mar 1813, recorded 1 Mar 1814
Appraisement of the personal estate and slaves of William Collar, deceased by
John Carlisle, John
Griffith, Moses Morris
Page 203, recorded 1 Mar 1814
Sale of the property of William Colyer; purchasers-Adah Colyer, Nelley Colyear,
Ann Colyear
Foster, George
Page 165, 9 Jul 1810, recorded December Court 1810
Appraisement of the personal estate of George Foster by Edward Moring, William
Thompson, Joel
Hampton
16 Jul 1810-sale of the goods and chattels of George Foster, purchasers-Andrew
Foster, Sarah
Foster, John Foster
Hamilton, Maurice
Page 298, 23 Feb 1918, recorded February Court 1819
Allotment of the dower of slaves of estate of Maurice Hamilton and divide the
balance of the slaves
among the legal heirs of said deceased; widow, Henry Hamilton, John Hamilton
(Green River),
Will McGlasson Sr., Anthony Garrett, Jesse Hamilton, William McGlasson Jr., Joel
Hamilton, J G
Hamilton, Joseph White Elmore Scott
Kennedy, Mary
Page 233, 25 Sep 1815
A deed from Mary Kennedy emancipating her negro slave, Alice, was introduced in
Court and
proved witnesses thereto and ordered to records. Ordered that the above mentioned
Mary Kennedy
give bond and security, according to law, in the penalty of two hundred dollars
conditioned that the
said Alice shall not become a charge to this county or any other counties in
this state. Signed Mary
Kennedy, by Frank Spilman, her attorney in fact.
Kennedy, Thomas
Page 57, 8 June 1807
Thomas Kennedy freed three slaves; Fanny and her children, Reuben and Charles
Page 8, August 25, 1795
"I lend to my son James Kennedy, one negroe boy named Peter until the first of
May, which shall be in the year one thousand Eight and Twelve. I also lend
to my son James a mulotto child named Tom untell the first day of May which
shall be in the year one Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty. I also lend to my
said son James one negro child named Linda untell the first day of May in the
year one Thousand Eight hundred twenty-three. This my will that these
negroes Peter, Tom & Linda do serve my son James & his Heirs, the whole time
which I have so mentioned to lend them and that at the end of the Different
Periods Each of them shall be Emancipated and Sett free.
I also lend to my daughter Jenett and her heirs one negroe boy names Sam untell the first Day of May in the year one thousand Eight Hundred and fifteen, and I also lend to my said Daughter Janet and her heirs one mataloe Girl names Keat untell the first day of May in the year one thousand Eight hundred and eighteen and it is my will that said boy Sam and the said girl Keat shall each of them be Emancipated at the end of the time I have hereby alotted them to serve my said daughter and that none of the negroes so lent Hired or employed out of this state or by an means removed out of the same before the times shall arive when that are all to be Sett free agreeable to the law authorizing the same."
Kent, Susanna
Page 79, 6 Nov 1804, recorded February 1805
Will of Susanna Kent of county of Campbell, "being weak in body I leave my one
Negro man
named Dick, with all my wearing appearel, debts owing to me and all my other
goods and chattles,
to my dearly beloved sister, Jane Sedwick"; Executrix-Jane Sedwick; in presence
of E Sparks,
Martin Warner, Thomas Noble
Kleet, Frederick
Page 171, 23 May 1811, recorded May Court 1811
Inventory of the slaves and personal estate of Frederick Kleet by John Winston,
James Armstrong,
John M Collum
Nelson, John
Page 160, recorded November Court 1809
Inventory of the goods and chattels of John Nelson, late of Campbell County, by
Zachariah Moore,
Elijah Herndon, Edward Moring
Souder, John
Page 90, recorded August Court 1805
Inventory of goods and chattels of John Souder, deceased by John Winston,
William Pickett,
Christopher Cooper
Talbot, John
Page 48, 24 Jun 1800, recorded ---- Court 1800
An inventory of part of the goods and chattles of John Talbot, deceased by
Thomas Noble, Joseph
Mosby, John Winston, includes surveying instruments, pocket compass
Taylor, Edmund
Page 184, 23 Dec 1811, recorded 24 Aug 1812
Appraisement of the slaves and personal property of Edmund Taylor, deceased in
Newport by
George Gordon. Inventory taken at the farm by John B Lindsey
Page 186, 23 Dec 1812, recorded 24 Dec 1812
Sale of the estate of Edmund Taylor; purchasers-James Taylor, Mary T Taylor,
Lawyer, Amos
Lane
Vise, Nathaniel
Page 293, 28 Sep 1818, recorded September Court 1818
An inventory of certain goods and chattels sold by Nathaniel Vise as executor of
Nathaniel Vise,
which came to his hands after the death of the widow and legatee of the decedant,
N Vise