Henry F. Delany/Dulany Plantation Union County Kentucky

Date: [unknown] to 1833
Location: Union Co., Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Delany Dulany

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Named Slaves 3 1820 Census 4 1830 Census 5 1850 Census 6 Slaves Sold 7 Probate 8 Tax Records 9 Sources

Introduction

This page contains information about the slaves owned or hired by Henry F. Delany/Dulany and Rhoda (Prince) Delanyin Union County, Kentucky.

Named Slaves

• Agga
• Anthony
• Caroline
• Charles
• Ci
• Clarissa
• David
• Dennis
• Dinah
• Flord
• Francis
• Grace
• Hannah
• Hiram
• Job
• Juda
• Kitty
• Martha
• Mary
• Moses
• Myrtilla
• Patsy
• Sam (man in 1831)
• Sam (boy in 1831)

1820 Census

13 slaves were enumerated in Henry T. Delany's household in 1820.^[1]

• male, age 14-25
• male, age 14-25
• male, age 14-25
• female, age 14-25
• female, age 14-25
• male, age 0-14
• male, age 0-14
• male, age 0-14
• female, age 0-14
• female, age 0-14
• female, age 0-14
• female, age 0-14
• female, age 0-14

1830 Census

5 slaves were enumerated in Henry F. Delany's household in 1830^[2]

• female, age 24-35
• female, age 10-23
• female, age 10-23
• female, age 0-10
• female, age 0-10

1850 Census

11 slaves were enumerated in Rhoda Delany's household in 1850^[3]

• male b. ca. 1795
• female b. ca. 1805
• female b. ca. 1816
• male b. ca. 1825
• female b. ca. 1825
• male b. ca. 1832
• male b. ca. 1837
• male b. ca. 1840
• female b. ca. 1847
• male b. ca. 1848
• male b. ca. 1849

Slaves Sold

Henry F. Delany sold his interest in his father's slaves to his brother, John W. R. Delany in 1821.^[4]

• • Dennis, age 28
  • Dinah, age 55
  • Flord, age 38
  • Francis, age 14

Probate

20 slaves were named in Henry F. Delany's estate inventory.^[5]

• one negro man Sam $375.00
• one negro man Ci $475.00
• one negro man Anthony $375.00
• one negro man Job $475.00
• one negro boy David $300.00
• one negro boy Moses $300.00
• one negro boy Hiram $200.0
• one negro boy Sam $150.00
• one negro boy Charles $175.00
• one negro woman Agga $225.00
• one negro woman Myrtilla $250.00
• one negro woman Grace $300.00
• one negro woman Mary $300.00
• one negro woman Clarissa $300.00
• one negro girl Kitty $250.00
• one negro girl Hannah $260.00
• one negro girl Caroline $250.00
• one negro girl Patsy $200.00
• one negro girl Martha $175.00
• one negro girl Juda $100.00

Tax Records

Henry F. Delany was taxed on 5 slaves over age 16 and 7 slaves under age 16 in 1829.
Rhoda Delany was taxed on 9 slaves over age16 and 11 slaves under age16 in 1830 and in 1840.
Rhoda Delany was taxed on 8 slaves over age 16, 8 slaves under age 16 in 1851^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, Population schedule, Morganfield, p. 147 (penned), slaves in the Henry T. Delany household, digital image 169 of 177, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 20 October 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 20
2. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, Population schedule, location not stated, p. 53 (penned), slaves in the Henry F. Delany household, digital image 112 of 676, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 20 October 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 42
3. ↑ 1850 U.S. Slave Census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, district 2, p. unpaginated (stamped), slaves in the Rhoda Delany household, digital image 7 of 28, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 21 October 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 228
4. ↑ 1821 Henry F. Delany slave sale to John W R Delany. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. B, pp. 321-322, 4 September 1821, digital image 505-506 of 603, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 19 October 2023)
5. ↑ 1831 Henry F. Delany Estate Inventory. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. A, p. 335-336, 30 December 1831, digital image 256-257 of 363, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 20 October 2023)
6. ↑ 1830-1831 Tax List. Kentucky, Union County “Tax Books 1853-1864”, Union Co. Tax Assessor, Rhoda Delany, images 364, 395, 674, and 1076 of 1158, FamilySearch.org, (1830 image, 1831 image, 1840 image, 1851 image: accessed 20 October 2023).
   • • 1830: Henry F. Delany, owned 222 acres of land on Lost creek, 2 lots in Morganfield, 5 slaves over age 16, 7 slaves under age 16.
     • 1831: Rhoda Delany, owned 222 acres of land on Lost creek, 2 lots in Morganfield, 1 lot in Francisburg, 9 slaves over age 16, 11 slaves under age 16
     • 1840: Rhoda Delany, owned 222 acres of land on Lost creek, 9 slaves over age 16, 11 slaves under age 16.
     • 1851: Rhoda Delany, owned 218 acres of land on Lost creek, 8 slaves over age 16, 8 slaves under age 16