James Finnie Plantation Union County Kentucky

Date: 1811 [unknown]
Location: Union Co., Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Finnie

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 Will 4 Estate Inventories 5 Executor's Settlement 6 Emancipations 7 Sources

Introduction

This page contains information about the slaves owned by James and Mary (James) Finnie in Union County, Kentucky.

Slaves

• Caroline
• child of Caroline
• Daniel
• Dinah
• Doctor
• Ephraim
• Jenny
• Jim
• Joseph
• Lucina
• Mary
• Mary John
• Masy
• Murray
• Nan
• Ned
• Reubin
• Sam

Will

Twelve slaves were named in James Finnie's will.^[1]

• Dinah, Reubin, Joseph, Nan, Jenny, Ned, Murray, Ephraim and Masy were willed to James' wife, Mary.
• a girl named Mary was given to Nancy (Finnie) Williams before James Finnie died.
• a girl named Lucina was given to Elizabeth (Finnie) Brown before James Finnie died.
• a boy named Sam was given to Judith Finnie before James Finnie died.

Estate Inventories

Nine slaves were listed in the inventory of James Finnie's estate in 1820.^[2]

• a Negro man Reuben $600.00
• one negro man Joe $600.00
• one negro man Nedd $450.00
• one Negro woman Nancy $450.00
• one negro Woman Jenny $250.00
• three boys Murry, Ephraim, Masy $900.00
• one old negro woman Dinar $10.00

Six slaves were listed in the inventory of James Finnie's estate in 1850. All of the slaves listed were sold.^[3]

• One Negro man Ned at $204
• One Negro man Murray $615.75
• One Negro woman Caroline & child $560.00
• One Negro boy Daniel $445.00
• One Negro boy Jim $357.50
• One Negro girl Mary John $237.50

Executor's Settlement

Five slaves were named in the Executor's Settlement for James Finnie's estate^[4]

• Ned: "The same In a/c with George H. Finnie…to this amt you rec'd of other Hrs for Ned with whom I am chd $81.16...In this settlement there is about $174.94 more credited to the Exors than they actually paid out--that amt having been released by the Heirs for a man Ned whom the Heirs set free but was included in the list of sale chd to the Exors which is respectfully reported."
• Doctor: "In a/c with S. S. Finnie on of the Devisees...By Negro Doctor appraised to you by Exors $675.00, to your interest in Ned $15.07."
• Ephraim: "The same in a/c with the Heirs of Almeda Lay...By one Negro Ephraim appraised to you $470."
• Sam: "In a/c with George H. Finnie...By amt Negro Sam appraised to you $275.00"

Emancipations

Two of James Finnie's slaves were emancipated by his children after James' death.

• Joseph, 1835:^[5][6]
• Ned, 1850: ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1816 James Finnie Will. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Wills, Vol. A, pp. 61-64, 28 September 1816, digital image 115-117 of 363, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 19 April 2023) Will Transcription
2. ↑ 1820 James Finnie estate inventory. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. A, p. 70, 4 April 1820, digital image 42 of 282, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 30 November 2023)
3. ↑ 1850 James Finnie estate inventory. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. D, p. 268, 15 April 1850, digital image 140 of 462, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 30 November 2023)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1856 James Finnie estate executors settlement. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. E, p. 71-74, 18 June 1856, digital image 205-207 of 462, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 28 November 2023)
5. ↑ 1835 George H. Finnie emancipation to Joseph. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. E, p. 392, 16 October 1835, digital image 225 of 662, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 30 November 2023)
   • "I George H. Finnie of the county of Union and commonwealth of Kentucky for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving and for and in consideration of the sum on One hundred Dollars to me in hand paid do set free, emancipate, emanumit and entirely discharge from servitude my negro man slave named Joseph, about Forty two years of age. To have and consider and conduct himself as a free man from this day henceforth. In Testimony whereof I have herunto set my hadn and affixed my seal this 16th day of October 1835. George H. Finnie. Executed in presence of James R. Hughes, F. C. Brady, W. S. Ross."
6. ↑ 1835 Court Order, Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Book C, unpaginated, 19 October 1835, digital image 181 of 465, FamilySearch ([6]: accessed 30 November 2023)
   • "George H. Finnie this day came into court and in open court executed and acknowledged a deed of emancipating his negro man Joseph about the age of Forty two years which was by the court ordered to be recorded and the court doth not require the emancipator to give bond the man Joseph being Healthy & and not likely to become chargeable upon this county. And the clerk of this court is ordered to certify the freedom of said Joseph and deliver the same to his as a free man."