John Upshaw Waring Plantation Union County Kentucky

Date: 1820 to 1845
Location: Union County, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Waring Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 1820 Census 4 1830 Census 5 1844 Slave and Property Deed 6 1845 Property Deed 7 1846 Division of Slaves 8 Sources

Introduction

John Upshaw Waring owned over 25 slaves during his lifetime. He owned land in Union, Franklin, Woodford, Warren and Fayette Counties, Kentucky. The people in the slave list on this page were enslaved at his plantation in Union County.

Slaves

• Albert (Betsey's son)
• Alexander
• Amanda/Mandy (Betsy's daughter)
• Ambrose
• Ambrose (Bashaba's son)
• Barnaby (Bashaba's son)
• Bashaba/Barshaby
• Betsey
• Dolly
• George (Bashaba's son)
• Harriett (Bashaba's son)
• Isham
• Jackson
• Kitty
• Lewis^[1]
• Lucy
• Maria Ann
• Mary
• Milly
• Patsey
• Rachel
• Sally
• Sarah Ann
• Tom/Thomas^[2]
• Tom
• William

1820 Census

John owned 25 slaves in 1820. ^[3]

Age	Estimate Birth Year	Sex	Potential Name
<14	1806-1820	M
<14	1806-1820	M
14-25	1795-1816	M
14-25	1795-1816	M
14-25	1795-1816	M
14-25	1795-1816	M
14-25	1795-1816	M
26-44	1776-1795	M
26-44	1776-1795	M
26-44	1776-1795	M
26-44	1776-1795	M
<14	1806-1820	F
<14	1806-1820	F
<14	1806-1820	F
<14	1806-1820	F
<14	1806-1820	F
<14	1806-1820	F
14-25	1795-1806	F
14-25	1795-1806	F
14-25	1795-1806	F
26-44	1776-1795	F
26-44	1776-1795	F
26-44	1776-1795	F
>45	before 1775	F
>45	before 1775	F

1830 Census

John owned 17 slaves in 1830.^[4]

Age	Estimate Birth Year	Sex	Potential Name
<10	1820-1830	M
<10	1820-1830	M
<10	1820-1830	M
<10	1820-1830	M
10-23	1807-1920	M
10-23	1807-1920	M
24-35	1795-1806	M
24-35	1795-1806	M
24-35	1795-1806	M
24-35	1795-1806	M
36-54	1776-1794	M
36-54	1776-1794	M
36-54	1776-1794	M
<10	1820-1830	F
<10	1820-1830	F
<10	1820-1830	F
<10	1820-1830	F

1844 Slave and Property Deed

John's wife Miriam bought 800 acres of land and the following slaves: Dolly, Mary Ann, Betsey, Albert (Betsey's child), Amanda (Betsey's child), Bathsheba, Barnaby (Bethsheba's child), Harriet (Bethsheba's child), Tom (Bethsheba's child), an infant and Patsey. John and Maria Helm purchased the slaves from John U. Waring in Woodford Co., Kentucky.^[5]

1845 Property Deed

James McKee bought slaves from John U. Waring in 1845. ^[6]

Slave Name	Age	Description
Ambrose	51	Isham's brother
Isham	48	Ambroses' brother
Jackson	20	Dolly's son
Alexander	18	Dolly's son
Sally	16	Dolly's son
Rachel	9	Letty's daughter
Lucy	7	Letty's daughter
Mary	32	David Billy's wife
Kitty	13	Mary's daughter
Tom[2]	9	Mary's son
Milly	6	Mary's daughter
Sarah Ann	6	Mary's daughter
William	18 months	Mary's son

1846 Division of Slaves

Miriam gave the slaves she bought in 1844 to her children.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1865 Lewis Wilson CMSR. Compiled Military Service Records, Lewis Wilson, 119th US Colored Infantry, 1 July 1864, Fold3.com, database with images, ([1]: accessed 14 November 2022)
   • Lewis was a Private in Co. C of the 119th US Colored Infantry. He enlisted on 23-May-1865 in Lexington, Kentucky. He mustered in on 23-May-1865 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was promoted to Corporal on 12-Apr-1866. He was 30 years old when he enlisted, was a farmer, living in Woodford Co., KY and was 5’6” tall. He was born in Union Co., Kentucky. His last slave owner was James McKee of Woodford Co., KY James McKee purchased Thomas from John U. Waring in 1845 or 1846. Lewis mustered out on 27-Apr-1866 in Louisville, KY.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1864 Thomas Able CMSR. Compiled Military Service Records, Thomas Able, 116th US Colored Infantry, 1 July 1864, Fold3.com, database with images, ([2]: accessed 14 November 2022)
   • Thomas was a Private in Co. B of the 116th US Colored Infantry. He enlisted on 1-Jul-1864 at Camp Nelson, Kentucky. He mustered in on 5-Jul-1864 in Camp Nelson, Kentucky. He was 32 years old when he enlisted, was a farmer, living in Woodford Co., KY and was 5’3” tall. He was born in Union Co., Kentucky. His last slave owner was James McKee of Woodford Co., KY James McKee purchased Thomas from John U. Waring in 1845 or 1846.. Thomas died at Camp Nelson on 17-Sep-1864 from diarrhea.
3. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Warren County, Kentucky, Indian population schedule schedule, Bowling Green, p. 73A-74 (penned), 26 to 44 white male in the John U Wearing household, digital image 1 of 5, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 16 November 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 28
4. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, Indian population schedule schedule, location not stated, p. 53 (penned), 40-49 white male in the John U Wearing household, digital image 41 of 51, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 16 November 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll xxx
5. ↑ 1844 John N. & Maria Helm land, slaves and livestock to Mariam Waring. Kentucky, Union County, County Clerk, Deeds, Book H, pp. 187-189, 21 February 1844, digital image 459-460 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 16 November 2022)
6. ↑ 1845 John U. Waring slaves to James McKee. Kentucky, Union County, County Clerk, Deeds, Book H, pp. 350, 28 Apr 1845, digital image 547 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 14 November 2022)
7. ↑ 1846 Miriam Waring division of slaves Kentucky, Union County, County Clerk, Deeds, Book I, pp. 129-130, 11 August 1846, digital image 86 of 625, FamilySearch.org ([7]: accessed 16 November 2022)
   • Catherine and John S. Greenhouse were given a negro girl named Amanda (daughter of Betsey) and a boy named Barnaby (son of Bashaba).
   • Elizabeth P. & David D. Brock were given a woman named Betsey and a girl named Harriett (daughter of Bashaba).
   • Anna Maria & Peter Abell were given a woman named Barshaby and a boy child named Ambrose (son of Bashaba).
   • Mary J. Waring was given a girl named Patsey and a boy named Albert (son of Betsey).
   • Robert Waring was given a woman named Maria Ann and a boy named George (son of Bashaba).