Nancy Blue Union County Kentucky Plantation
Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Blue Owen Black_Heritage
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Introduction
Nancy Owen Blue owned at least 20 slaves in Union County, Kentucky. This page provides information about her slaves.
Slaves
The following are slaves owned by John Blue named in various documents.
1840 John Blue Will
"I also will and bequeath to my said wife to hold during her life all the black people slaves of which I die sized and possest except only those otherwise disposed of in this will hereafter and designated by their several names"
"I will and bequeath to my wife Nancy Blue and to my Brother in law Austin Owen to following named Black people slaves (viz) little Jo, Robb, Nancy, Henry, Mary, and Clary but this bequest is in trust for the use and benefit of my aforesaid Deaughter Hellen during her life and for no other use or benefit whatsoever"[2].
1860 Census
Slaves owned by Nancy Owen Blue listed in the 1860 census[3]
- female born ca 1815
- male born ca 1830
- female born ca 1835 (Mary)
- male born ca 1836
- male born ca 1840
- male born ca 1841
- male born ca 1843
- male born ca 1844
- male born ca 1849
- male born ca 1852
- female born ca 1853
- female born ca 1855
- female born ca 1856
- male born ca 1857
- male born ca 1858
- male born ca 1859
- male born ca 1859
- female born ca 1858 (Caroline)
- female born ca 1857
- female born ca December 1859
- male born ca February 1860
Sources
- ↑ 1834-1837 Robert Gilchrist Will. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Wills, Will Book A, pp. 533-539, 3 September 1834, Digital images 356-359 of 363, FamilySearch ([1]: accessed 29 April 2021)
- ”Should it so happen that the negro man Murdock now in the service of the infamous scoundrel John Blue should become my property either by purchase reacesion or in any way whatever during my life – I will him to Robert. If I should not possessed of him (said negro) I give to Robert in place of him four hundred and fifty pounds, being a part of what he was sold twelve months ago provided the same should not be collected of Blue & Pinckney at my deceased.”
- There were two John Blues who owned slaves and were living in Union County at the same time. There is not enough information in this document to determine which John Blue this record references.
- ↑ 1840 John Blue Will. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Wills, Vol. B, p. 138-144, 7 February 1840, digital image 75-78 of 570, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 18 March 2023) Will Transcription
- ↑ 1860 U.S. Slave Census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, location not stated, p. 9 (penned), slaves in the Nancy Blue household, digital image 9 of 32 FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 18 March 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 406
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