Robert Curry Union County Kentucky Plantation

Date: 1836 to 1854
Location: Union Co., Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Curry

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Slaves 3 1820 Census 4 1830 Census 5 1840 Census 6 1850 Census 7 Edward Curry Probate 8 Robert Curry Probate 9 Sources

Introduction

This page contains information about the slaves and plantation owned by Robert Curry in Union County, Kentucky.

Robert Curry owned 300 acres of improved land and 911 acres of unimproved land in 1850^[1]

Slaves

• Aaron
• Ann
• Becca
• Ben
• Betty
• Bill
• Doko
• Eliza
• Fanny
• George
• Jack b. before 1820
• Jack b. ca. 1847
• Laura
• Lewis
• Rhoda
• Tom
• Warren

1820 Census

Robert Curry owned 4 slaves in 1820.^[2]

• under 14 year old male
• 14-25 year old male
• under year old 14 female (Ann?)
• under year old 14 female

1830 Census

Robert Curry owned 4 slaves in 1830.^[3]

• 24-35 year old male slave
• 24-35 year old male slave
• 10-23 year old female slave (Ann?)
• 10-23 year old female slave

1840 Census

Robert Curry owned 10 slaves in 1840.^[4]

• 24-35 year old male
• 24-35 year old male
• 10-23 year old male
• 10-23 year old female
• 10-23 year old female
• 0-10 year old male
• 0-10 year old male
• 0-10 year old male
• 0-10 year old female
• 0-10 year old female

1850 Census

Robert Curry owned 10 slaves in 1850.^[5]

• 36 year old female slave (Ann?)
• 21 year old male slave (Tom?)
• 18 year old female slave (Rhoda?)
• 15 year old female slave
• 13 year old male slave
• 12 year old male slave
• 9 year old male slave
• 3 year old male slave
• 2 year old male slave
• 6 month old male slave

Edward Curry Probate

Edward willed 3 slaves to his son Robert: Jack, Eliza and Tom^[6]

Robert Curry Probate

Robert named 12 slaves in his will. The will was written in 1854.^[7]

• Roda, her son Warren and a boy Lewis were willed to Jane (Curry) Eddings.
• Negro man Tom was given to Lucy W. Curry.
• Negro boys Bill and George were willed to Jane & Nancy Curry.
• Negro woman Ann and her children Betty, Laura and young baby Ben were willed to Keziah Wallace. Ann died before 1-Feb-1855.
• Negro woman Fanny, little boy Jack, little boy Doko and nursing baby Becca were willed to Nancy (Curry) Northcut. One of the children died before 1-Feb-1855.
• Black Girl Betsey was to inherit Robert Curry's bed, bedstead, and bed clothing.

One unnamed slave was listed in Robert Curry's estate inventory.^[8]

• negro Boy child $200

A man named Tom, with no last name, purchased a grind stone, cow hide and a bed from the estate.^[9]

• 1 grind stone $0.01
• 1 cow hide $0.65
• 1 bed $8.25

A woman named Roda Eddings bought a table for $1.50. She may be the slave named Roda who was named in Robert Curry's will.^[9]

A slave named Aaron was sold by the estate in 1857 for $300. He was likely the "negro Boy child" valued at $200 in 1856 estate inventory.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Agriculture Census, Union County, Kentucky, agricultural schedule, District 2, p. 777 (penned), Robert Curry in the Robert Curry household, digital image 403 of 560, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 03 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M1528, roll 5
2. ↑ 1820 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, Population schedule, Morganfield, p. 148 (penned), slaves in the Robert Curry household, digital image 5 of 11, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 03 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 20
3. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, Population schedule, location not stated, p. 40 (penned), slaves in the Robert Curry household, digital image 15 of 51, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 03 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 42
4. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, Population schedule, location not stated, p. 22 (penned), 50-59 year old white male in the Ro Curry household, digital image 43 of 58, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 03 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 125
5. ↑ 1850 U.S. Slave Census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 2, p. 324 (penned), slaves in the Robert Curry household, digital image 1 of 28, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 03 August 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 228
6. ↑ 1836 Edward Curry Will. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Appraisels, Inventories, Vol. A, p. 465-467, 23 March 1836, digital image 322-323 of 363, FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 09 August 2023) Will Transcription
7. ↑ 1854 Robert Curry Will. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. E, p. 55-57, 26 April 1854, digital image 197-199 of 462, FamilySearch.org ([7]: accessed 03 August 2023) Will Transcription
8. ↑ 1856 Robert Curry Estate Inventory. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. E, p. 239-240, 19 July 1856, digital image 296-297 of 462, FamilySearch.org ([8]: accessed 04 August 2023)
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1856 Robert Curry estate Sale Bill. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. E, p. 241-243, 19 July 1856, digital image 297-298 of 462, FamilySearch.org ([9]: accessed 04 August 2023)
10. ↑ 1857 Robert Curry estate Sale Bill. Kentucky, Union County, Probate Court, Appraisements, Inventories, Vol. A, p. 78-79, 17 April 1857, digital image 46 of 621, FamilySearch.org ([10]: accessed 06 August 2023)
    • one negro name Aaron for $300.00