Location: Taylor County, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage
Slaves of James Sanders
- 1840 Green County, Kentucky Census[1]
- Male, age 36-54
- Female, age 24-35
- Female, age 24-35
- Male, age 10-23
- Female, age 10-23
- Male, age under 10
- Male, age under 10
- Male, age under 10
- Female, age under 10
- Female, age under 10
- Female, age under 10
- Female, age under 10
- Female, age under 10
- 1850 Taylor County, Kentucky Slave Schedule[2]
- Male, age 54
- Female, age 46
- Female, age 30
- Male, age 22
- Male, age 24
- Male, age 19
- Female, age 22
- Female, age 20
- Male, age 20
- Female, age 20
- Female, age 18
- Female, age 19
- Male, age 12
- Male, age 10
- Male, age 8
- Male, age 4
- Mage, age 6 months
- Female, age 11
- Female, age 3
- Male, age 2
- Male, age 3 months
- Female, age 2
- Male, age 6 months
- Male, age 8 months
- Female, age 8
- Estate Inventory of James Sanders, dated 20 April 1858[3]
- Simeon, age 58
- Tom, age 28
- Chatman, age 22
- Milton, age 17
- Charles, age 23
- Peggy, age 53
- Johanna, age 28
- John, age 15
- Logan, age 12
- Billy, age 8
- Frank, age 9
- Nelly, age 29
- Jinney, age 25 (and child unnamed)
- Nancy, age 23
- James Madison, age 9 months (child of Nancy)
- Catherine, age 5
- Polly ___, age 3
- Rosetha, age 24 and child 8 weeks
- Harriet, age 5
- Martha Ann, age 3
- Susan, age 8
- Betts, age 14
- Cissaly, age 38
- Sam Jefferson, age 6
- Fanny, age 4
- Mary, age 9
- Isabella, age 6
- Charlie, age 4
- Ed, age 25
- Rissa, age 28
- Sarah, age 5
- Violet, age 3
A suit was brought by heirs for a division of the land and slaves.The court ordered that after the allotment of a dower, the remaining slaves were to be divided among the five heirs.[4]
On December 31, 1863, the commissioners met at the home of Mary A Sander and divided the slaves as follows:
- Cary Ann Sanders White
- Chatman
- Mary
- Melissa
- Joana and her two children
- Samuel Murrell Sanders
- Milton
- Isabelle
- Minty
- Theresa
- Violet
- Henry Green Sanders
- Joe Logan
- Nelly
- Lucy
- Harry
- Lafayette Sanders
- Jeff
- Rose and child
- Harriet
- Frank
- Charles
- Mary and Alice Marshall ( daughters of Martha Sanders Marshall
- Edward
Research Notes
Found a transcription of commissioner's division of slaves on Ancestry, but have not found original source in the Taylor County documents.
Sources
- ↑ "1840 United States Federal Census," database with images, Year 1840, Census Place Green, Kentucky, Roll 112, Page 210, Family History Library Film 0007826, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8057 #2107423 : accessed 25 March 2023), James Saunders in Green, Kentucky.
- ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442996; Record number: 2629, (FamilySearch Record: HR7G-7PN2 : accessed 25 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XXZC-KB Image number 00038, James Sanders owner in household of James Sanders in Taylor, Kentucky, United States.
- ↑ "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9DP-1HYS, accessed 25 March 2023, List of Inventory of James Sanders, 20 April 1858 Taylor County, Kentucky, Inventories, Sales, Settlements, 1858-1868, Vol. 2-3, FHL film #007553633, image 59 of 713; county courthouses, Kentucky.
- ↑ "Order Books 1848-1886," database online, FamilySearch Image: 3QHV-F3ZL-X3YH, accessed 25 March 2023, Suit in equity regarding estate of James M Sanders, 19 September 1863, Taylor County, Kentucky
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