Slaves of Jane (Parrick) McClure, Kentucky

Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage McClure

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Jane (Parrick) McClure in Union County, Kentucky, and attempt to connect them to their families.

In January 1843, Jane was allotted 12 enslaved people from the estate of her deceased husband Alexander McClure:^[1]

• Chaney, Phillis & Sally - "very old negro women" - valued at $0.12
• Nancy - about 23 years old - valued at $550.00
• Chancy - about 16 years old & her young child - valued at $400.00
• Rachel America - 8 years old - valued at $250.00
• Jim - a negro man 28 years old - valued at $950.00
• Alfred - a negro man 26 years old - valued at $900.00
• Ned - a negro man 18 years old - valued at $900.00
• George - a negro man 8 years old - valued at $300.00
• Joe - a negro man 57 years old - valued at $250.00

• The total valuation of these 12 enslaved people was $4,500.12.

In September 1850, Jane was enslaving 15 people:^[2]

• 80 year old female (b. ca 1770): Chaney or Phillis
• 60 year old female (b. ca 1790): Chaney or Phillis
• 38 year old female (b. ca 1812): Sally
• 36 year old male (b. ca 1814): Samuel, Jim or Alfred
• 34 year old female. (b. ca 1816): Nancy
• 28 year old female (b. ca 1822): Jane
• 18 year old male (b. ca 1832): George
• 18 year old female (b. ca 1832): Rachel America
• 13 year old female (b. ca 1837)
• 8 year old male (b. ca 1842)
• 7 year old female (b. ca 1843)
• 6 year old female (b. ca 1844)
• 3 year old male (b. ca 1847) Samuel Jacob
• 2 month old male (b. ca Jun 1850)
• 1 month old female (b. ca Jul 1850)

In June 1860, Jane and her son George McClure were jointly enslaving 53 people ranging in age from six months to 87 years old.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1842 Jane McClure Dower - Kentucky, Union County, Will Book B, pp. 227-228, County Court. Digital image 121 of 570. (FamilySearch Link: accessed 24 May 2021). Jane inherited slaves named Chaney, Phillis, Sally, Nancy, Chancy, Esther, Rachel America, Jim, Alfred, Ned, George, Joe.
2. ↑ 1850 Census - Slave Schedule - 1850 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 2, p. 6-7 of 28, slaves in the Jane McClure household, digital images 6-7 of 28. (FamilySearch Link: accessed 31 May 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 228. Jane owned 15 slaves.
3. ↑ 1860 Census - Slave Schedule - 1860 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, location not stated, p. 4 (penned), slaves in the Geo W & J McClure household, digital image 4 of 32. (FamilySearch Link: accessed 12 January 2022); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 406. Jane and her son George owned 53 slaves, listed jointly.