Slaves of Obediah Newman, Breckinridge County, Kentucky

Location: Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage Newman

This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Obediah Newman and attempt to connect them to their families.

In the 1820 census, Obediah was enslaving two people:^[1]

• male under 14 (b. 1806-1820)
• female 14-25 (b. 1795-1806)

In the 1830 census, Obediah was enslaving eight people:^[2]

• male less than 10 (b. 1820-1830)
• male less than 10 (b. 1820-1830)
• male less than 10 (b. 1820-1830)
• male less than 10 (b. 1820-1830)
• male 10-23 (b. 1807-1820)
• male 10-23 (b. 1807-1820)
• female less than 10 (b. 1820-1830)
• female 24-35 (b. 1795-1806)

In the 1840 census, Obediah was enslaving seven people:^[3]

• male under 10 (b. 1830-1840)
• male 10-23 (b. 1816-1830)
• male 10-23 (b. 1816-1830)
• male 10-23 (b. 1816-1830)
• male 24-35 (b. 1805-1816)
• female 10-23 (1816-1830)
• female 36-54 (1786-1804)

In the 1850 census, Obediah was enslaving 16 people.^[4]

In September 1854, thirteen enslaved people were listed in Obediah's will and inventory:^[5]

• James
• Bob
• Jack
• Martha
• Ebeline
• Elick
• John
• unnamed boy
• Frances
• Frances
• Mariah
• Tom
• Mary

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census - 1820 U.S. census, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, population schedule, Stephens Port, p. 279 (stamped), 26-44 year old white male in the Obediah Newman household, digital image 26 of 41, FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch Link : accessed 10 September 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 20
2. ↑ 1830 Census - 1830 U.S. census, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, population schedule, Cloverport, p. 80 (penned), 30-39 year old white male in the Obediah Newman household, digital image 1 of 2 FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch Link: accessed 10 September 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 34
3. ↑ 1840 Census - 1840 U.S. census, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 428 (stamped), 40-49 year old white male in the Obediah Newman household, digital images 13-14 of 89, FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch Link: accessed 10 September 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 105.
4. ↑ 1850 Census - 1850 U.S. census, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 2, p. 341, slaves in the Obediah Newman household, digital image 4 of 27, FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch Link: accessed 10 September 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 223.
5. ↑ 1854 Obediah Newman Will - Kentucky, Breckinridge County, Will Book 1, pp. 212, County Court. 2 January 1854, digital image 131 of 650, FamilySearch Link Ancestry Sharing Link. The will and record books were present in court on 18 September 1854.