Slaves of Thomas Taylor Towles of Kentucky

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Location: Henderson, Kentucky, United States

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Slaves of Thomas Taylor Towles (1784-1850)

From will, bequeathed to wife, then to be divided equally among his four children after her death:^[1]

Don
Ralph
George
Sam
William - possibly William Clark (abt.1810-)
Jacob
Charles
Peter
Philip
Ned
James
Harris
Juno
Critty
unnamed youngest child of Critty
Marinda Unknown (abt.1810-)
John, child of Merinda
Dick, child of Merinda
Biddy, child of Merinda, possibly Biddie (Clark) King (abt.1855-1928), although her death records say she wasn't born until 1855
Caroline
Polly
Nancy
Ellis, child of Nancy
Biddy
Abram, an "old negro man"
Jim, an "old negro man"
Harry, an "old negro man"

From will, previously advanced to his son Thomas Towles Jr:^[1]

From will, previously advanced to his son Walter A. Towles:^[1]

From will, previously advanced to his son John J Towles:^[1]

From will, previously advanced to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of William T Barret:^[1]

Anna's father William Clark (abt.1810-), and probably other members of Anna's family

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Kentucky, Henderson County, Will Records, Vol. C, p. 102-3, Thomas Towles, admitted to probate court in Dec 1850; image copy, [Henderson County, Kentucky,] Wills, 1799-1966," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PQM-9NF5?i=663&cc=1875188&cat=125219 : accessed 26 Sep 2021).
↑ Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 12, Ohio, 1936; Anna Smith, pages 82-85 (https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/13217/pg13217-images.html#SmithAnna).

"United States Census, Slave Schedules, 1850," District 2, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA; no page number (image 44 of 53 on FamilySearch), col. 1, lines 8-42, Thomas Towles, owner; 3 Oct 1850; NARA microfilm M432, Roll 225; image at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-ZYZM