Slaves of William Boyle, Kentucky

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Union County, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Boyle Slavery Black_Heritage

Contents 1 Slaves of William Boyle, Kentucky 1.1 1830 Census 1.2 1840 Census 1.3 1850 Slave Schedule 1.4 1860 Slave Schedule 1.5 1863 Deed 1.6 1865 Estate Settlement 2 Sources

Slaves of William Boyle, Kentucky

The purpose of this page is to document and identify the people held enslaved by William Boyle (abt.1794-abt.1863) in Kentucky to assist in connecting them to their families.

1830 Census

In 1830, William Boyle held seven slaves in Nelson County.^[1]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10 1
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 2
• Slaves - Females - Under 10 3
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35 1

1840 Census

In 1840, William Boyle held three slaves in Nelson County^[2]

• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 1
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 2

1850 Slave Schedule

In 1850, Wm Boyled held ten people enslaved in Nelson County^[3]

• Male 28
• Female 25
• Female 23
• Male 10
• Female 4
• Female 2
• Male 2
• Female 2
• Female 1
• Female 1/12

1860 Slave Schedule

In 1860, William Boyle held 14 people enslaved in Union County^[4]

• Male 35
• Female 33 - possibly Mary
• Female 32 - possibly Ellen
• Female 30
• Female 14
• Female 13
• Female 12 - possibly Jane
• Female 9
• Male 5
• Male 4 - possibly Sidney
• Male 3 - possibly Peter
• Male 1 - possibly Wesley
• Female 3 - possibly Liz
• Male 2 - possibly Ben

1863 Deed

On April 28, 1863, a deed was filed in court identifying distribution of ten slaves owned by William as equal 1/5 shares to his four children and the children of his deceased daughter. Ownership was conveyed for the sum of one dollar. The deed notes that William retained a portion of the life lease for his own use.^[5] The distribution was completed in November, 1863.^[6]

• Liz, 7 years old, $250 allotted to James Swope & wife
• Peter, 6 years old, $300, allotted to James Swope & wife
• Sidney, 7 years old, $300, allotted to Oliver Holcomb & wife
• Ben, 6 years old, $250, allotted to Oliver Holcomb & wife
• Jane, 14 years old, $500, allotted to William Boyles
• Wesley, 4 years old, $200, allotted to William Boyles
• Mary, 36 years old, $475, allotted to John Brown & wife
• Ambrous, 2 years old, $175, allotted to John Brown & wife
• Ellen, 34 years old, $500, allotted to Thomas Harris & wife
• Lewis, 2 years old, $200, allotted to Thomas Harris & wife

1865 Estate Settlement

In November 1865, William T Boyle, administrator, submitted the following as part of the Estate.^[7]

• • 1859 hire of negro Ellen to J W Brown $50
  • 1860 hire of negro Mary to Givens $50
  • 1859 hire of negro Hager to Holcomb $50
  • 1860 hire of negroes Ben, Hager & Amandy $200

Sources

1. ↑ 1830 U.S. census, Nelson County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 167 (penned), 30-39 year old white male in the William Boyle household, digital images 47-48 of 66 FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 16 November 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 40
2. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, Nelson County, Kentucky, population schedule, location not stated, p. 50 (stamped), 40-49 year old white male in the William Boyle household, digital images 29 of 43, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 16 November 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 121.
3. ↑ 1850 U.S. census, Nelson County, Kentucky, slave schedule, District 1, p. 12 (penned), slaves in the Wm. Boyle household, digital image 12 of 62, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 16 November 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 227.
4. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Union County, Kentucky, slave schedule, location not stated, p. 10, slaves in the Wm Boyle household, digital image 10 of 32, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 16 November 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 406.
5. ↑ 1863 Division of William Boyle Slaves. Kentucky, Union County, Vol T, pp. 256-257, County Clerk. 28 April 1863, Digital image 452 of 619, FamilySearch.org, ([5]: accessed 16 November 2021)
6. ↑ 1863 Division of William Boyle Slaves. Kentucky, Union County, Vol T, pp. 329-330, County Clerk. 12 November 1863, Digital image 492 of 619, FamilySearch.org, ([6]: accessed 16 November 2021)
7. ↑ 1865 William Boyles Estate Settlement. Kentucky, Union County, Appraisements and Inventories vol. A, pp. 214-215, County Court. 26 August 1865, digital image 115 of 621, FamilySearch ([7]: accessed 16 November 2021)