Slaves of William McColgan, Kentucky

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

Slaves of William McColgan

• 1850 Taylor County, Kentucky Slave Schedule^[1]
  • Male, age 49
  • Female, age 44
  • Female, age 25
  • Male, age 35
  • Male, age 44
  • Male, age 32
  • Female, age 36
  • Male, age 17
  • Male, age 17
  • Female, age 16
  • Female, age 14
  • Male, age 13
  • Male, age 11
  • Female, age 11
  • Male, age 10
  • Female, age 9
  • Male, age 8
  • Female, age 8
  • Male, age 7
  • Female, age 7
  • Male, age 6
  • Male, age 5
  • Female, age 3
  • Male, age 3
  • Female, age 2
  • Female, age 2
  • Male, age 1
  • Female, age 24
  • Female, age 11

• Emancipation of Slaves per Will of William and Mary McColgan, Taylor County, Kentucky 10 January 1854^[2]
  • Robert Thomas, age 32
  • Benjamin, age 53
  • Elizabeth, age 47
  • Harriet, age 39
  • Thomas, age 38
  • Caroline, age 30
  • James, age 20
  • Frank, age 20
  • Mariah, age 19
  • Elizabeth, age 17
  • Mansfield, age 16
  • John, age 14
  • Anna Jane, age 14
  • Benjamin, age 13
  • Dilsey Ann, age 12
  • William Thomas, age 11
  • Louisa, age 11
  • Elizabeth Mathilda, age 10
  • John Henry, age 10
  • Robert, age 9
  • Fielding, age 8
  • Rebecca, age 6
  • William, age 6
  • Jennet, age 5
  • Lucinda, age 5
  • Samuel Grundy, age 4
  • Nelson, age 3
  • Robert Thomas, age 3
  • Elizabeth Jane, age 2
  • Sarah Catherine, age 18 months
  • Ben Henry, age 1
  • Melinda, age 29
  • George, age 46

Research Notes

The wills of William and Mary McColgan emancipated their slaves. They also wanted their estate to be sold to provide to support them for at least 12 months.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850," database with images, citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 442996; Record number: 3502, (FamilySearch Record: HR7L-LHW2 : accessed 13 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XXZD-6N Image number 00049, William McColgan owner in household of William McColgan in Taylor, Kentucky, United States.
2. ↑ "Order Books", database with images, {{FamilySearch Images|3Q9M-C9P2-SCPG, accessed 14 May 2023, Report of Executor of will of Mary McColgan, 10 January 1854, Taylor County, Kentucky FHL film #007647225, image 178 0f 619, Taylor County, Kentucy Order Book 1 page 286