Slaves of the Thomas Redd family, Harrison County, Kentucky

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Harrison County, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Kentucky

Slaves of the Thomas Redd Family in Harrison County, Kentucky

The purpose of this page is to record the enslaved people owned by Thomas Redd, and attempt to connect them to their families. This page is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources? Care is being taken to bring these lines forward, but mistakes are inevitable. Researchers are encouraged to reverify (and add source) information; making adjustments to profiles as necessary. If you are a descendant of these families, and can contribute oral history that has been passed down your line, please add that under the research notes or send a message to the profile manager. Working together we can recover this history.

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Thomas Redd's slave records found to date include the 1830 and 1840 census,^[1][2] his will,^[3] and the estate inventory.^[4] He owned no slaves in 1810 or 1820. No slaves were listed in his estate sale.

Enslaved	1810	1820	1830	1840	Will (1847)	Inventory (1847)
Female			10-24
Female				24-36
Female				10-24
Female				under 10
Female				under 10
Female					Eunice	Nicy (woman)
Female						Franky (woman)
Male				36-55
Male				24-36
Male				10-24
Male				under 10
Male					Daniel	Daniel (man)
Male						Ned (man)
Male						Reuben (boy)

Thomas Redd died in 1847. The only slaves specified in his will were Eunice and Daniel, which he bequeathed to his wife Elizabeth. The inventory of his estate listed three others in addition to Nicy and Daniel: Ned, Franky and Reuben.

Since no slaves were listed in the estate sale of Thomas Redd's property, there is some possibility that between 1840 (8 total) and 1847 (5 total), Thomas may have begun to disperse his slaves to his children. This may also have occurred with Franky, Ned, and Reuben, who were not specified in his will. Since not all research has been completed on the children of Thomas Redd as yet, their slave records (with his widow's) are being added here for reference.

	1840	1850	1860
Elizabeth (Kendall) Redd[5]
Eunice Redd (abt.1817-aft.1880)		1F 30, b
Daniel?		1M 22, b
James Redd[6][7] The 1860 record is faded and nearly illegible.
		1F 35, b	1F 44 ??, b
			1M 2~ ??, b
		1F 8, b
		1M 6, b	1M 17 ??, b
Alexander Redd[8][9][10]
Ned?		1M 50, b	1M 60, b
Frances Redd (abt.1810)?		1F 40, b
	1M 10-24
Reuben? [is this Reuben Burr (abt.1840)?]		1M 12, b	1M 20, b
Jim Redd (abt.1847-) ?			1M 15, m
			1F 6, b
William Rutledge [2nd husband of Sarah Redd][11][12]
			1F 15, b
		1F 13, b
Matilda (Barnes) Redd [widow of Mordecai Redd][13]
		1F 12, b
John T. Barnes [husband of Minerva Redd][14][15]
Ann?			1F 34, b
Alsie (Redd) Burr ?		1F 9, b
			1F 7, m
James Redd (abt.1853-)?			1M 5, m
			1F 3, m
			1M 11/12, m
unnamed female: black, born 12 Jun 1859; owner JT Barnes, mother Ann.[16] No match in 1860 record.
William Redd[17]
		1F 7, b
Perry: black, born 9 Jun 1857, mother Ann.[18] No match in 1860 record.

This table resorts the individuals by gender and age.

1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	Notes
1M 36-55 (Thomas Redd)	1M, 50, b (Alex Redd)	1M, 60, b (Alex Redd)			1847 inv: Ned?
1M 24-36 (Thomas Redd)
1M 10-24 (Alex Redd)
1M 10-24 (Thomas Redd)	1M, 22, b (Eliz. Redd)				1847 Will/inv: Daniel?
		1M, 2~ ?, b (James Redd)
1M <10 (Thomas Redd)	1M, 12, b (Alex Redd)	1M, 20, b (Alex Redd)	psbly Reuben Burr (30) ?		1847 inv: Reuben?
	1M, 6, b (James Redd)	1M, 17 ?, b (James Redd)
		1M, 15, m (Alex Redd)	Jim Redd (23) ?	psbly deceased	spouse/ children added
		1M, 5, m (John T. Barnes)	James Redd (17) ?	not found
					Perry: black, born 9 Jun 1857; owner William Redd, mother Ann. *Could James above and Perry be the same person?
		1M, 11/12, m (John T. Barnes)
1F 24-36 (Thomas Redd)	1F, 40, b (Alex Redd)		Frances Redd (60)		1847 inv: Franky
	1F, 35, b (James Redd)	1F, 44 ?, b (James Redd)
1F 10-24 (Thomas Redd)	1F, 30, b (Eliz. Redd)			Eunice Redd (63)	1847 Will/inv: Eunice/Nicey
		1F, 34, b (John T. Barnes)			Ann?
1F <10 (Thomas Redd)	1F, 13, b (Wm Rutledge)
1F <10 (Thomas Redd)	1F, 12, b (Matilda Redd)
	1F, 9, b (John T. Barnes)		Alsie (Redd) Burr (30) ?
	1F, 8, b (James Redd)
	1F, 7, b (William Redd)	1F, 15, b (Wm. Rutledge)
		1F, 7, m (John T. Barnes)
		1F, 6, b (Alex Redd)
		1F, 3, m (John T. Barnes)
					unnamed female: black, born 12 Jun 1859; owner JT Barnes, mother Ann.

Including the slaves of Thomas Redd, these tables cover a total of:

9 individuals in 1840: 2 households: Thomas Redd (8), Alex Redd (1). Thomas's inventory (1847) lists only 5.

12 individuals in 1850: 7 households: 2 males from 1840 not accounted for. 1 new adult female and 4 new children: James Redd (3), William Redd (1), John T. Barnes (1).

13 individuals in 1860: 4 households: 7 from 1850 unaccounted for. 1 new adult female and 7 new children: Alex Redd (2), James Redd (1), John T. Barnes (5).

• 2 slave children have been found recorded for the Redd family group in KY vital statistics records, one male under William Redd in 1857 and one female under J.T. Barnes in 1859, both listed as black. Neither of these children appear to be accounted for in the 1860 census slave schedule.

Research Notes

• Surname spelling: surname spellings in the general Redd family group often include Reed or Read. Generally, the records here seem internally consistent (based on similar neighbors and family/slave groupings). However, the Reed family group in the Harrison County area has not yet been researched, and their relationship, if any, is not known. That research will need to be done for verification.
  • The 1870 census records the following seven people listed as black or mulatto with the surname Reed: Jane Reed,^[19] Washington Reed,^[20] Mary Reed,^[21] Daniel Reed,^[22] Kattie Reed,^[23] Mary Reed,^[24] and Mary Reed.^[25] Preliminary research indicates these people may have been enslaved by Abigail Reed and her family. There does not appear to be any direct connection to the Redd family. However, further research is needed.
• The table analysis is meant as a research aid in pinpointing possible names and dates to research for further records. Few conclusions on slave identities can be drawn at this point. wip tables: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zw42tte6UWQE2ChDc_3_DLigj9af-v5raRzlvEVR3lU/edit#gid=0
• 1870 and later individuals who have connections to this general group and may be one of the unidentified: Reuben Burr, Alsie (Unknown) Burr.
• Only one slave birth and no slave deaths between 1852 and 1860 are recorded under Redd slave owners in Harrison County. One slave birth has been found for JT Barnes, but Barnes and Rutledge have not been thoroughly checked. Neither of the two individuals found correspond with the 1860 census slave schedules, with the exception that the mother Ann in John T. Barnes birth entry of an unnamed female, would fit with the female age 34 in Barnes's 1860 record. Are there 2 Anns, or are they the same person?
  • Perry: black, born 9 Jun 1857; owner William Redd, mother Ann: Harrison County vital statistics reports, 1852-1860; (accessed via FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89K5-WH7R : 18 Jun 2022); citing birth, Perry: film # 4003314, image 380/631, line 11. No match in 1860 record.
  • unnamed female: black, born 12 Jun 1859; owner JT Barnes, mother Ann: Harrison County vital statistics reports, 1852-1860; (accessed via FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89K5-WHS8 : 18 Jun 2022); citing birth, unnamed: film # 4003314, image 391/631, line 34. No match in 1860 record.
• Research into the Juett family could be helpful.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGP-QWZ : 20 February 2021), Thomas Red, Western Division, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing 131, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 7,816.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-VPL : 8 December 2020), Thomas Redd, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 128, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Will of Thomas Redd, Will Book E, pp. 514-516, Harrison County Clerk, Kentucky, United States; accessed via FamilySearch: "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images: (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP3H-98FX : 10 Jun 2022), Harrison > Will records, 1842-1847, Vol. E > image 578-9 of 583; county courthouses, Kentucky.
4. ↑ "Kentucky Probate Records, 1727-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9P3H-98LC : 20 May 2014), Harrison > Will records, 1842-1847, Vol. E, pp. 466-7 > image 799 of 830; citing inventory of Thomas Redd deceased, Harrison County courthouse, Kentucky.
5. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6311-SG?cc=1420440&wc=MJCD-PYD%3A1042937101%2C1042956201%2C1042956202 : 22 May 2014), Kentucky > Harrison > Harrison county > image 24 of 41; citing p. 398, col. 2, lines 6-7; citing slave owner Elizabeth Reed, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-WJPZ : 15 March 2022), James Redd in slave schedule, Harrison County, Kentucky, United States, 1850.
7. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-VZT2 : 16 October 2019), James Redd, Harrison County, Kentucky, United States, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRK-VRC : 8 December 2020), Alexander Reed, Harrison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 129, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-WFPZ : 15 March 2022), Alax Reed in slave schedule, Harrison County, Kentucky, United States, 1850.
10. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-8VPZ : 16 October 2019), Alexander Redd, 1860.
11. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-WF3Z : 15 March 2022), William Rutledge inslave schedule, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1850.
12. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-8VZM : 16 October 2019), Wm Rutledge, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1860.
13. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-WNW2 : 15 March 2022), Matilda Reed , Harrison County, Kentucky, 1850.
14. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-WF2M : 15 March 2022), John T Barnes, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1850.
15. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-8V3Z : 16 October 2019), Talbert Barnes, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1860.
16. ↑ Harrison County vital statistics reports, 1852-1860; (accessed via FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89K5-WHS8 : 18 Jun 2022); citing birth, unnamed: film # 4003314, image 391/631, line 34.
17. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR7K-WKW2 : 15 March 2022), William Redd, Harrison County, Kentucky, 1850.
18. ↑ Harrison County vital statistics reports, 1852-1860; (accessed via FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89K5-WH7R : 18 Jun 2022); citing birth, Perry: film # 4003314, image 380/631, line 11.
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-BQK : 29 May 2021), Jane Reed in entry for Nat E Offert, 1870.
20. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW4-38N : 29 May 2021), Washington Reed in entry for Zurelda Guines, 1870.
21. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-5NL : 29 May 2021), Mary Reed in entry for Hawkins Hodges, 1870.
22. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW4-38J : 29 May 2021), Daniel Reed in entry for Zurelda Guines, 1870.
23. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-BQV : 29 May 2021), Kattie Reed in entry for Nat E Offert, 1870.
24. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-BQJ : 29 May 2021), Mary Reed in entry for Nat E Offert, 1870.
25. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-54B : 29 May 2021), Mary Reed in entry for Malinda Murphy, 1870.