FREE NEGRO HEADS OF FAMILIES

In the UNITED STATES in 1830

(Excerpts for Henry County, Kentucky, and its surrounding counties)

Resources from "Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830", written by  Carter G. Woodson, PhD,  and published by the Association for the Study for Negro Life and History, Inc., Washington, DC; pages 26-30.

Henry County

  • Joseph Bartlett (m)

36-55

2

  • Free David (m)

36-55

6

  • Free Eddy (?)

10-24

4

  • Free Lilley (f)

24-36

8

  • Free Martha (f)

36-55

2

  • Free Richmond (m)

36-55

2

  • Meshack Johnson (m)

55-100

2

  • Amos Savary (m)

36-55

6

  • Harry Jones (m)

36-55

1

Oldham County

     

  • James Nichols (m)

36-55

4

     

  • Jacob Simpson (m)

55-100

5

     

  • Mark Bryan (m)

55-100

4

     

  • Moses Todd (m)

24-36

5

     

  • Francis Taylor (m)

24-36

13

     

  • William Norman (m)

36-55

1

     

  • William N. Johnson (m)

36-55

5

     

  • Lewis Jackson (m)

24-36

1

     

  • Patrick Coghill (m)

36-55

1

 

Owen County

     

  • Harry Morton (m)

36-55

1

     

  • Ceasar Hilton (m)

55-10

2

     

  • Robert Clark (m)

24-36

3

     

  • Manuel Burbridge (m)

55-100

2

     

  • Flora Clark (f)

36-55

4

 

Franklin County

North Division

Frankfort

  • Betsey Gauntlett (f)

55-100

1

  • Polley Buckner (f)

36-55

7

  • Rosanna Taylor (f)

36-55

2

  • Harry Mordecai (m)

36-55

12

  • Jerry Jackson (m)

24-36

1

  • Rachel Lewis (f)

24-36

1

  • Lucinda Cook (f)

24-36

1

  • David Jones (m)

55-100

4

  • Nancy Merritt (f)

24-36

2

  • John Ward (m)

36-55

3

  • Celia Hart (f)

36-55

5

  • Hezekiah Black (m)

36-55

6

  • Burrel Chiles (m)

55-100

6

  • Henry Clemons (m)

24-36

1

  • Smith Clemons (m)

24-36

1

  • Sampson Campbell (m)

36-55

2

  • John S. Goin (m)

36-55

12

  • Absalom Driver (m)

36-55

1

  • Robert Miller (m)

36-55

8

  • Henry Miller (m)

24-36

4

  • Moses Lucas (m)

36-55

6

  • Joseph Gordon (m)

36-55

8

  • Edward Dunlap (m)

36-55

5

  • Samuel Brown (m)

36-55

4

  • Eleanor Reeves (f)

24-36

4

  • Letty Reeves (f)

24-36

4

  • Winxy Demar (f)

36-55

5

  • Thomas Grayson (m)

24-36

4

  • Julia Prosser (f)

36-55

3

  • Henry Williams (m)

55-100

7

  • Isaac Prosser (m)

36-55

5

  • Jack Smith (m)

55-100

5

  • Matthias Runner (m)

36-55

1

  • Nancy Dunlap (f)

55-100

6

  • Dudley (m)

36-55

2

  • Dennis Hedgeman (m)

36-55

2

  • Hannah Martin (f)

55-100

1

  • Hezekiah Stewart (m)

10-24

4

  • William Hatter (m)

55-100

3

Shelby County

South Side of Main Street in Shelbyville

     

  • Clarasa Keen (f)

24-36

3

     

  • Lucinda Fitzhue (f)

24-36

2

     

  • Rhoda Willett (f)

24-36

3

South of the Main road from Shelbyville to Louisville and from the Bridge on Clear Creek to the Mt. Eden road, thence with Sd. Road to Gayaways and down the Bardstown road to Spencer Line

     

  • Free Betsey Allen (f)

36-55

4

     

  • Mitchel Going (m)

10-24

3

     

  • William Going (m)

36-55

6

     

  • Rich. Going (m)

24-36

5

     

  • John Edwards (m)

36-55

3

     

  • John Howard (m)

55-100

4

North Main Street

     

  • Sally Cole (f)

55-100

3

     

  • Jefferson Pullune (?)(m)

36-55

4

     

  • Peter Short (m)

36-55

3

North of Road from Louisville to Frankfort

     

  • James Roland (m)

55-100

2

     

  • Hannah Burk (f)

24-36

3

     

  • Hannah Harris (f)

55-100

4

     

  • Glouster Morrow (m)

55-100

1

     

  • Lucy Patterson (f)

36-55

1

     

  • Abram Carson (m)

55-100

1

     

  • Jim Henson (m)

36-55

3

     

  • Sally Adams (f)

36-55

8

 

     

  • Carroll County was not yet formed
  • Trimble County was not yet formed