Slavery in 1820

Almost 30% of Bullitt County heads of households in 1820 owned slaves. Of these 59 claimed 1 slave, 33 claimed 2 slaves, and another 33 claimed 3 slaves. On the other hand, a total of 35 heads of households each claimed 10 or more slaves.

Seven men listed a total of 223 slaves. They included Joseph A. Brooks (69), Jacob Bowman (36), Nathan Harris (26), Charles Jones (25), Henry Crist (24), William Shain (23), and Wilford Lee (20). It is not yet clear how these slaves were employed, although it is likely that a majority were used as agricultural workers.

The chart below lists the slaveholders alphabetically by surnames, and lists a count, by age, of their slaves. We have tried to accurately spell the names, but there may be some errors as the handwriting was very difficult to read at times.

Legend
name = name of slaveholder
M1-M4 = male slaves by age; F1-F4 = female slaves by age
1 = under 14; 2 = 14-25; 3 = 26-44; 4 = 45+
ttl = total number of slaves
pg = page of census; ln = line on page

name	M1	M2	M3	M4	F1	F2	F3	F4	ttl	pg	ln
Alexander, James	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	174	24
Allen, Thomas	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	196	9
Allison, David	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	192	9
Amos, Robert	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	186	35
Anderson, John	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	166	21
Ash, John	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	6	190	5
Aud, Anna	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	194	5
Barnes, George	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	172	16
Beard, Peggy	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	194	35
Beckwith, John	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	2	9	164	27
Beckwith, John W.	2	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	9	174	28
Berkley, Hugh	6	1	4	0	2	0	2	0	15	154	1
Blandford, Benjamin	6	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	12	154	16
Blandford, Francis D.	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	194	16
Blandford, Walter	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	7	154	17
Bowman, Jacob	13	2	3	0	6	5	5	2	36	158	10
Brashear, Ignatius	1	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	8	162	28
Brashear, Marsham	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	6	174	5
Bridwell, George	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	182	12
Briscoe, Gerard W.	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	192	35
Briscoe, Harrison	0	3	1	1	5	2	0	0	12	176	22
Briscoe, Samuel	5	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	11	182	6
Brooks, Joseph	12	18	21	0	11	6	1	0	69	180	22
Brown, Samuel	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	152	7
Brown, Samuel	4	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	10	156	22
Brown, Siveloston	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	180	28
Bukey, Rodolphus	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	7	192	28
Buley, John	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	170	9
Burkett, Eli	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	188	8
Caldwell, James	4	1	1	0	3	0	1	1	11	194	30
Cameron, John	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	7	184	17
Carpenter, Joel	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	178	26
Carpenter, Michael	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	158	6
Carter, Mashal	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	168	10
Chandler, William	3	0	0	2	1	2	1	1	10	194	29
Chappell, Abraham	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	152	9
Chappell, William	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	154	14
Clark, James	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	190	4
Cohorn, James	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	194	25
Collins, Benjamin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	186	26
Collins, William	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	0	10	186	30
Con, James L.	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	172	20
Cornwell, Jacob	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	178	3
Crenshaw, Bluford	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	160	29
Crenshaw, Corby	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	8	178	37
Crenshaw, Nelson	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	176	10
Crenshaw, Overton	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	156	14
Crigler, Abraham	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	164	4
Crist, Henry	2	0	13	0	5	0	4	0	24	192	23
Crist, Nicholas	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	190	18
Crow, Basel L.	4	0	1	2	4	1	1	1	14	158	11
Cunningham, Edward	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	186	3
Deats, Michael	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	194	32
Doolen, Permelia	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	194	26
Dosier, James J.	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	174	22
Drake, Charles	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	8	184	32
Dunn, John	2	3	0	0	3	1	1	0	10	162	11
Duvall, Benjamin	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	158	5
Duvall, Dennis	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	160	2
Duvall, Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	160	4
Evans, Samuel	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	162	30
Field, Henry	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	5	162	29
Forker, Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	174	38
Fox, Philip	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	184	23
Froman, Absolom	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	164	2
Fuquay, Henry	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	164	21
Garr, Benjamin	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	160	16
Gentry, James	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	162	21
Glass, Royal	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	156	35
Glenn, John	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	154	24
Gore, Jonathan	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	174	36
Graham, Andrew	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	152	4
Graham, John	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	174	23
Greathouse, William	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	184	15
Grundy, Gardon	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	156	17
Halbert, James	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	174	15
Halderman, David	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	184	12
Hall, Austin	3	0	1	1	3	5	0	1	14	156	23
Hall, Clifton	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	156	21
Hall, Shadrach	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	154	2
Hall, Thomas	2	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	10	194	21
Hall, William	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	160	24
Hamilton, Edward H.	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	154	25
Hamilton, George	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	196	14
Handley, Sherwood W.	1	2	5	0	4	0	2	0	14	196	4
Harris, Nathan	7	2	4	1	6	1	4	1	26	194	23
Harris, Zecheriah	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	156	3
Harshfield, John	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	152	1
Hedges, Joseph	3	2	1	0	6	0	2	0	14	166	4
Henson, Benjamin	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	176	12
Hilton, William F.	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	176	9
Hornbeck, Solomon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	176	2
Hoskins, Aquilla	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	158	14
Howlett, John	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	156	32
Hughes, Benjamin	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	174	34
Huston, Joseph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	158	7
Huston, Maxwell	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	174	31
Irons, Agnes	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	5	164	10
James, Richard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	180	11
Jewell, William	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	164	11
John, James W.	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	180	12
Johnson, Ephraim	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	196	10
Jones, Charles	3	10	7	0	3	2	0	0	25	174	32
Jones, Henry	1	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	11	166	5
Jones, Jesse	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	166	30
Jones, William	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	174	20
Joyce, Thomas	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	166	3
Kennady, Daniel	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	160	1
King, John	6	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	16	158	21
King, Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	182	10
King, William	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	5	182	5
Kinnison, John R.	2	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	8	162	7
Landers, Thomas	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	9	180	18
Lashbrooks, James	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	186	15
Lashbrooks, John	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	164	28
Lee, Henry Sr.	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	156	31
Lee, John	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	156	29
Lee, Wilford	7	2	2	0	5	2	2	0	20	196	26
Lee, Willliam	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	158	4
Leewright, John	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	6	192	32
Maraman, Francis	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	7	190	27
Marsdon, James	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	158	13
Marsdon, Jonathan	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	158	19
McAhron, William	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	156	5
McDaniel, William	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	192	27
McDowell, John	3	1	4	0	0	3	1	0	12	156	26
McGruder, Archibald	4	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	10	194	31
McGruder, Levi	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	176	11
McMannis, Charles	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	166	18
Meeks, Elijah	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	188	24
Meeks, James	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	188	18
Middleton, John	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	196	18
Miles, Moses	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	154	31
Miles, Nathan	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	8	156	9
Miller, Benjamin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	154	18
Moore, Evan	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	156	13
Moore, Lewis	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	154	9
Morrow, William	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	156	18
Mothershead, Minor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	178	17
Murphy, John	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	174	18
Myers, John	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	188	15
Newbolt, William	3	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	9	176	13
Newkirk, Tunis	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	182	28
Oldham, Henry	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	174	30
Overall, Nancy	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	194	8
Overall, Robert	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	194	9
Overall, Whitledge	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	8	194	11
Peyton, Craven	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	8	172	3
Peyton, Mary	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	186	36
Phelps, Guy	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	154	19
Pilkington, Larkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	154	13
Pope, Benjamin	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	154	30
Purcell, John	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	160	3
Quick, Dennis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	164	26
Quinn, Auther	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	176	31
Radliff, Charles	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	180	5
Reed, John	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	174	3
Robard, George L.	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	174	27
Robards, Mortimer D.	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	194	27
Robert, Hannah	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	6	190	29
Robison, John	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	174	9
Rogers, Elizabeth	1	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	7	180	17
Rolf, Elizabeth	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	190	1
Rosson, Jesse	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	180	21
Russell, Nicholas	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	186	7
Russell, Thomas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	186	22
Sanders, Christian J.	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	166	31
Sanders, George	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	174	40
Sanders, Joseph	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	162	25
Sanders, Nathaniel P.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	176	24
Sanders, Thomas Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	180	15
Sanders, William	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	182	4
Shain, David	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	4	164	7
Shain, William	5	4	5	0	5	3	1	0	23	194	28
Shanklin, John	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	162	12
Shanklin, Richard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	160	32
Shanklin, Sarah	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	180	25
Shawler, Mary	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	196	1
Shepherd, Rachael	1	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	9	156	28
Simmons, Elisha	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	192	1
Simmons, Griffin	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	180	4
Simmons, James	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	192	10
Simmons, Jonathan	4	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	9	154	32
Simmons, Joseph	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	154	20
Simmons, Levi	3	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	11	166	19
Simmons, Richard	4	0	2	0	4	2	0	0	12	190	28
Simmons, Richard P.	2	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	10	174	4
Simmons, Robert	2	3	1	1	3	1	0	3	14	192	11
Simmons, Samuel	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	5	154	29
Simmons, Samuel	4	3	0	1	5	2	1	0	16	190	31
Simmons, Sedwick	0	2	3	0	1	2	0	0	8	156	20
Simmons, Thomas	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	178	16
Simmons, William	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	6	154	21
Simmons, William	3	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	9	168	1
Slack, Joseph	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	156	33
Smith, Peter	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	182	1
Smith, Peter Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	162	10
Stallions, Samuel	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	4	164	23
Stallions, Samuel	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	168	3
Stansbury, Benjamin	3	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	9	170	23
Stewart, Hugh	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	184	34
Stone, Mary	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	188	6
Stringer, Edward	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	5	184	9
Summers, Benjamin	4	2	0	0	6	2	1	0	15	164	22
Swearingen, Elemelake	0	2	3	0	3	1	1	1	11	192	7
Swearingen, Jesse	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	184	21
Swearingen, Rachael	2	0	0	1	4	1	2	0	10	184	20
Thomas, Francis W.	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	156	8
Thornberry, Samuel	1	1	1	1	6	0	1	1	12	176	1
Thornberry, Seth B.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	180	31
Tilford, Weir	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5	174	35
Troutman, Jacob	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	156	1
Troutman, Philip B.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	156	16
Tucker, James	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	194	2
Tyler, David E.	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	186	1
Vaughn, Joel	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	156	24
Walker, Gideon	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	186	34
Waters, William	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	154	26
Wells, Thomas	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	7	160	30
Wheeler, John B.	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	180	34
White, Abraham	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	168	31
White, Britain	3	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	10	182	8
Whitledge, John	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	5	180	32
Whitledge, Juriah	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	180	33
Whitledge, Thomas	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	166	13
Wilcoxon, Lewis	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	192	8
Williams, John	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	170	24
Willson, Daniel	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	164	3
Willson, Jesse	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	160	33
Willson, John H.	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	164	34
Willson, Thomas Q.	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	7	174	33
Wise, Caleb	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	8	160	28
Withers, Sophy	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	192	21
Woods, Eliza C.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	172	8
Wright, Elijah	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	188	37
Yocum, Matthias	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	162	15

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