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WILLIAM K. KEARNEY'S SLAVE BOOK-1829 |
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This is the Slave Book kept by William Kinchen Kearney
(1785-1869) which he started in 1829. A lot of bad spelling in this book, I'm writing them as they are, but if they are too far off, I have included what I believe it should be in brackets [ ] as I will for any notes that are mine and not in the document. Names written in parentheses ( ) are those written in lighter color beside the slave names. |
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1829 |
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4019 1/4 acres of Land in 1831. |
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Betsy Polly Amy Chals [Charles] Crease Darca Lily Dily Rody Luny Sealy Muse Isbel Caroline Rachel Lucy Anett Melvy Polly Lusina [Louisa] Mary Jane |
Ben- purchased H. Maclin - $200 Polly Mayfield -born
1805 |
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Purchased of L. Maclin 1829: Lucy born 1804 Rosena born 1817 |
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Sam born 1809 Isbell born 1807 Sam Plesant born 1809 Washington born 1811 Sandy born 1813 Ellen born 1815 Bray born 1819 Riller born 1821 Sally born 1818 (Whitmell) - Mandy's child Lewisar born 1813 [Louisa] Luny born 1797 Sealy born 1806 Maria born 1810 Anny born 1816 Ellen born 1819 Miles born 1767 Lewey born 1769 Cate born 1776 (Whitmell) Mary Jane born 1822 |
A list of the ages of my Slaves with there different Females: Lucy born 1804 ~ Purchased in 1829 Rosina born 1817 ~ Purchased in 1829 Easter born 1812 Sharper born 1765 Sary born 1725 Lucy born 1760 (Old Place) Feriby born 1765 Easter born 1770 [These appear to be tallying of some kind/extremely faded:] Polly - 3 ???? - 3 Lily - 3 Dely - 5 Lany - 5 Luty - 6 T??? - 2 |
| A list of the Ages
of my Slaves with the different Families: Eaton Pugh born 1783 Charity born 1785 Mal born 1786 Tony born 1794 Dave born 1796 Daniel born 1798 Raney born 1797 Betsy born 1802 Anny born 1795 Yalk [York] born 1789 Isham born 1793 Charlot born 1799 Willis born 1803 Nelson born 1804 Solomon born 1804 Tempy born 1805 Jim [?] born 1806 Sirus born 1807 |
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Below I put the birth months beside the dates to make it easier,
rather than in front of the name as they are in the book. |
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| CHARITIES FAMILY: Henry born- 1801 William born -15 Feb 1806 Tabby born - Feb 1810 Franklin born - Feb 1812 Diner born - Feb 1814 Pompy born - Jany 1816 Patience born- June 1818 Eaton born - May 1820 Friday born - Jany 1822 Patsy born -Sept 1824 Silvy born - Sept 1826 Jacob born - Apr 1829 |
DELCY's FAMILY: Asbery born - 19 Oct 1826 Vicy born - 8 July 1828 Julia born - Apl 28, 1830 Loriah born - June 10, 1832 ELVIRA's FAMILY: Martha born - June 1844 Richard born - Nov 1847 Margaret born - Apl 1851 |
| MATILDY's FAMILY: This family given to Martha Somerville: Osborn born Dec 1820 Falcon born May 1824 Gid born March 1828 Robert born June 24, 1830 LUCINDY's FAMILY: Hanner born May 1833 ELIZA's FAMILY: Rozella born Jany 1844 Feaby born Oct 1845 Julia Ann[?] born 1847 Bob born 1849 Tom born Jany 1850 |
CREASE's FAMILY: Lemmy born Dec 1809 Caroline born born May 1812 Kinsy born Dec 1818 Eveline born Jany 1821 Alfred born March 1823 Elvira born Sept 1825 Eliza born July 1827 Henryetta born Apl 20, 1829 Lucresia Burt born June 1831 SILVY's FAMILY: Nick born Dec 1845 Nicolas born Dec 1845 Nickolas born July 1848 Henry born June 1850 |
| DORCAS FAMILY,
Given to Whitmell: Jackson born Jany 1816 Enock born May 1817 Edmun born Dec 1819 Jinny born Apl 1821 Louisa born Feb 1824 Wiatt born Feb 1827 Georgeann born Feb 16, 1829 Mary born May 1, 18341 VICY's FAMILY: Sam born 1847 Lusida born March 1849 Thomas born Feb 1851 RANY's FAMILY: This family given to Matilda: Peggy born Jany 1817 Ned born Feb 1819 Henderson born Aug 1824 Nancy born Apl 1827 William born July 8, 1829 |
ANGELINA's FAMILY: Lettis born May 1848
LILEY's FAMILY: |
| BETSEY's FAMILY:
Given to Martha Harris except Peter: Peter born Nov 1816 (V.Williams) Daniel Fisher born Nov 1829 Handy born Oct 16 1831 Phillip K. born Feb 1833 POLLY's FAMILY: Maderson born March 27 1818 Vilet born Nov 1820 Hasty born Feb 1824 Hager born March 1826 Kitty born Apl 2, 1829 Feriby born Jany 1832 Henry William born July 1837 |
ANNY's FAMILY: Maria born Apl 1811 - Departed Oct 31, 1833 Dorcas born Sept 26, 1813 - Departed Oct 31, 1833 Lusindy born Dec 1815 - Departed 1833 Green born Feb 6 1818 Dilar born Apl 2, 1820 Harry born March 1822 Lewey born March 1825 Angeline born June 1827 Yalk [York] born July 28, 1830 Lizata born July 7, 1832 (Martha Somerville) |
| CHARLOT's FAMILY: Jane born Feb 23, 1818 Moses born Nov 1826 Nancy born Aug 31, 1832 Mary Ann born March 31, 1835 MARTHA's FAMILY: May a boy JUDE's FAMILY: Ruben born Dec 1819 RODY's FAMILY: Given to Martha Harris: Harriett born July 20, 1820 Philip born June 1824 Dellar born July 1826 Melicy born July 1828 John Henry born March 1830 Martha born Nov 1831 (Maria A. Kearney) |
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| LANY &
5 CHILDREN Purchased Estate of R.R. JONSON for $1323 in 1828: Hannah born 1815 Emmaly born 1818 Mary Jane born June 7, 1820 Susan born June 27, 1822 Ranson Smith born Dec 22, 1825 Winnefred born Apl 1828 James Roberson born May 31, 1830 Milly born July 15, 1832 Julia Ann born March 2, 1835 Solomon born Feb 1840 |
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| SEALY & 3 CHILDREN
purchased of H. MACLIN $557 in 1826: Dick born Nov 1822 Essex born March 1824 Isham born Marh 1826 Ben born Oct 1827 Robert born July 17 1829 Littleton born March 17, 1831 Elexander born Sept 10, 1832 Jordin born Apl 1834 Sary born July 1, 1835 Tempy born March 18, 1837 Daniell born July 1838 Amy born June 1840 Julana born Nov 1841 Crease born May 1843 Hinton born July 1845 Bashaba born Dec 1848 |
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MARIA & her 2 CHILDREN purchased of LITTLETON
MACLIN 1828 for $375. |
RACHEL's FAMILY: Given to Martha Harris: William Henry born Dec 8, 1832 KINSY's FAMILY: Charlot born Sept 1835 Maria born Sept 1837 Arthur born Sept 30, 1839 Joe born May 9, 1841 Frank born Feb 1843 Indiana born De 1844 (Unnamed) born July 1847 |
| LOUISA's FAMILY: Catherine born Oct 1830 Booker born Apl 1833 Dicy born Dec 1835 Kinchen born May 10. 1838 Allen born Feb 1842 Jesse born May 1844 Etter born July 1846 Brittian born May 1848 Arena born May 1850 |
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| LUCY & FAMILY, her
3 CHILDREN, purchased of L. MACLIN for $387, Mary for $125 in 1829: George Washington born Apl 1824 Willis Burns born Feb 1827 Margaret born Jany 1, 1829 (V.Williams) Mary Jane born August 1822 Arrabalar born Dec 13, 1831 Logan born Aug 1833 Davy born Feb 21, 1835 Daniel [crossed out, then has another illegible name, possibly Susan?] born May 8, 1836 Dunkin born August 1842 Willis born Aug 1844 |
ANNY HARIS FAMILY: Anderson born Jun 11, 1832 (Dept) (Unnamed) born Nov 1833 (Dept) Lewey born March 1835 Lily born Apl 10, 1837 Ned born 1839 Nancy born June 1840 Gaberial born Aug 1841 Isham born Jany 1845 Francis born Nov 1846 Elizabeth born Oct 1849 |
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FAMILY: Given to V. Williams: Isaac born Sept 9, 18342 Harrison born July 1836 MARY JANE's FAMILY: (Unnamed) born July 1841 Winne born July 13, 1842 Susan born July 1846 Antony born July 1848 Austin born Sept 1850 |
TEMPY & FAMILY: Given to Maria Williams: Hilman born July 1829 Malissa born July 1831 (Dept) (Unnamed) born March 1, 1835 (Dept) LEVINIA's FAMILY: Emeline born Apl 1848 Porter born Feb 1850 Aller born July 1, 1851 |
| MARIA & FAMILY,
Departed: Angeline born Nov 29, 1829 (Dept) Eliza Davis born Jany 17, 1831 DINEY & FAMILY Given to CORNELIA DAVIS: (Unnamed) born Nov 5, 1833 Ansack born July 31, 1835 Rachell born May 1837 HENRYETTA's FAMILY: Mat born Aug 1849 Marandy born Oct 1851 |
TABI's FAMILY: Charity born May 8, 1834? (C.C. Davis in small print) DARCAS & FAMILY, Departed: Green born Apl 4, 1838 RILLER's FAMILY: Primas born March 3, 1841 |
| ISBELL's FAMILY Given to MARIA WILLIAMS: Kinchen [crossed out changed to] Charles born Feb 2, 1829 Marina born Dec 16, 1830 Cloe born Feb 1833 Ned born July 23, 1835 HENRY MURRAY & Three Children purchased of H. G. WILLIAMS, Oct 1845 for $990: Maranda born Sept 1840 Witton born Jany 1843 Novel born July 1845 Henry born Nov 1847 Lorina born Feb 19, 1850 |
CAROLINE's FAMILY: Alsy born Feb 2, 1829 Isaac born Sept 1830 Alferous [crossed out changed to] William born Sept 30, 1832 Rosella born Apl 10, 1838 Kearny born June 1840 Nat born July 1842 Anderson born Apl 1845 Tony born 1847 Daniell born Sept 1849 POLLY & Her 2 Children Hillman & Cati purchased of E. L. Hinton Oct 1833 at $687.25 cents: Hillman born May 1828 Cati born 1832 |
| DILCY's FAMILY: Carma born July 22, 1838 Jane born Sept 1840 Lucinda born 1842 Chana born 1844 Patsy born March 1846 Callier born Nov 1847 Mariah born Sept 1849 William born July 1, 1851 |
ROZENIA & FAMILY
purchased of LITTLE MACLIN at about $30 [rest is obscured]: Oskon or Osborn born Feb 1834 Phill born Oct 1836 Wesley born Oct 20, 1838 Seaser born Aug 1840 Joseph born June 1842 (Maclin) Tompson born 1844 |
| EMALY's FAMILY: Attoney born May 1834 [Anthony] Trim born July 1835 Fred born Apl 7, 1837 John born March 1839 Edward born Aug 13, 1840 Cloe born March 16, 1842 Luny born July 1843 Emaline born May 1845 Ephram born Aug 1846 Porter born Nov 1848 Jim Poke born July 1850 |
The Slaves left to
my Children by there Gran Mother Alston*: Warren born 1800 (dec'd) Noel born 1800 Amanda born 1802 Nett born 1800 Melvy born 1804 Polly born 1806 Jefferson born 1805 Wake Hary [Harry] *That was Martha Hardee/Hardy-Alston (1759-1823) wife of William Alston (1747-1795)who left a sizeable estate in 1823 Warren Co. |
| AMANDA's FAMILY: Jonson born 1822 Catharin born 1820 Oscar born May 1826 ANNETT's FAMILY: Thomas born 1822 - Given daughter Mary[?] Whitmell born Aug 1824 Manerva born Aug 1827 Martha born Oct 1829 - Given Maria Williams Lucy born May 1832 |
EMALINA's FAMILY (V.V. Williams): Martha born Dec 18, 1839 (Unnamed) born Apl 19, 1841 MACY MACLIN's FAMILY: Siller born Feb 21, 1843 George born Dec 1846 Lucy born Feb 9, 1850 |
| PATIENCE FAMILY: Henry born June 1838 Charity born June 1840 Diner born June 1842 Lucy born 1845 Sally born March 1847 Henderson born June 1850 VILET's FAMILY : Madisson born Aug 1838 Betsy born Nov 1840 Maria born Dec 1842 Polly born Oct 1844 Daniel born June 1850 |
MELVY's FAMILY: Lucy born 1820 Hubbard born May 1827 Dealia born Dec 1831 Frank born Feb 1836 POLLY's FAMILY: Peter born 1820 Doctor born 1823 Winnefred Sept 1826 Drury born Dec 1828 Ransman born Feb 15, 1831 Burrell born April 25, 1833 |
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age of the Slaves left Whitmell H.A. Kearney by his uncle Whitmell
Alston: Peter born 1769 Cloe born 1767 Frank born 1786 Mason born 1806 Harriet born 1809 William born Feb 1818 LUCY's FAMILY: Coatny born Nov 1836 |
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| Notes. There are notations beside & written over some of the names, some appear to be sale information, but it is not entirely clear what else they're trying to say because many are initials, scribbles or very faded, and they are random. "Departed" appears to mean that either a person has died, or in some cases, sold or given to someone. I've included those which are obvious, though. Throughout the pages, many references are made to members of W.K. Kearney's family and parties they purchased from. The Macklins were slaveowning neighbors in Warren County. Following are a list of his wife & children. Wife: Benjamin Hardee James Maria Alston (most often called Maria) dau/of William Alston & Martha Hardee William K. & Maria Alston Kearney's children: 1. Whitmell Hardee Alston Kearney (mar: Polly Dawson Williams) 2. Mary Ann Eliza Kinchen Kearney (mar: Conrad S. Boyd; John Arrington) 3. Elizabeth Matilda Alston Kearney (mar: John B. Somerville) 4. Martha Helen Hardee Kearney (mar: Thomas Whitmell Harris) 5. Maria Alston Kearney (mar: Solomon Williams) 6. Caroline Cornelia Kearney (mar: Archibald Hilliard Davis) 7. Valeria Virginia Kearney (mar: Dr. Robert Edgar Willliams) 8. Sarah Thomas Kearney (1825-1830) 9. Delia Haywood Kearney (mar: Robert Clement) 10. Elizabeth Kinchen Kearney (mar: Jacob Parker) 11. Margaret Asenath Priscilla Kearney (1831-1832) 12. William H. Kearney (1833-1836) 13. Polly Dawson Kearney (mar: Alfred Alston) 14. Anna Kate Jackson Van Kearney, nicknamed "Van" (mar: Henry Williams, of Bertie Co.) 15. William Eleanor Kearney (mar: Elias Carr, later Governor of NC) |
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| See also the Will of Martha Hardy Alston-1823 and the Estate of Conrad Boyd-1848, both of which include additional info mentioned in this page | |
| Some of the older slaves named in the beginning pages came from the William Alston, d.1795 Estate | |
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My thanks to Leon Gordon for providing the images of this book. |
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©2019 by Deloris Williams for the NCGenWeb Project. No portion of this or any document appearing on this site is to be used for other than personal research. Any republication or reposting is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the owner. Last updated 06/11/2021 |
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