Slaves in Kentucky were
manumitted [emancipated] through the county court or through a provision in the
last will and testament of the slave's owner. The amount of the bond was not
paid unless the slave had no support and became a charge upon the county. The
following manumission is recorded in Caldwell County, Kentucky Order
Book D, pages 160 and 169.
"A Deed of
manumission from of this County to
Iras commonly called Ivy was this day produced in open Court and acknowledged
by McVay to be his act and deed for the purposes therein named and ordered to
be recorded, to wit: State of Kentucky Caldwell County To
wit: Be it Known that I have this day emancipated and set free my negro Woman
named Iras commonly called Ivy of dark complection aged
about forty five years which said girl was purchased by me of and from David
Tucker of Mecklingburg County and state of Virginia hereby Renouncing all claim
to her from henceforth, and do request the County Court of Caldwell to give the
Certificate a place on their records. And furthermore request any person to
treat her with friendship so long as she may deserve the same. In Testimony
whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of January 1825 at
Princeton." [signed] Hugh McVay.
"On motion of Hugh
McVay, who at the January term last of this court recording his Deed of
emancipation, by which he set free & emancipated his negro Woman named Iras
commonly called Ivy of dark complexion aged about forty
five years, leave is given him & he enters into and acknowledges bond in
penalty of $1000, payable to the Justices of the Caldwell County Court and their
successors in office, to keep his negro from becoming chargeable to said
county, conditioned according to law, together with Kinson McVay his security
and it is ordered that a certificate of freedom be granted said negro
woman." 18th April 1825.
Originally published 16 Aug 2018 and re-published 16 Aug 2023, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog
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