Slaves of Samuel Walker, Kentucky

Date: 1810 to 1833
Location: Greenup, Kentucky
Surnames/tags: Walker Lawson

Slaves of Samuel Walker (1765-1833), Greenup County, Kentucky

In 1796 Hampshire, Virginia, Samuel Walker legally owned Susannah & her Negro child, who were bequeathed to his new wife, Anne Lawson by her father, Thomas Lawson, in his 1795 will.^[1]

In 1810 census of Hampshire, Virginia, Samuel Walker owned three enslaved people.^[2]

In 1820 census of Greenup, Kentucky, Samuel Walker owned five enslaved people:^[3]

• Slaves - Males - Under 14 1
• Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 2
• Slaves - Males - 45 and over 2

In 1830 census of Greenup, Kentucky, Samuel Walker owned nine enslaved people:^[4]

• Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
• Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
• Slaves - Females - Under 10: 4
• Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 1
• Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1

In 1833 will of Samuel Walker, Greenup, Kentucky, made bequests of eight enslaved people:^[5]

• Phebe to wife, Ann Walker
• Sarah to wife, Ann Walker
• Gabriel to son, James Walker
• Ely to son, James Walker
• Maria to son, James Walker
• Martha to son, William Walker
• David to son, William Walker
• Sarah to son, William Walker

Research Notes

• It is assumed that the nine enslaved people in the 1830 census appear among the eight enslaved people named in the 1932 will.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Thomas Lawson
2. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 762; Image: Vam252_69-0011; FHL Roll: 0181429
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #665211 (accessed 26 November 2023)
3. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Page: 170; NARA Roll: M33_21; Image: 183
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1389259 (accessed 26 November 2023)
4. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Greenup, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 64; Family History Library Film: 0007816
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1857271 (accessed 26 November 2023)
5. ↑ Will of Samuel Walker, Greenup County, Kentucky Will records, Index, 1822-1834, book 2, page 124-125, FHL film# 0343997, DGS004818893