Peter Adams

Black Person Information

First Name:
Peter
Last Name:
Adams
Family Code:
05295
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
State Born in:
MD
Birth Year:
1790
Occupation:
In Jail for Vagrancy in Jefferson County
1850 Census County:
Jefferson

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Richard Adams
First Owner Code:
W01006
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1798
Second Owner Name:
Richard Adams
Second Owner Code:
W01006XX
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1804
Third Owner Name:
Elizabeth (Widow) Adams
Third Owner Code:
W01006Z
Third Owner State:
KY
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1830
Fourth Owner Name:
Free
Fourth Owner Year Transferred:
1861
Fifth Owner Name:
Nelson County
Fifth Owner Year Transferred:
1861
Sixth Owner Name:
Mr. Henson

Additional Information

Notes:
Sent to the poor house - 1861. Not claimed as property by decendents of Elizabeth. Sold at court order in Louisville KY

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