Thomas Speed

Black Person Information

First Name:
Thomas
Last Name:
Speed
AKA:
Tom
Family Code:
08445
Color:
Mulatto
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
State Born in:
KY
Birth Year:
1836
Skin Color:
Mulatto

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
MAJ Thomas Speed
First Owner Code:
W01509A
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1842
Second Owner Name:
Mary McElroy Allen (Widow) Speed
Second Owner Code:
W01509AZ
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Nelson
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1843
Third Owner Name:
Thomas Spencer Speed
Third Owner Code:
W01509AA
Third Owner Year Transferred:
1853
Fourth Owner Name:
Free
Year Emancipated:
1853

Additional Information

Notes:
Thomas Speed will states that Tom will serve for 10 years after Mr. Speed's death, then be emancipated to go to Liberia or outside US (American Colonization Society)

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