Sarah Burke

Black Person Information

First Name:
Sarah
Last Name:
Burke
Family Code:
05861
Color:
Black
Gender:
Female
County:
Nelson
Birth Year:
1807.0
Description:
5' 4-1/2" tall. Light copper complexion - She has agreed to leave the state by 1 MAY 1857
Height:
64.5
Skin Color:
Light Copper

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
William Burke
First Owner Code:
W00738
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1857
Second Owner Name:
William Burke
Second Owner Code:
W00738XX
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Nelson
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1857
Third Owner Name:
Free
Third Owner Code:
W0000
Year Emancipated:
1857.0

Additional Information

Notes:
Emancipated by will - Recorded 13 APR 1857. Must leave state by 1 MAY 1857.

Can we count on your support?

This website is a service of Reckoning, Inc., a small non-profit organization that depends on grants and donations to continue our work. Up to this point, we have avoided putting any paid advertising on our website. If you would like to help us keep it that way, please consider making a donation to our organization.