Ben Ford

Black Person Information

First Name:
Ben
Last Name:
Ford
Family Code:
78092
Color:
Black
Gender:
Male
County:
Bourbon
State Born in:
KY

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Edward Ford
First Owner Code:
W21678
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Bourbon
First Owner Year Transferred:
1815
Second Owner Name:
Thomas R. Ford
Second Owner Code:
W21678B
Second Owner State:
KY
Second Owner County:
Bourbon
Second Owner Year Transferred:
1816
Third Owner Name:
Free
Third Owner Code:
W0000
Year Emancipated:
1816

Additional Information

Notes:
Will written in the District of Columbia - finally registered in Bourbon Co. KY in 1823 (Slaves were located in Bourbon Co.)

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