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CONSUMERS: SLAVE NAMES

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Amended data from New York Life received after the initial publication of this chart, on December 21, 2005, is contained within this document.

Additional data received, on May 1, 2002, is contained on the addendum page located at the end of the document.

Name of Slave	County (or Parish), State	Other Identifying Information	Slaveholder	County (or Parish), State	Submitted By
Aaron	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1588	Brown, Alexander	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Aaron	Savannah, GA	Laborer Policy Number(s): 1851	William Burke Giles & Company,	Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Abby Anderson	Natchez, MS	General house servant Policy Number(s): 1131	Beaumont, Phebe	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Abraham	Union County, KY	Firemen on Bunker Hill Policy Number(s): 799	Buntai, John	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Abraham	On Island 36, Tipton County, TN	Farming & woodchopping - Date of Death 03/18/48 Policy Number(s): 1438	Mess. Smith & Densford,	Louisville, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Abraham	Montgomery, AL	Carpenter Policy Number(s): 1830	Winter, IS	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Abraham Fox	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1506	Nunn, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Abram	Fayette, KY		Thompson, Chas R.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Abram	Wilmington, NC	Employed on a Turpentine Farm Policy Number(s): 1260	Fleeming, Daniel	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Adam	Bourbon, KY		Jones, Frances, owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Adam	Mobile, AL	Steam boat hand Policy Number(s): 980	Good, Garland	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Adam	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 483	Hobson, John	Powhattan County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Adelandi a/k/a Adelaide	Charleston, SC	Mantua maker Policy Number(s): 268	Georgia Insurance & Trust Company re Insurance,	Augusta, GA	New York Life Insurance Company
Agnes	Fayette, KY		Kemp, J.L.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Albert	Savannah, GA	Labourer Policy Number(s): 1982	Bradley, Richard	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Albert	On Island 36, Tipton County, TN	Farming & woodchopping Policy Number(s): 1437	Mess. Smith & Densford,	Louisville, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Alexander	Fayette, KY		Hunter, John J.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alexander	Fayette, KY		Morgan, J.H. & C.C., owners	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alfred	Fayette, KY		Grinstead, James A., owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alfred	Woodford, KY		Mass, William H. ?	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alfred	Mercer, KY		Tilford, James, owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alfred	Woodford, KY		Watson, R.H., Owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alfred	NOT LISTED,	As above Policy Number(s): 986	Phillips, Henry	Jefferson County, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Alfred O'Hanlon	Fayetteville, NC	Engineer Policy Number(s): 188	O'Hanlon, Margaret	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Alic	Fayette, KY		Morgan, John H.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alick	Savannah, GA	Waiter Policy Number(s): 268	Georgia Insurance & Trust Company re Insurance,	Augusta, GA	New York Life Insurance Company
Alik a/k/a Alexander, Aleck	Wilmington, NC	Laborer Policy Number(s): 280 (953) (1858)	Giles, William Burke	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Allan Williams	Fayette, KY		Hamilton, W.C., owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Alleck a/k/a Aleck, Alexander a/k/a Burr	Wilmington, NC	Employed in a mill Policy Number(s): 1149 (1850)	Bradley, Richard (Savannah, GA) and Giles, William Burke (Wilmington, NC)	Savannah, GA, and Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Allen	Louisville, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1602	Bell, Robert and Quarrier, Monroe	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Amanda	St. Francis, MO	Policy dated Jan. 13, 1860; Age 15; Occupation: Housegirl	Meyer, Charles	Same	Aetna Life Insurance Company
Ampy	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 391	Mid Lothian Coal and Minning Co,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Anderson	Wilcox, AL		Cook, David, owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Anderson	Richmond, VA	Laborer Policy Number(s): 316	John A. Lancaster and Edward Sinton Trustees,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Anderson Bowman	Louisville, KY	Boatman Policy Number(s): 828	Bowman, Parmelia	Bullitt County, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Anderson Flournoy	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 413 (1038)	Mills, Nicholas	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew	Fayette, KY		Hunter, John J.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Andrew	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1504	Nunn, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew	Wilmington, NC	Laborer in mill and distillery Policy Number(s): 1148 (1847)	Bradley, Richard (Savannah, GA) and Giles, William Burke (Wilmington, NC)	Savannah, GA, and Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew Banks	Spotsylvania, VA		Haydon, John ?	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Ann	Fayette, KY		Chiles, H.W.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Ann	St. Francis, MO	Policy dated Jan. 13, 1860; Age 15; Occupation: Housegirl	Meyer, Charles	Same	Aetna Life Insurance Company
Anthony	Fayette, KY		Scott, P.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Anthony	Shelbyville, KY	Farmer-to be employed on a farm Policy Number(s): 1796	Glafs, Robert	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Anthony	Charleston, SC	House servant Policy Number(s): 613 (1314)	Hubert, Charles	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Anthony	Natchez, MS	Employed in a saw mill handling lumber Policy Number(s): 1885	Ricks, CS	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Anthony	Wilmington, NC	At a saw mill Policy Number(s): 1150	Bradley, Richard (Savannah, GA) and Giles, William Burke (Wilmington, NC)	Savannah, GA, and Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Anthony Jones	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 421 (1046)	Mills, Nicholas	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Anthony	Wilmington, NC	Laborer at steam sawmill Date of Death 02/24/47 Policy Number(s): 349	Cowan, RH	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Apollo	Charleston, SC	Laborer Policy Number(s): 268	Georgia Insurance & Trust Company re Insurance,	Augusta, GA	New York Life Insurance Company
Armistead	Fayette, KY		Morgan, John H.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Augustus	Louisville, KY	Cabin boy Policy Number(s): 1607	Bell, Robert and Quarrier, Monroe	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Barbary	Mobile, AL	Carpenter Policy Number(s): 1261	Owen; R. Hamilton adminstrator of, George	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bartlett	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 312	Chesterfield Mining Co., William Benton as agent,	Black Heath Chesterfield County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Bartlett	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 482	Hobson, John	Powhattan County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Bartlett	Louisville, KY	Fireman running on river Policy Number(s): 735	Langhorne, Maurice	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bartlett Harrison	Richmond, VA	To be employed on tow boat and lighters Policy Number(s): 1094	Tompkins, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bartlett Nelson	Richmond, VA	To be employed on Tow boats or lighters Policy Number(s): 1092	Tompkins, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Basil	Augusta, GA	Cabinet maker Policy Number(s): 1012	Hill; John Hill trustee for, LM	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Basil	NOT LISTED,	To be employed as an agriculturalist Policy Number(s): 1022	Sanders, Harriet	Shelby County, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Basil	Louisville, KY	Manufacturer Policy Number(s): 379	Saunders, Harriet	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bella	Charleston, SC	House servant Policy Number(s): 615 (1316)	Hubert, Charles	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Ben	Fayette, KY		Montgomery, William	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Ben	Fayette, KY		Morgan, John H.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Ben	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 457	Crouch, Thomas	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Ben	Wilmington, NC	Common laborer Policy Number(s): 528 (1212)	Lord, W	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Ben	Mobile, AL	Laborer Policy Number(s): 1248	Owen; R. Hamilton adminstrator of, George	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Ben	NOT LISTED,	To be employed on steam boat Uncle Sam for 2 months And then to return home to farm Policy Number(s): 987	Phillips, Henry	Jefferson County, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Ben	St. Louis, MO	Policy dated Nov. 12, 1857; Age 13; Occupation: House Servant	Primm, John S.	Same	Aetna Life Insurance Company
Ben Brown	Jassimine, KY		Chrisman, L.H., owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Ben Varnum	Fayette, KY		Hamilton, W.C., owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Ben Jones	Chesterfield County, VA	Carpenter Policy Number(s): 836	Hancock, Higginson	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Ben York	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 429 (1054)	Mills, Nicholas	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Benjamin	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1537	Anderson, Nelson	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Betsey	Wilmington, NC	House Servant Policy Number(s): 746 (1546)	Hill, EN	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Betsy Dyer	Natchez, MS	House servant Policy Number(s): 1133	Bolton, Theoda	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Betty	Frankfort, KY	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 1657	Alley, Nelson	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Betty	Scott County, KY	Servant Policy Number(s): 843	Forbes, Jno	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Beverly	Richmond, VA	To be employed on tow boats and lighters Policy Number(s): 1095	Tompkins, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bill	Natchez, MS	To be employed in the Natchez saw mill Policy Number(s): 1274	J.D. Tyler Brown Cozzens & H.W. Chittenden,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bill	Daviess County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 780	McFarland, John	Daviep County, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Bill	Wilmington, NC	Employed in a turpentine distillery Policy Number(s): 1805	Wooster Anderson & Co.,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bill	Wilmington, NC	Laborer at mill Policy Number(s): 1152 (1848)	Bradley, Richard (Savannah, GA) and Giles, William Burke (Wilmington, NC)	Savannah, GA, and Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Bill Ballard	Savannah, GA	Laborer Policy Number(s): 1852	William Burke Giles & Company,	Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Bill Hyman	Wilmington, NC	Laborer Policy Number(s): 286 (960)	Bradley, Richard (Savannah, GA) and Giles, William Burke (Wilmington, NC)	Savannah, GA, and Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Billy	Louisville, KY	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 1675	Shanks, Thomas	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Billy Harrod	Chesterfield County, VA	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 410 (1035)	Mills, Nicholas	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Bob	Louisville, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1512	Chenoweth, Stephen	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bob	Montgomery, AL	House servant Policy Number(s): 1822	Winter, IS	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Bob Hall	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner - Date of Death 03/22/47 Policy Number(s): 973	Hall, Richard	Henrico County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Bob Hall	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 392	Mid Lothian Coal and Minning Co,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Breckenridge	Fayette, KY		Childers, A.L. & J.J., owners	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Burrell	Fayette, KY		Thompson, Chas R.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Burrell	Natchez, MS	House servant Policy Number(s): 1129	Koontz, George	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Caesar Dawson	New Bern, NC	Cooper Policy Number(s): 935	Van Bokkelen, WH	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Cain	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1575	Pritchell, John	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Camilla	Augusta, GA	Seamstress Policy Number(s): 1124	Platt, Charles	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Carlin	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1505	Nunn, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Caroline	Fayette, KY		Morgan, John H., owner assigned	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Caroline	Fanquer, VA		, POSTED but NOT WRITTEN?	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Caroline	Wilmington, NC	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 1779	Burch, James	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Caroline	Lexington, KY	Cook & house servant Policy Number(s): 1968	Newberry, WH	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Caswell	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1510	Elam, John	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Cato	Mead County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1615	Van Meter, David	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Cecilia	Augusta, GA	Servant Policy Number(s): 1350	Platt, Charles	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Chandler	Louisville, KY	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 1676	Shanks, Thomas	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles	Fayette, KY		Scott, P.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Charles	Louisville, KY	House servant Policy Number(s): 1655	Gardner, William	Shelbyville, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles	New Bern, NC	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 1685	Harvey & Son, John	New Bern Craven County, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles	Augusta, GA	Moulder Policy Number(s): 1525	Hopkins, Thomas	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1535	Langley, Samuel	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles	NOT LISTED,	Farmer to be employed in New M Co., & M Policy Number(s): 984	Phillips, Henry	Jefferson County, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles	Wilmington, NC	Common Laborer Policy Number(s): 515	Smith, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles a/k/a John	Wilmington, NC	Servant on board a steamer Policy Number(s): 334 (995, 1752)	Walker, John	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles Smith	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 310	Marshalls, Thomas	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Charles Hall	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 313	Chesterfield Mining Co., William Benton as agent,	Black Heath Chesterfield County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Charleston	Montgomery, AL	Carpenter Policy Number(s): 1831	Winter, IS	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Chloe	Charleston, SC	House servant Policy Number(s): 612 (1313)	Hubert, Charles	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Chrisman	Fayette, KY		Hamilton, W.C.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Clairborne a/k/a Clairbonne	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1589	Brown, Joseph	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Clara	Charleston, SC	House Servant Policy Number(s): 663 (1458)	Robinson, Joseph	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Clem	Lexington, KY	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 450 (1165)	McGowan, JR	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Clem Boone	Fayette, KY		Todhunter, P.E. & W.G., owners	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Congo	Clover Hill, VA	Miner at the Coal Mines Policy Number(s): 892	Wooldridge, Daniel	Chesterfield County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Conway Barbour	Jefferson County, KY	Cabin boy Policy Number(s): 1443	Bell, Robert	Louisville, KY	New York Life Insurance Company
Courtney	Natchez, MS	Boatman Policy Number(s): 1016 (1803)	Harrison, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Cyrus Mills	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 428 (1053)	Mills, Nicholas	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Dabney Burnette	Chesterfield County, VA	Employed at Mid Lothian mines Policy Number(s): 1217	Burnette, Elias	Albemarle County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Daly	Fayette, KY		, Hunter & Bruce	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Damon	Wilmington, NC	Employed at distillery Policy Number(s): 1175	Hallett, Benjamin	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel	Louisville, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1606	Clifton, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel	Charleston, SC	House servant Policy Number(s): 614 (1315)	Hubert, Charles	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel	Louisville, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1766	Roy; John W. Roy agent for, Elle	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel	Richmond, VA	To be employed on steam tow boats and lighters Policy Number(s): 1093	Tompkins, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel	Wilmington, NC	Common Laborer - Date of Death 08/10/47 Policy Number(s): 749	Tyler, John	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel	Edgefield County, SC	To be employed in rice field Policy Number(s): 812	Walker, Charles	Edgefield, SC	New York Life Insurance Company
Daniel Hall	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 311	Chesterfield Mining Co., William Benton as agent,	Black Heath Chesterfield County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
David	Fayette, KY		Hamilton, W.C.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
David	Fayette, KY		Morgan, John H.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
David	Fayette, KY		Scott, P.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
David	Wilmington, NC	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 1677	Berry, William	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
David	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1734	Braddock, Jesse	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
David	Henderson County, KY	Fireman on steamboat Empire Policy Number(s): 825	Braddock, Jesse	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
David	Savannah, GA	Laborer Policy Number(s): 1856	William Burke Giles & Company,	Wilmington, NC	New York Life Insurance Company
David	Clover Hill, VA	Miner in the pits - Krinse Policy Number(s): 894	Wooldridge, Daniel	Chesterfield County, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
David Cutler	Wilmington, NC	Carpenter Policy Number(s): 530 (1424)	Fleeming, Daniel	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Davy	Wilmington, NC	Laborer Policy Number(s): 1057	Urquhart; Henry R. Savage executor to, Anna	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Davy Dabney	Clover Hill, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 896	Darracott, John	Richmond, VA	New York Life Insurance Company
Dean	Fayette, KY		Scott, P.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Delia	Spotsylvania, VA		Jones, J.L., owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Dennis	Charleston, SC	NOT LISTED Policy Number(s): 703	Dawson, OH	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dennis	Natchez, MS	To be employed in the Natchez saw mill Policy Number(s): 1273	J.D. Tyler Brown Cozzens & H.W. Chittenden,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dennis Cofer	Washington, DC		Towler, James, owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Dick	Macon, GA	Coach maker Policy Number(s): 1066	De Loache & Wilcosson,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dick	Franklin County, KY	Farmer Policy Number(s): 1656	Freeman, DD	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dick	Henderson County, KY	Fireman Policy Number(s): 1574	Quinn, Arthur	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dick	Montgomery, AL	Carpenter Policy Number(s): 1818	Winter, IS	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dick Cook	Fayette, KY		Scott, P.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Dick Field	Fayette, KY		Hamilton, Wesley C.	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Dick a/k/a Richard Ferguson	Wilmington, NC	Engineer Policy Number(s): 291 (950) (1846.5)	William Burke Giles & Company,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Dick Giles	Chesterfield County, VA	Chesterfield & Clover Hill coal pits Policy Number(s): 834	Hancock, Jefferson	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Duncan Wright	Wilmington, NC	Common Laborer Policy Number(s): 201 (969) (1666)	Wright, Thomas	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Edgar Porter	Chesterfield County, VA	Miner Policy Number(s): 308	Mid Lothian Coal and Minning Co,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company
Edmund	Caroline, VA		Butler, George G., owner	Same	American International Group, Inc.
Edmund	Augusta, GA	Waiter Policy Number(s): 1395	Adams Hopkins & Co.,	Same	New York Life Insurance Company