This is a list of slave traders active in the U.S. state of Kentucky from settlement until the end of the American Civil War in 1865.
Contents
- A. Blackwell, Lexington [1]
- Lewis Allen, "professional kidnapper," Maysville [2]
- David Anderson, Kentucky [3] and Baltimore (?) [4]
- John W. Anderson, Mason County [5]
- Jordan Arterburn [6] [7] [8]
- Tarlton Arterburn [6] [9] [8]
- Atkinson & Richardson, Tennessee, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Mo. [10]
- J. H. Bagby [11]
- J. G. Barclay & Co. [12]
- Kinchen Battoe, Kentucky [13]
- William Beck, Glasgow, Ky. [14]
- Sam Berry, Georgetown, Ky., described as "a noted negro thief and journeyman negro trader" [15]
- Blackwell and Ballard [16]
- Blackwell, Murphy, and Ferguson, Kentucky [16] and Forks of the Road, Natchez, Miss. [17]
- Washington Bolton, Lexington [8]
- Bolton, Dickens & Co. [18]
- Boyce, Kentucky [19]
- Boyce, near Frankfort, Ky. [20]
- Return Bradley, Clark County, and New Orleans [21]
- Dr. Brady, Hopkinsville, Ky. [22]
- Robert B. "Old Bob" Brashear, Salem, Va. [23] and Alexandria, Va. [24] and New Orleans and Louisville, Ky. [25]
- P. N. Brent, Lexington [26] [18]
- Booz Browner, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- J. C. Buckles [7]
- William Campbell, Georgetown [28]
- Jacob T. Cassell [7]
- Joshua Cates, Christian County, Ky. [29]
- John Clark, Louisville [7] [18] [30] [31] [32] [33]
- John R. Cleary, Lexington [1]
- David Cobb, Lexington, Alabama, and Mississippi [34]
- J. Cockrill, Lexington [35]
- Asa Collins, Lexington [16] [36]
- H. Collons, Lexington [1]
- A. B. Colwell, Lexington [1] [26] [18] [37]
- Corbin, South Carrollton on Green River [38]
- Mr. Cooper, Kentucky [39]
- William Cotton, Bardstown [40]
- Thomas W. Davis, Pine Grove, Lexington–Leestown Road [41] [42]
- William P. Davis, Louisville [43] [44]
- E. R. Dean [45]
- R. H. Elam [16]
- George Ernwine [7]
- James H. Farish, Lexington [46]
- George Ferguson, Lexington [1]
- Floyd, Kentucky and Natchez [47]
- Ford, Kentucky, Mississippi, and New Orleans [48] [49]
- Hugh L. Foster [7]
- Mr. Gains [Gaines?], Boone County and Mississippi [50]
- Matthew Garrison [9] [8]
- J. C. Gentry, Louisville [51]
- Austin Gibbons [7]
- Ben. Gilbert, Louisville [52]
- Gray & Stewart [53]
- C. C. Green & Co. [54]
- Pierce Griffin, Lexington [55] [56] [57]
- John Harris, Kentucky, possibly kidnapping in Richmond, Indiana [58]
- Harrison, Washington County, Ky. [59]
- Henry H. Haynes, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tenn. [16] [60] [61]
- J. M. Heady, Lexington [26] [62]
- O. Henley, Lexington [63]
- David Heran [7]
- J. M. Hewett [11]
- William Hill, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- W. A. Holland [54]
- Judge Houston, Hopkinsville, Ky. [22]
- Michael Hughes, Lexington [56] [57]
- Hughes & Downing, Lexington [56] [64]
- Hughes and Neil, Boone County and Louisville [65]
- John Hunter, Louisville [66]
- Jordan and Tolt, Louisville and New Orleans [67]
- Kelly [68]
- Thomas Kelly, Louisville [11]
- William H. Kelly [6] [18] [69] [70] [71] [72]
- James Kelly, Kentucky [49]
- Hiram Lawrence, Lexington [1]
- Joshua Lee, Louisville [73]
- Lipscum & Day, Frankfort [74]
- R. W. Lucas, Lexington [1] [18]
- John Madinglay, Nelson County [75]
- George W. Maraman, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- Silas Marshall, Lexington [1] [18] [76]
- George S. Marshall [1] [18]
- James G. Mathers, Lexington [77] [78]
- Bill Matney [79]
- John Mattingly, Louisville and Lexington [6] [80] [81] [71] and St. Louis, Mo. [82] [83]
- Neal McCann, Lexington [84] [18]
- McGowan, Lexington [26]
- McGowan, Woolford County [85]
- James McMillin, Maysville [5] [86]
- Thomas B. Megowan, Lexington [56]
- John Miller, Green County and Mississippi [87]
- John T. Montjoy, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- Muir, Ormsby & Co. [7]
- Felix G. Murphy, Lexington [1]
- Bill Myers, Madison County [75]
- Elijah Noble, Frankfort [88]
- Joseph H. Northcutt, Lexington [1] [89]
- Northcutt, Marshall & Co. [90]
- Warren Offutt, Woodford County, and Natchez [91] [92] [93] [94]
- Zeb Offutt, "a negro stealer" [15]
- Ellis Oldham, Madison County [86]
- Otterman, Louisville [30] [95]
- Owens, Georgetown [96]
- George Payton, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- Peck, Washington County, Ky. [97]
- Benjamin Ward Powell, Natchez, Miss., [98] [99] Louisville, Ky. and New Orleans [100]
- Thomas A. Powell, Louisville [6] [8] [71] [69] [72] and Montgomery, Ala. [101] [102] and St. Louis, [103] and New Orleans
- William A. Pullum, Lexington [1] [56] [104]
- Pulliam, Lexington [105]
- Redford [68]
- Gabriel Reed [7]
- Reynolds, Louisville, Ky. [106]
- Alfred O. Robards, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- Lewis C. Robards, Lexington [56] [78]
- David Ross, Louisville, Ky. [107]
- Franklin B. Rust, Covington [108]
- A. C. Scott [51]
- Austin H. Slaughter [7]
- William Stansberry, Kentucky and Mississippi [109]
- Everett Stillwell, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- Edward Stone, Bourbon County and Harrison County [5] ("Bluegrass area") [75]
- John Stickney, Louisville [110]
- John Stringer [7]
- William F. Talbott, Louisville and Lexington [6] [16] [18] [111]
- Joseph Thompson, Harrison County [112]
- Robert H. Thompson, Lexington [1] [18]
- Unidentified traders, Mt. Sterling [113]
- J. Watson, Louisville [43]
- Richard Watson, Louisville, Ky. and New Orleans [114]
- Silas Wheeler, Clinton County [115]
- Robert K. White [7]
- W. F. White, Lexington [116]
- W. P. White & Co., Lexington [1]
- Wilson, Shelbyville and Lexington [117]
- Emanuel Wolfe [7]
- Heaman Wood [7]
- Rodes Woods, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper [27]
- Charles H. Woolford [7]
- Henry Young, "professional kidnapper," Maysville [2]
- John S. Young, Louisville [118] [119]
