# List of Kentucky slave traders

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.
* A. Blackwell, Lexington
* Lewis Allen, "professional kidnapper," Maysville
* David Anderson, Kentucky and Baltimore (?)
* John W. Anderson, Mason County
* Jordan Arterburn
* Tarlton Arterburn
* Atkinson & Richardson, Tennessee, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Mo.
* J. H. Bagby
* J. G. Barclay & Co.
* Kinchen Battoe, Kentucky
* William Beck, Glasgow, Ky.
* Sam Berry, Georgetown, Ky., described as "a noted negro thief and journeyman negro trader"
* Blackwell and Ballard
* Blackwell, Murphy, and Ferguson, Kentucky and Forks of the Road, Natchez, Miss.
* Washington Bolton, Lexington
* Bolton, Dickens & Co.
* Boyce, Kentucky
* Boyce, near Frankfort, Ky.
* Return Bradley, Clark County, and New Orleans
* Dr. Brady, Hopkinsville, Ky.
* Robert B. "Old Bob" Brashear, Salem, Va. and Alexandria, Va. and New Orleans and Louisville, Ky.
* P. N. Brent, Lexington
* Booz Browner, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* J. C. Buckles
* Jacob T. Cassell
* Joshua Cates, Christian County, Ky.
* John Clark, Louisville
* John R. Cleary, Lexington
* David Cobb, Lexington, Alabama, and Mississippi
* Asa Collins, Lexington
* H. Collons, Lexington
* A. B. Colwell, Lexington
* Corbin, South Carrollton on Green River
* Mr. Cooper, Kentucky
* Thomas W. Davis, Pine Grove, Lexington–Leestown Road
* William P. Davis, Louisville
* E. R. Dean
* R. H. Elam
* George Ernwine
* James H. Farish, Lexington
* George Ferguson, Lexington
* Floyd, Kentucky and Natchez
* Ford, Kentucky, Mississippi, and New Orleans
* Hugh L. Foster
* Matthew Garrison
* J. C. Gentry, Louisville
* Austin Gibbons
* Ben. Gilbert, Louisville
* Gray & Stewart
* C. C. Green & Co.
* Pierce Griffin, Lexington
* John Harris, Kentucky, possibly kidnapping in Richmond, Indiana
* Harrison, Washington County, Ky.
* Henry H. Haynes, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tenn.
* J. M. Heady, Lexington
* David Heran
* J. M. Hewett
* William Hill, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* W. A. Holland
* Judge Houston, Hopkinsville, Ky.
* Michael Hughes, Lexington
* Hughes & Downing, Lexington
* John Hunter, Louisville
* Jordan and Tolt, Louisville and New Orleans
* Kelly
* Thomas Kelly, Louisville
* William H. Kelly
* James Kelly, Kentucky
* Hiram Lawrence, Lexington
* Joshua Lee, Louisville
* Lipscum & Day, Frankfort
* R. W. Lucas, Lexington
* John Madinglay, Nelson County
* George W. Maraman, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* Silas Marshall, Lexington
* George S. Marshall
* James G. Mathers, Lexington
* Bill Matney
* John Mattingly, Louisville and Lexington and St. Louis, Mo.
* Neal McCann, Lexington
* McGowan, Lexington
* McGowan, Woolford County
* James McMillin, Maysville
* Thomas B. Megowan, Lexington
* John Miller, Green County and Mississippi
* John T. Montjoy, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* Muir, Ormsby & Co.
* Felix G. Murphy, Lexington
* Bill Myers, Madison County
* Elijah Noble, Frankfort
* Joseph H. Northcutt, Lexington
* Northcutt, Marshall & Co.
* Warren Offutt, Woodford County, and Natchez
* Zeb Offutt, "a negro stealer"
* Ellis Oldham, Madison County
* Otterman, Louisville
* Owens, Georgetown
* George Payton, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* Peck, Washington County, Ky.
* Benjamin Ward Powell, Natchez, Miss., Louisville, Ky. and New Orleans
* Thomas A. Powell, Louisville and Montgomery, Ala. and St. Louis, and New Orleans
* William A. Pullum, Lexington
* Pulliam, Lexington
* Redford
* Gabriel Reed
* Reynolds, Louisville, Ky.
* Alfred O. Robards, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* Lewis C. Robards, Lexington
* David Ross, Louisville, Ky.
* Franklin B. Rust, Covington
* A. C. Scott
* Austin H. Slaughter
* William Stansberry, Kentucky and Mississippi
* Everett Stillwell, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* Edward Stone, Bourbon County and Harrison County ("Bluegrass area")
* John Stickney, Louisville
* John Stringer
* William F. Talbott, Louisville and Lexington
* Joseph Thompson, Harrison County
* Robert H. Thompson, Lexington
* Unidentified traders, Mt. Sterling
* J. Watson, Louisville
* Richard Watson, Louisville, Ky. and New Orleans
* Silas Wheeler, Clinton County
* Robert K. White
* W. F. White, Lexington
* W. P. White & Co., Lexington
* Wilson, Shelbyville and Lexington
* Emanuel Wolfe
* Heaman Wood
* Rodes Woods, Robards gang trading agent and kidnapper
* Charles H. Woolford
* Henry Young, "professional kidnapper," Maysville
* John S. Young, Louisville