Bob Winn of our list did a super job of searching around and found the following for us. It's taken from the Digital Library on American Slavery (http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/ Petition by John Gorin (he's the one of the first 3 Gorin bros who founded Glasgow here): Petition 20782716, field in Kentucky, 1827. White male. This involved the heirs of Robert K. Duvall who had died; his widow, Elizabeth Turpin Duvall had married John Gorin after the death of his first wife, Elizabeth Franklin. It notes that Robert K Duvall had died before 1827. The petitioners listed in the suit were John and Elizabeth Gorin, and the following children of Elizabeth and Robert K Duvall: Edward, Martha, Mary Jane, Samuel S, Sylvester K. Slaves listed of John and Elizabeth were: Absolom, a black male with an ungovernable temper; George, black male; Jenny, black female of ungovernable temper; John, age 6 in 1833, black male; and Lucinda, black slave. The petition asked: Abstract: The five children and heirs of the late Robert K. Duvall are the "fee simple owners" of three slaves, Absolom, Jenny, and Jenny's child, George. Elizabeth Gorin, the mother of the five heirs, has a dower interest in the slaves. John Gorin, the children's stepfather, and Elizabeth Gorin assert that since the slaves "Absolom and Jenny are of ungovernable tempers & bad dispositions & characters" it would be in the best interest of the owners to sell them and to use the proceeds to purchase other slaves. They ask the court to allow the sale. Result: granted Thank you Bob! Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Genealogical Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/