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
See also
- History of slavery in Kentucky
- List of Alabama slave traders
- List of District of Columbia slave traders
- List of Georgia and Florida slave traders
- List of Maryland and Delaware slave traders
- List of Missouri slave traders
- List of Texas slave traders
- Family separation in American slavery
- List of largest slave sales in the United States
- Movement to reopen the transatlantic slave trade
- Kidnapping into slavery in the United States
- Bibliography of the slave trade in the United States
- Slave markets and slave jails in the United States
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