Polley
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Polley
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
September 27, 1815
Contributor
Dan Smith
Relation
Husband Davy, EnslavedPerson:18001
Samuel, EnslavedPerson:18003
Beck, EnslavedPerson:18004
George, EnslavedPerson:18005
Somerset, EnslavedPerson:18006
Fanny, EnslavedPerson:18007
Caty, EnslavedPerson:18008
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18002
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Polley was recorded in the will of Thomas Allen dated September 27, 1815. Polley and her husband, Davy, were willed to Thomas Allen's widow, Abegail Allen.
Bibliography
Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 4.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Thomas Allen.
In 1775, Thomas Allen enslaved five people: three men and two women. 1783, he enslaved five people. Thomas Allen enslaved eleven people in 1820: four men and seven women.
Will proven September 9, 1822; Will Book M, p. 88
Citation
“Polley,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14427.
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