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Abraham

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Title

Abraham

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

April 22, 1848

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

Zack, EnslavedPerson:18038
Robert, EnslavedPerson:18039
Polly, EnslavedPerson:18040
Aaron, EnslavedPerson:18041
Isaac, EnslavedPerson:18043
Jacob, EnslavedPerson:18044
William, EnslavedPerson:18338

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18042

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Abraham was willed to John Frye's daughter, Elizabeth Booten (and her children by "her former and present husband").

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 70.

Additional Information

Enslaved by John Frye.
Will proven February 11, 1850; Will Book Z, p. 131
John "Fry" Sr. is listed as having enslaved eight people, according to the 1820 census: two males and six females.

Citation

“Abraham,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14467.

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