Patty
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Patty
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
October 25, 1820
Contributor
Dan Smith
Relation
Son Charles, EnslavedPerson:18435
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18045
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Patty and her son Charles were willed to Joseph Frye's widow, Sarah. The 1830 and 1840 census entries for Sarah Frye's household indicate she owned a female slave who most likely is Patty, but it is unclear if there is a male slave who could be Charles.
In 1820, Joseph Frye lived at what is now Massie Farm Lane in Edinburg Virginia while owning three slaves, including 1 male and 2 females. Located along Stoney Creek, this house still stands and was the home of Sarah after his death. Most likely, two of those slaves were Patty and Charles and they would have lived there after being willed to Sarah.
In 1820, Joseph Frye lived at what is now Massie Farm Lane in Edinburg Virginia while owning three slaves, including 1 male and 2 females. Located along Stoney Creek, this house still stands and was the home of Sarah after his death. Most likely, two of those slaves were Patty and Charles and they would have lived there after being willed to Sarah.
Bibliography
Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 70.
Nancy B. Stewart, "Witnesses to History: The Big House and the Summer Kitchen," vol. 1 (1980), 311.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Joseph Frye.
Will proven November 15, 1820; Will Book L, p. 263
Citation
“Patty,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14470.
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