Silvy
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Silvy
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
December 10, 1829
Contributor
Dan Smith
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18145
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Silvy was granted her freedom in Samuel Richardson's will. In his will, Richardson described Silvy as a faithful servant who held involuntary servitude.
Bibliography
Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 179.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Samuel Richardson.
Will proven July 3, 1831; Will Book Q, p. 192
Citation
“Silvy,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed June 25, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14567.
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