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Nell

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Title

Nell

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

May 11, 1781

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

Frank, EnslavedPerson:18155
Sam, EnslavedPerson:18156
Bill, EnslavedPerson:18158
Peter, EnslavedPerson:18159

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18154

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Nell (along with Frank) was willed to Joseph Smith's daughter, Ann. The will mentions that Nell and Frank had a daughter (who was unnamed in the will) who was willed to Smith's daughter Susanna.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 202.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Joseph Smith.
Will proven April 25, 1782; Will Book A, p. 383

Citation

“Nell,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed June 25, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14576.

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