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Rofs

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Title

Rofs

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

August 11, 1808

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

Isaac, EnslavedPerson:18013
Billy, EnslavedPerson:18015
Simon, EnslavedPerson:18101
Peter, EnslavedPerson:18102
Hannah, EnslavedPerson:18103
Samuel, EnslavedPerson:18115
Isaac, EnslavedPerson:18116

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18014

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Rofs was mentioned in Abraham Bird's will, where it was noted that he was of mixed ancestry. He was willed to Abraham's son Mark.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 17.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Abraham Bird.
Will proven January 11, 1830; Will Book P, p. 315
In 1783, Abraham Bird enslaved three people.

Citation

“Rofs,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14439.

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