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Sylva

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Title

Sylva

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

February 25, 1830

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

John, EnslavedPerson:18029
Esau, EnslavedPerson:18031

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18030

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Sylva was granted her freedom in Ruth Conn's will. She was to be made free after the death of Ruth's brother James Conn.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 41.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Ruth Conn.
Will proven August 9, 1830; Will Book Q, p. 56

Citation

“Sylva,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14455.

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