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Amos

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Title

Amos

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

April 29, 1839

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

Elias, EnslavedPerson:18033
Rosina, EnslavedPerson:18034

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18032

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Amos was listed as "a boy slave" in George Copp's will. He was willed to George's son William.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 44.

Additional Information

Enslaved by George Copp.
Will proven August 12, 1839; Will Book V, p. 38
The 1820 census showed George "Cop" enslaved men and women.

Citation

“Amos,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14457.

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