Betsy
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Title
Betsy
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Strasburg (Va.)
Date
May 30, 1824
Contributor
Dan Smith
Relation
Ann, EnslavedPerson:18072
Cate, EnslavedPerson:18073
Mary, EnslavedPerson:18074
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18071
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Betsy lived in Strasburg, Virginia.
Bibliography
Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 104.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Christian Hoffman.
In his will, Christian Hoffman gave his daughter Barbara first choice of his three enslaved women (Betsy, Ann, and Cate). His son, Andrew, would get second choice of the two remaining women.
Will proven June 13, 1825; Will Book N, p. 223
"Christian Huffman" enslaved six people in 1820: two men and four women.
Citation
“Betsy,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 17, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14495.
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