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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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