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Ben

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Title

Ben

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

February 12, 1823

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

Ned, EnslavedPerson:18123
Cate, EnslavedPerson:18124
George, EnslavedPerson:18125
Nance, EnslavedPerson:18127
John, EnslavedPerson:18128
Abraham, EnslavedPerson:18129
Pat, EnslavedPerson:18130
Susanna, EnslavedPerson:18131
Newman, EnslavedPerson:18132
Barbara, EnslavedPerson:18133
Winney, EnslavedPerson:18134

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18126

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Ben was willed to Philip's son Philip.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 136.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Philip Long.
Will proven February 13, 1826; Will Book N, p. 379
In the 1810 census, Philip Long, Sr. enslaved fourteen people.

In the 1820 census, he enslaved twelve people: eight males and four females.

Citation

“Ben,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 20, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14548.

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