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Sam

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Title

Sam

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

July 18, 1797

Contributor

Dan Smith

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18136

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived at Weaver's Mill. Sam was given his freedom in James McKay's will. In the will, Sam was described as being of mixed ancestry.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 145.

Additional Information

Enslaved by James McKay.
Will proven September 12, 1797; Will Book E, p. 105

Citation

“Sam,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14558.

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