Silvy
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Title
Silvy
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
December 10, 1829
Contributor
Dan Smith
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18145
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Silvy was granted her freedom in Samuel Richardson's will. In his will, Richardson described Silvy as a faithful servant who held involuntary servitude.
Bibliography
Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 179.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Samuel Richardson.
Will proven July 3, 1831; Will Book Q, p. 192
Citationzork
“Silvy,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14567.
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