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Silvy

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Title

Silvy

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

December 10, 1829

Contributor

Dan Smith

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18145

Person Item Type Metadata

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

Citation

“Silvy,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14567.

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