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Lewis

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Title

Lewis

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

February 12, 1813

Contributor

Dan Smith

Relation

Lelah, EnslavedPerson:18146
Dick, EnslavedPerson:18147
Nancy, EnslavedPerson:18148
Hannah, EnslavedPerson:18149
Jeremiah, EnslavedPerson:18151
Betty, EnslavedPerson:18152

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18150

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived in Fort Mountain. Lewis was willed to John Roy's son Elijah.

Bibliography

Amelia C. Gilreath, Shenandoah County Virginia: Abstracts of Wills 1772-1850. (self-pub., 1980), 185.

Additional Information

Enslaved by John Roy.
Will proven April 13, 1813; Will Book H, p. 418
Lewis was willed to John Roy's son Elijah Roy. There is an enslaved person named Lewis (EnslavedPerson:18401) listed in connection to Elijah Roy, but it is not proven if this is the same Lewis.

Citation

“Lewis,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14572.

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