Ben
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Title
Ben
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Woodstock (Va.)
Date
April 17, 1822
Contributor
Dan Smith
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18320
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in Woodstock, Virginia. Ben's enslaver, James Chipley, was in debt to John Koontz. The trustee, W.G. Thompson, settled the debt by having a public sale at the courthouse. Ben was sold to help pay off the debt.
Bibliography
W.G. Thompson, "Notice," Woodstock Herald (Woodstock, VA), Apr. 17, 1822.
Additional Information
Enslaved by James Chipley.
Citationzork
“Ben,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14739.
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