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Sally Spencer

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Title

Sally Spencer

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

July 13, 1846

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

Annanias Spencer, EnslavedPerson:18380
Edward Spencer, Jr., EnslavedPerson:18382

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18381

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

1793

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived in Van Buren Furnace. Sally (or Sarah) was the wife of Edward Spencer, Sr., a free man. Her husband had ownership of herself and their sons Edward and Annanias. Edward Sr. purchased his wife and children sometime between 1836 and 1840.

In 1846, Edward Sr. filed a deed of emancipation for his wife and sons. The court acknowledged the deed and ordered it to be certified.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book A, (2010), 34.
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 3, book A, (2010), 102.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Edward Spencer.

Citation

“Sally Spencer,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14796.

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