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Lewis

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Title

Lewis

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County (Va.)
Front Royal (Va.)

Date

ca. 1840

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

Hannah, EnslavedPerson:18401
Jones, EnslavedPerson:18402
Marthene, EnslavedPerson:18403
Kelly, EnslavedPerson:18404
Amelia, EnslavedPerson:18405
Argy (?), EnslavedPerson:18406
Matilda, EnslavedPerson:18407
Arthelia, EnslavedPerson:18408
Mariah, EnslavedPerson:18409
Marison, EnslavedPerson:18410

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18400

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived in Shenandoah County. Elijah Roy of Front Royal, Virginia, willed Lewis to his son, Gibson N. Roy.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 3, book A, (2010), 16.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Elijah Roy (deceased of Front Royal).
Elijah Roy's father, John Roy, willed an enslaved person named Lewis (EnslavedPerson:18150) to Elijah. It is not proven if this is the same Lewis.

Citation

“Lewis,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14812.

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