Matilda
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Title
Matilda
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County (Va.)
Front Royal (Va.)
Date
ca. 1840
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Relation
Lewis, EnslavedPerson:18400
Hannah, EnslavedPerson:18401
Jones )?), EnslavedPerson:18402
Marthene, EnslavedPerson:18403
Kelly, EnslavedPerson:18404
Amelia, EnslavedPerson:18405
Argy (?), EnslavedPerson:18406
Arthelia, EnslavedPerson:18408
Mariah, EnslavedPerson:18409
Marison, EnslavedPerson:18410
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18407
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 Matilda to his granddaughter, Lucy Murphy. The will notes that at the time of its writing, Matilda was "in the possession of" Abraham and Betsy Murphy (the parents of Lucy Murphy).
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).
Citation
“Matilda,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed July 1, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14819.
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