Bethany "Betty" Veney
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Title
Bethany "Betty" Veney
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County (Va.)
Date
1815
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Relation
Sister Matilda, EnslavedPerson:18529
Uncle Peter, EnslavedPerson:18530
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18528
Birth Date
1815
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in Pass Run of Shenandoah County (now in Page County).
In a pamphlet about her life, it is stated that Bethany was inherited by Lucy Fletcher upon death of James. Later, she was under the direction of David Kibler, Lucy's brother-in-law. Bethany described David as a "Dutchman,- a man of most violent temper," and Lucy as kind to her "as I then counted kindness."
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 5, book B, (2010), 227.
Additional Information
Enslaved by James Fletcher.
Citation
“Bethany "Betty" Veney,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 11, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14938.
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