unknown, Rachel [22]
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Title
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unknown, Rachel [22]
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Gender
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Female
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Biography
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Rachel was appraised with a value of $350 in Orange County , Virginia, after the death of enslaver William Acra in 1819. William's daughters , Frances, Polly and Jane, purchased several of the enslaved people from the estate, including Rachel, and brought them to Boone County.
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Rachel became a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church by baptism in 1843. Her enslaver named in the church book was Robert Acra, though other records place her as enslaved by Polly, Frances and Jane B Acra; sisters of Robert.
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1840 Will of Frances Acra (unmarried, female); Frances transfers her interest in Winny, Milton, Albert, Rachel, Alce and Jo to her sisters, Polly and Jane.
Polly Acra died in 1842, and transferred the same six enslaved people to her sister, Jane.
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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Boone County Will Book D, page 81
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Boone County Will Book D, page 325
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Orange County, Virginia Will Book 5, page 324