1840--Freedom for Mary
Item
- Title
- 1840--Freedom for Mary
- Date
- 1840
- Formatted date
- 1840-04-15
- Event type
- Manumission
- Description
- Emancipated by the 1840 will of Peggy Bates, probate 1845, whose estate was to be divided amongst the eleven enslaved people. Guardian John H. Moore was assigned to Martha, Clarissa, Urial, James Merian (or Jeremiah) and Henry.
- Participant
- African American(s): Mary
- unknown, Mary [72]
- Slave holder(s): Graves, Peggy
- White, Peggy
- Location
- Boone County (Ky.)
- Related resource
- Bates family
- Bibliographic citation
- Boone County Will Book D, p.528
- Source
- Boone County Will Books
- Item sets
- AA--Events--Manumissions--Kentucky
Linked resources
Title | Class |
---|---|
unknown, Mary [72] | Person |
White, Peggy | Person |