1836--Rebecca Gains Full Freedom

Title: 1836--Rebecca Gains Full Freedom
Date: 8 Jun 1836
Formatted date: 1836-06-08
Event type: Manumission
Description: On June 8,1836, George H. Berry emancipates Rebecca, aged 22, giving her “her full freedom, as if she had been born free.” She was emancipated by deed, a description of her is as follows: " female thirty seen yeas of age, mulatto complexion, five feet two inches high." The deed featured an official emancipation of both Rebecca and her son (George Thomas Hughes), but she appears to still be in Boone County in 1851, when the order book certified her emancipation- no mention of her son in 1851. Witnessed by: W. W. Southgate, George B. Marshall, Harvey Lewis, J.M. Preston and Joseph C. Hughes.
Participant: African American(s): Rebecca Hughes; Hughes, Rebecca; Slave holder(s): Berry, George H.; Berry, George H.
Witness: Southgate, W.W.; Marshall, George B.; Lewis, Harvey; Preston, J.M.; Hughes, Joseph C.
Location: Boone County (Ky.)
Following Event: 1839--Freedom for George Thomas Hughes
Related resource: Berry family; Hughes family
Bibliographic citation: Boone County Deed Book M, page 123; Boone County Court Order Book G
Source: Boone County Deed Books; Boone County Court Orders

Filter by resource type and property:

Items with "Immediately Preceding Event: 1836--Rebecca Gains Full Freedom"
Title	Class
1839--Freedom for George Thomas Hughes	Event