1821--Enslaved Family Freed Five Years After the Death of Ann Sprigg

Item

Title
1821--Enslaved Family Freed Five Years After the Death of Ann Sprigg
Date
1821
Formatted date
1821-01-01
Event type
Manumission
Description
From the 1816 Appraisal of Ann Sprigg's estate, per Ann's will, Stephen, his wife Betty and their children (not named) are to be freed after 5 yrs. of her death. This is repeated in her inventory (4 yrs., 5 mos.) listing a collective value of $540 for the remainder of their enslavement In the February 24, 1816 inventory. It also mentioned his wife Betty and that they had children.
Participant
African American(s): Stephen; Betty
unknown, Stephen [7]
unknown, Betty [1]
Slave holder(s): Sprigg, Ann
Sprigg, Ann
Other participant(s): Canby, Israel
Canby, Israel
Location
Boone County (Ky.)
Related resource
Canby family
Sprigg family
Bibliographic citation
Boone County Will Book A, pages 277, 324
Source
Boone County Will Books
Item sets
AA--Events--Manumissions--Kentucky

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Items with "Participant in: 1821--Enslaved Family Freed Five Years After the Death of Ann Sprigg"
Title Class
Canby, Israel Person
Sprigg, Ann Person
unknown, Betty [1] Person
unknown, Stephen [7] Person