1851--Freedom for Zimmerman's Thirteen Enslaved

Item

Title
1851--Freedom for Zimmerman's Thirteen Enslaved
Date
1851
Formatted date
1851-08-15
Event type
Manumission
Description
In the 1851 Will of Joshua Zimmerman, all slaves to be set free upon his death (13 total). Only 3 were named, others were listed in the 1850 U. S. Federal Census Slave Schedule. Allen to received $50 upon settlement of the estate and third choice of horses (first and second choices went to heirs). Andrew Jackson's mother thinks he may be have moved to Canada. Family or families(s) of William and Sarah were to get a tract of land in Clermont County, Ohio, to be equally divided.
Related resource
Jackson family
Zimmerman family
Bibliographic citation
Boone County Will Book F page 61
Boone County Tax Lists, 1847-1852
"Free Again," The Voice of the Fugitive, Windsor, Ont., 13 August, 1851

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