Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
VOUSDAN, Ben in Petition 11081601

Name:VOUSDAN, Ben
Petition:11081601 filed in Mississippi, 1816
Role in Petition:
Color and Gender:black male
Status:FPOC
Identified Immediate Family:Mary - wife
Louisa ([Lucy]) - daughter of Mary
Rachel - daughter of Mary
Sandy - son of Mary
Mary Anne - daughter of Mary
Benjamin - son of Mary
Economic Profile:
Age: 
Birth:
Death: in 1816
Owned slaves?:Yes.
Occupation:
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Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1802. Origins of freedom: freed by will of owner, William Vousdan.