Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Willis in Petition 11681406

Name:Willis
Petition:11681406 filed in Virginia, 1814
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:Bett - Family Head
Economic Profile:
Age:4 years of age in 1814
Birth:
Death:
Owned slaves?:
Occupation:
Skills:
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Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:
Term Slave:
Freedom:Sued for freedom in 1814. Origins of freedom: freed by will of late owner, John Fowler.