Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Narcissa in Petition 20783410

Name:Narcissa
Petition:20783410 filed in Kentucky, 1834
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black female
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:Lizzy - Family Head
Stella - daughter
Rial - son
Penelope - daughter
Snead - son
Sneade - son
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Plantations
Literate?:
Urban?:
Runaway?:
Punishments Received:jailed
Term Slave:Yes. Until 1833.
Freedom:Sued for freedom in 1834. Origins of freedom: expiration of servitude cited in will.