Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
Jacob in Petition 11485508

Name:Jacob
Petition:11485508 filed in Tennessee, 1855
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:black male
Status:FPOC
Identified Immediate Family:Bob - son
Violet - daughter
Susan - daughter
Reynolds - son
Ellie - daughter
Lizy ([Lizzy]) - Family Head
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Plantations
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1854. Sued for freedom in 1852. Origins of freedom: manumitted by William Crouse.