Free Black Register Listing of Thornton

event name

Free Black Register Listing of Thornton

location

Residence of Bazil Williams

Identifier

EV_0647

first name

Thornton

age

Adult

age description

35

physical description

Dark brown, knot and scar on top of left wrist; 6' 2.5"

event type

Registration

event date

1855-02-05

notes

Registration #424

source

"Arlington County (Va.) Register of Free Negroes, 1847-1861." (1847) 1861. Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Part of Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. https://rosetta.virginiamemory.com/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3500571 (accessed 4 September 2024).

place

Alexandria County

place type

County

registered person

Thornton Check

enslaver

Bazil Williams