Emancipation of Hannah

event name

Emancipation of Hannah

location

Residence of Simon Sommers

Identifier

EV_0867

first name

Hannah

age

Infant

age description

5 months

event type

Manumission

event date

1801-12-31

notes

Manumission to occur 1 January 1829; all children born to Hannah to be freed at age 21

source

"Freedom Suit of Julia Roberts, 1842." 1842. Library of Virginia. Arlington County (Va.) Judgements (Freedom Suits), 1795-1858, undated. Virginia Untold: The African American Experience. https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/br4o1h/alma9917846017405756 (Accessed 27 October 2024).

emancipated person

Hannah

enslaver

Simon Sommers