Emancipation of Fanny

event name

Emancipation of Fanny

location

Residence of Simon Sommers

Identifier

EV_0870

first name

Fanny

age

Adult

age description

39

event type

Manumission

event date

1801-12-31

notes

Manumission to occur 1 January 1813; all children born to Fanny to be freed at age 25 and any of their children 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

Fanny

enslaver

Simon Sommers