Emancipation of Sarah · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of Sarah
location: Residence of Simon Sommers
Identifier: EV_0902
first name: Sarah
age: Adult
age description: 18
event type: Manumission
event date: 1801-12-31
notes: Manumission to occur 1 January 1814; all children born to Sarah 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: Daniel Dade
enslaver: Simon Sommers