Transfer of Moses Bennet

event name

Transfer of Moses Bennet

location

Residence of Simon Sommers

Identifier

EV_1195

first name

Moses

last name

Bennet

age

Child

age description

4

event type

Transfer

event date

1817-00-00

notes

Original deed of transfer not located; likely given upon the marriage of daughter, Mary, to Smith Minor

source

National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Petition of Smith Minor, 22 May 1862 (Petition No. 386)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 27 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217986-00972. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

transferred person

Moses Bennet

enslaver

Simon Sommers

Mary Sommers Minor