Transfer of Ben · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Transfer of Ben
location: Residence of Simon Sommers
Identifier: EV_1791
first name: Ben
event type: Transfer
event date: 1838-01-04
source: "Commissioner's Report and Partition of Simon Sommers Estate, 4 January 1838 (copy). As found in Peter French et al. vs William Whaley et al. Case 1856-010." 1838. Fairfax County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1753-1911. Library of Virginia. Local Government Records Collection, Fairfax County Circuit Court Records. https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=059-1856-010 (accessed 11 October 2024).
place: Hotch Potch
place type: Plantation
transferred person: Benjamin
enslaver: Simon Sommers; Adams