Emancipation of Billy Taylor

event name

Emancipation of Billy Taylor

location

Residence of Robert E. Lee

Identifier

EV_2776

first name

Billy

last name

Taylor

event type

Manumission

event date

1862-12-29

source

Deed of Manumission of Enslaved of George Washington Parke Custis (Robert E. Lee, executor), written 29 December 1862, recorded 2 January 1863. Hustings Deeds 79-B, 1862-1863, pp. 42-43. Richmond, Virginia. As found in "Richmond, Virginia, United States records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-Z4C7?view=explore : Oct 25, 2024), image 49 of 271; Virginia. City Court (Richmond).

place

Arlington Estate

place type

Plantation

emancipated person

William Taylor

enslaver

George Washington Parke Custis

Robert E. Lee