Emancipation of Thornton Grey · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of Thornton Grey
location: Residence of Robert E. Lee
Identifier: EV_2993
first name: Thornton
last name: Grey
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: Thornton Grey
enslaver: George Washington Parke Custis; Robert E. Lee