Disappearance of Betsey · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Disappearance of Betsey
location: Residence of William Flynn
Identifier: EV_3000
first name: Betsey
name note: Likely Elizabeth
age: Adult
age description: 16-17
physical description: Brown complexion
occupation: Crafts
occupation description: Dairy Maid
event type: Disappearance
event date: 1831-07-15
notes: Clothing: various; likely forged papers
source: "Runaway Advertisement for Kidder and Betsey." Daily National Intelligencer, 19 July 1831. Washington, DC. As found on GenealogyBank (accessed 12 September 2024).
place: Arlington Farm
place type: Plantation
place description: Near Alexandria
runaway: Betsy
enslaver: William Flynn