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Mary Vance (#
21485301
)
Mulatto, female
Petition #
21485301
, filed in Tennessee (1853)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Punishments Received: jailed for safekeeping
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1853. Origins of freedom: born of white mother.
Family roles(s)
Head of Vance family
granddaughter
daughter
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