| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document | Enslavement Status | Enslaver? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma | circa 3 years in 1856 | black | female | slave | ||
| Jane Melvina Sharp | white | female | defendant | |||
| Lucy Y. Sharp | white | female | yes | |||
| Phebe | black | female | slave | |||
| Tom | circa 14 years in 1856 | black | male | slave | ||
| William S. Sharp | white | male | petitioner | |||
| William Welch | white | male | defendant | |||
| William Welch | white | male | yes | |||
| William S. and Jane Melvina Sharp | white | yes |