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Nelly Evans (#
21680501
)
Mulatto, female
Petition #
21680501
, filed in Virginia (1805)
Status:
free person of color
Freedom: Free by 1795. Sued for freedom in 1795. Origins of freedom: descended from an American Indian ancestor; judicial decree.
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great great great great-granddaughter
great great great-granddaughter
great great-granddaughter
great-grandaughter
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