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James Wright (#
11681802
)
Black, male
Petition #
11681802
, filed in Virginia (1818)
Status:
enslaved
Term Slave: Yes. Until age 21.
Freedom: Origins of freedom: freed by last will and testament of owner, Lewis Turner, a free man of color.
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