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Willis Thompson (#
11281608
)
Black, male
Petition #
11281608
, filed in North Carolina (1816)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Skills: overseer
Freedom: Free by 1814. Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of William T. Thompson; purchased freedom from William Carnal.
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