Digital Library on American Slavery
Race and Slavery Petitions
By Name
By keyword
By State:
All
AL
AR
DE
DC
FL
GA
KY
LA
MD
MS
MO
NC
SC
TN
TX
VA
Subjects
Glossary
Project
FAQs
Petitions Home
Betsey Jane (#
21485646
)
Black, female, circa 12 years in 1856
Petition #
21485646
, filed in Tennessee (1856)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Diseases: rheumatism
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1856. Origins of freedom: born free; mother manumitted by will of Archibald R. Tuck.
Family roles(s)
daughter
Download Betsey Jane as CSV
Export Betsey Jane as JSON
Export Betsey Jane as XML