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Godfree (#
11681401
)
Black, male
Petition #
11681401
, filed in Virginia (1814)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Occupation: mechanic
Freedom: Free by 1814. Origins of freedom: freed by John T. Bowdoin, son-in-law of his late owner, William Brown.
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