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
Willis (#
11681406
)
Black, male, 4 years in 1814
Petition #
11681406
, filed in Virginia (1814)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1814. Origins of freedom: freed by will of late owner, John Fowler.
Family roles(s)
son
Download Willis as CSV
Export Willis as JSON
Export Willis as XML