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Anna Shelton (#
11682306
)
Black, female
Petition #
11682306
, filed in Virginia (1823)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Freedom: Free by 1823. Origins of freedom: freed by husband and owner, a free man of color named Payton Shelton.
Family roles(s)
Head of Shelton family
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