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Benjamin (#
11682705
)
Black, male
Petition #
11682705
, filed in Virginia (1827)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Freedom: Free by 1823. Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of Jane Barr.
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