Petition #20681113

• Jones County, Georgia. cicra 1811. - circa 1812.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the honorable the Superior Court of said County

Abstract

John Humphries writes on behalf of "certain Free persons of color by the names of Jane, James, Rose, Pleasant, Bob, Solomon, & Tilda." Humphries claims that, although Jane and her four children, as well as Solomon and Tilda, are free people of color and thus entitled to all the privileges of free people of color, they are currently held in slavery by John McKenzie. He asks the court to appoint him as their guardian "for the purpose of enabling him to bring a suit to emancipate said persons."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: PARs #20681108, #20681910; Summons, John McKenzie, 22 October 1811; Sheriff's Return, 24 October 1811; Answer, John McKenzie, February Term 1812; Jury Verdicts, ca. 1812
• Pages of related documents: 2

9 people are documented within petition 20681113

• 7 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Jones County Courthouse, Gray, Georgia

• Records of the Superior Court, Writ Record 1812-1815
• Page: 78-80

Subjects

• Sues for freedom (enslaved)
• Assault