Petition #21485051

• Shelby County, Tennessee. April 1, 1850. - April 1, 1850.
• Court: County
• Salutation: To the Worshipful County Court of Shelby County State of Tennessee

Abstract

"Your petitioners Joseph Toney and his wife Mary Ann (formerly Mary Ann Sikes) free persons of Colour pray your worships to allow them the priviledge of remaining in Shelby County, and also to allow their child Ann Elizabeth now about 9 months of age to remain with them, upon their Complying with the laws now in force in such Cases. April 1st 1850." [Transcription]

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PAR #21484839; Bond, Joseph Toney, et al., to the State of Tennessee, 1 April 1850
• Pages of related documents: 0

3 people are documented within petition 21485051

• 3 Free persons of color
• 2 Petitioners

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Citation information

Repository: Memphis and Shelby County Archives, Memphis, Tennessee

• Records of the County Court

Subjects

• State residency issues (FPOC)