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Rockingham County Register for Free Negros: Part 1 of 2
Dublin Core
Title
Rockingham County Register for Free Negros: Part 1 of 2
Subject
African Americans--History
Free Blacks
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Description
The Rockingham County Register of Free Negroes: Part 1 comprises of the lists and registrations of the Free Black individuals who lived in Rockingham County from 1807-1859. The entries within this document detail the free person’s name, age, gender, physical description, occupation, and the origins of their freedom. The lists within this series often note whether an individual was born free, or if they were born enslaved and often includes the individual(s) who manumitted them.
Creator
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Source
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
1807-1859
Contributor
Megan Schoeman
Library of Virginia
Dorothy A. Boyd-Bragg
Rights
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Efr001_001-1
Coverage
Virginia
Rockingham County (Va.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Book
Files
Citation
Rockingham County Circuit Court, “Rockingham County Register for Free Negros: Part 1 of 2,” Histories along the Blue Ridge, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/8645.