Nelson County Manumission Documents
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Nelson County Manumission Documents
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1811 - Rose to Christian Floyd - Nelson Co, VA
Deed of manumission to Christian Floyd and Sarah Floyd from Patrick Rose of Nelson County, VA
1839 - Burton to Lucy, et al. - Nelson Co, VA
Manumission of Lucy, Alexander, Ottey, and Polly Rose through the last will & testament of James Halley Burton of Nelson Co, VA
1859 - Read to Stephen, et al. - Nelson Co, VA
Deed of manumission to Stephen, Jane, Bluford, Stephen, Lizzy, and Sam from Samuel Read of Nelson County, VA
Nelson County Free Negro Registry 1853-1865
Many of the individuals named in freedom documents can be found listed in county/city Free Negro Registries. Though these registration requirements were antithetical to liberty and a restriction on the freedom of movement for free African Americans…