Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #9 from Virginia Freedom Suits, 1723-1860 (Library of Virginia African American Narratives project)

File Name _0001_0009_0001-0041
Year 1796
First Name George
Middle Name
Surname Cook
Alias George
Additional Plaintiffs
Defendant's First Name John
Defendant's Middle Name
Defendant's Surname Walker Jr.
Additional Defendants
Slave Owners Edmund Scarbrough; Mitchell Scarbrough; Hillary Stringer; Juniper; Thomas Hall; Ann Foxcraft; John Walker
Plaintiff's Claim Descendant of Native Americans
Freedom unknown
Additional Slave Names Mary Cook; Major; Lucy; Rosary; Betty; Rosaria; Rose Airy; Annise; Peter Cook
Additional Free Black Names
Deponents/Affiants Johnson; Parker; Smith
Additional Documents
See Also
Processor's Notes
EAD http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi03284.xml
Locality Accomack County
Source Accomack County (Va.) District Court Papers, 1789-1808

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