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A Guide to the Lynchburg (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1784-1864 Lynchburg (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1784-1864 1144773

A Guide to the Lynchburg (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1784-1864

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1144773
Title
Lynchburg (Va.) previous hit Free  next hit Negro and previous hit Slave  next hit previous hit Records  next hit, 1784-1864
Physical Characteristics
0.45 cu. ft. (1 box)
Collector
Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Lynchburg (Va.) previous hit Free  next hit Negro and previous hit Slave  next hit previous hit Records  next hit, 1784-1864. Local government previous hit records  next hit collection, Lynchburg Court previous hit Records  next hit. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Lynchburg.

Historical Information

Lynchburg, in Campbell County, was named for John Lynch, the owner of the original town site. It was established in 1786, was incorporated as a town in 1805, and became a city in 1852. Parts of Campbell and Bedford Counties were annexed to the city in 1976.

A law passed in 1782 by the state legislature made it lawful to emancipate previous hit slaves  next hit.

An act passed in 1793 by the Virginia legislature in 1793 required every previous hit free  next hit Negro or Mulatto to be registered and numbered in a book to be kept by the county clerk. Emancipated previous hit slaves  next hit may have been registered with the court at an earlier date in some localities. Registrations were to be renewed annually at a cost of 25 cents.

In 1806, the General Assembly moved to remove the previous hit free  next hit negro population from Virginia with a law that stated that any emancipated previous hit slaves  next hit, freed after May 1, 1806, who remained in the Commonwealth more than a year, would forfeit the right to freedom and be sold by the Overseers of the Poor for the benefit of the parish. Families wishing to stay were to petition the legislature through the local county court. Beginning in 1837, freed previous hit slaves  next hit could petition the local courts for permission to remain.

Scope and Content

Lynchburg (Va.) previous hit Free  next hit Negro and previous hit Slave  next hit previous hit Records  next hit, 1784-1864, are comprised of previous hit free  next hit papers (1797-1864), deeds of emancipation (1784, 1805-1860), and miscellaneous previous hit records  next hit (1827, 1834, 1837, undated).

previous hit Free  next hit papers, 1797-1864, consist of previous hit free  next hit negro registrations, certificates of registration, and affidavits verifying an individual's emancipation or birth to a previous hit free  next hit mother. Certificates of registration were issued by the Hustings court and were used as previous hit free  next hit papers to verify previous hit free  next hit status. They contain name, sometimes age and a brief physical description, and the circumstances of the person's freedom or emancipation. If born previous hit free  next hit, reference to parents is sometimes made. If emancipated, the emancipating owner, place and date of emancipation, and prior registration as a previous hit free  next hit Negro are usually mentioned. In addition to the certificates of registration issued by the Lynchburg Court, there are certificates of registration, or registers, the previous hit records  next hit contain registrations issued by these localities: Albemarle, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Halifax, Isle of Wight, and York Counties and the Cities of Fredericksburg, Petersburg, and Richmond.

Deeds of manumission, 1784; 1801-1864, document date of emancipation, by whom, and sometimes for what reason. These previous hit records  next hit include deeds of manumission from Campbell, Charlotte, and Prince George Counties.

Miscellaneous previous hit records  next hit consist of the petitions of Archey Carey (1827) and Isaac Harrison (1836) to remain in the state and affidvits related to a petition of Maria Dunn to remain in state (1839), a list of insolvent previous hit free  next hit negroes (1834), a writ ordering the sheriff to hold in the jail the previous hit slaves  next hit Ned and Melly who have been going at large and hiring themselves out (1837), and an undated list of names which may be related to a previous hit free  next hit negro registration.

Related Material

The Lynchburg previous hit Free  next hit Negro and previous hit Slave  next hit Register, 1843-1865, can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City previous hit Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court.

    • Subjects:

  • previous hit Free  next hit African Americans -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.
  • previous hit Slaves  next hit -- emancipation -- Virginia.

    • Geographical Names:

  • Lynchburg (Va.) -- History.

    • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Affidavits -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.
  • Emancipations -- Virginia -- Campbell County.
  • Emancipations -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
  • Emancipations -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.
  • Emancipations -- Virginia -- Prince George County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit negro and previous hit slave  next hit previous hit records  next hit -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Amherst County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Bedford County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Botetourt County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Buckingham County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Campbell County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Dinwiddie County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Essex County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Goochland County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Halifax County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Isle of Wight County.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- Richmond.
  • previous hit Free  next hit papers -- Virginia -- York County.
  • Local government previous hit records  next hit -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.
  • Tax and fiscal previous hit records  next hit -- Virginia -- Lynchburg.

    • Added Entry - Corporate Name:

  • Lynchburg (Va.) Hustings Court.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lynchburg (Va.) -- History.
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