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Fauquier County (Va.) Records related to the Registration of Free Persons, 1817-1865

Fauquier County (Va.) Records related to the Registration of Free Persons, 1817-1865, consist of the Fauquier County (Va.) Register of "Free Negroes," 1817-1865. The register records the registration of free Black and Multiracial people of Black descent in Fauquier County and covers the years 1817 to 1865. The clerk recorded name, age, height, complexion, marks and scars, and in what court the person was emancipated or if the person was born free. An index is included at the end of the volume. It includes page numbers. In some instances, the clerk recorded information not required by law such as the names of the former enslaver, previous place of registration, or place of birth.

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Fauquier County (Va.) Records related to the Registration of Free Persons, 1817-1865

Fauquier County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Fauquier County (Va.) Records related to the Registration of Free Persons, 1817-1865, consist of the Fauquier County (Va.) Register of "Free Negroes," 1817-1865. The register records the registration of free Black and Multiracial people of Black descent in Fauquier County and covers the years 1817 to 1865. The clerk recorded name, age, height, complexion, marks and scars, and in what court the person was emancipated or if the person was born free. An index is included at the end of the volume. It includes page numbers. In some instances, the clerk recorded information not required by law such as the names of the former enslaver, previous place of registration, or place of birth.

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