Fenton Gant (1823)

Born 1823 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Fenton Gant is a part of US Black heritage.

Fenton Gant was born in 1823.

Fenton was emancipated thru the will of John Nixon dated 15 June 1845 and probated 8 September 1845. His emancipation certificate #1338, issued by the Clerk of Loudoun County, Virginia, is dated 9 September 1845.

Slave Owners

• John Nixon (1782-1845)

Sources

• "Will Books Vol 2c, 1844-1850," Loudoun County, Virginia, USA" pages 24-26. "Ancestry," Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021. Original data:Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007645057_00253?ssrc=&backlabel=Return. image 253-255.
• "Record of Free Negroes Index," Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, Virginia. https://lfportal.loudoun.gov/LFPortalInternet/0/edoc/481844/Free%20Blacks%20Reg%20Book_Index.pdf.
• "Free Blacks Reg Book 1844-1861," Loudoun County Courthouse, Leesburg, Virginia. https://lfportal.loudoun.gov/LFPortalinternet/0/edoc/481722/Free%20Blacks%20Reg%20Book%201844-1861_Page%20027.pdf