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Biography
First name Peter as listed in James Reed's Bill of Sale[1][2]
Peter's estimated Birth Date is based on the date of James Reed's estate documentation. He is also likely included in James Reed's household in the 1810 census in Loudoun Co., Virginia.
Last Name at Birth is the surname of the Slave Holder, James Reed.
1810 census -- Loudoun County, Virginia
Name: James Reed
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Loudoun, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 (?)
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 (James)
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 (?)
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1 (Rebecca)
RESEARCH NOTE: In the 1810 census, there is 1 slave listed in James Reed's household. Neither age nor sex is provided; however, it can be inferred that the slave was younger than 25 years of age. The slave is later described as a negro boy named Peter in James Reed's estate inventory and appraisal , bill of sale and estate documentation in 1816/1817.[4][5][6][7]
↑ "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-RFB : accessed 9 May 2015), James Reed, Not Stated, Loudoun, Virginia; citing p. 260, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 69; FHL microfilm 181,429.
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