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Biography
Francis (Abbott) Flinn is a part of US Black heritage.
Francis was born about 1839
Ritta, a negro girl, was sold as part of estate of Lewis Abbott to his widow, Zelatis Abbott.
Francis is likely the 11 year old slave shown as held by Zelatis in 1850.[1]
↑1850 Census:
"1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #90558787 (accessed 24 April 2022)
Zelotus Abbott in Polecat, Perry, Alabama, USA.
Probate: "Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999" Estate Papers, Perry County, Alabama, 1833-1917; Author: Alabama. Chancery Court (Perry County); Probate Place: Perry, Alabama Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8799 #9582616 (accessed 16 January 2022) Lewis Abbott probate on 19 Mar 1849.
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