Sarah
Snead
Born in Accomack, Virginia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 31
[location unknown]
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Biography
Sarah Snead is a part of US Black heritage.
Sarah was born in 1798.
She was an enslaved woman, owned by Tully Snead of Accomack County, Virginia. Snead later emancipated Sarah.
After Emancipation, Sarah was required to register as a Free Negro in Accomack County. Her registration provides this information:
- ’#865, Sarah Snead; born about the year 1798 “Emancipated by Tully Snead by Deed of Record in Accomack County Court”
- Description: complexion: “A light black”; height: ?’ 7 3/4”; distinguishing marks: “a scar on the left hand near the thumb & a scar on the right side of the back of the head”
She passed away after 1829.
Sources
- Registration of Sarah Snead in "Accomack County, Register of Free Negroes, 1785-1863", in “Land Causes and Complete Cases, 1727-1805, 1812-1872. Images at FamilySearch.org, Film #008620584, Image 168. [htthttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C342-W3V9-Y?i=177&cat=731361]
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Rejected matches › Sarah Snead (abt.1800-)