Emily Summers (abt. 1817)

Born about 1817 in District of Columbia, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Emily Summers is a part of US Black heritage.

Emily Summers was born enslaved in 1817. She is listed on the ship manifest of the UNCAS that sailed from Alexandria, District of Columbia to New Orleans, LA arriving 5 Feb 1835. She was 18 years old. Emily is listed on the manifest as owned by slave traders John Armfield and Isaac Franklin.

See Space:Slaves_Transported_by_Franklin_&_Armfield_on_the_Ship_UNCAS for more information.

Research Note

No information has surfaced as to whom she was sold or if she remained enslaved to either Franklin or Armfield. She might have been enslaved by a slave holder named Summers prior to being traded.

Sources

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Slave Manifests of Coastwise Vessels Filed at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1807-1860; Microfilm Serial: M1895; Microfilm Roll: 7
• New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Slave Manifests, 1807-1860 with first and last names, year of birth, and gender: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1562&h=250533&tid=&pid=&queryId=75cf338ed9c0615c02c470181e36e4e4&usePUB=true&_phsrc=aBx7&_phstart=successSource&clickref=1011lhhDkYDi%2C1011lhhDkYDi&adref=&o_xid=01011l4xx5&o_lid=01011l4xx5&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal