I actually have a copy of the document where she is released and in specifically indicates in there that the defendant is Thomas Whitson but her indenture was to Herekin (??) Davis which I suspect is Hezekiah. This is probably going to remain a mystery but thanks for your help. ----- Original Message ----- From: crainrs@comcast.net Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:19 Subject: Re: [ILJACKSO] Emancipation Records To: iljackso@rootsweb.com > Servitude Detailed Information > > CountyRANDOLPH > Name of ServantJANE > Name of Other PartyWHITSON, THOMAS > > SexF RaceN Age0. > FileVolume1 Page119 > Document TypeEMANCIPATION Amount0.00 Term > Date11/22/1835 > > Remarks > > Memo"JANE IS FREED, RELEASED AND DISCHARGED FORM ALL SERVICE TO > ?, DAVID OR ANY OTHER PERSON CLAIMING UNDER HIM UNDER OR BY > VIRTUE AN INDENTURE ENTERED INTO WITH SAID DAVIS." SIGNED BY > JOEL MANNING. > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tom Shawcross" <shaw8080@bellsouth.net> > > > Mary, > > Hezekiah DAVIS died in Jackson County on 29 Jan 1834. > Possibly, Jane > > RANDOLPH had been indentured to him prior to his death, and > after his death > > her indenture was purchased by Thomas (GASPERSON) WHITSON? > > http://www.tomshawcross.blogspot.com > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi- > bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shawcross&id=I53 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mary Riseling" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:40 PM > > Subject: [ILJACKSO] Emancipation Records > > > > > > > Ok, here's another question today. I have in my possession a > copy of an > > > emanicipation record for a woman named Jane Randolph who > appears to have > > > sued Thomas Whitson for her emancipation in November of > 1835. BUT--in > > > reading the document it refers to her indenture to a person > named Herekin > > > (sp??) Davis. My question is, if she is suing to get > emancipation from > > > Davis, why is Thomas Whitson listed as the defendant. I > believe that the > > > Davis listed might be Hezekiah Davis who is listed in the > 1830 census but > > > no > > > slaves or free black persons are listed in the census with > his household. > > > I > > > also don't know the connection to Thomas Whitson because > this is the first > > > time I have seen his name in ANY docs on Thomas and I have > lots of > > > documents. > > > > > > Thoughts?? Suggestions?? Ideas?? > > > > > > Mary Riseling > > > Springfield, IL > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Guidelines: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~illinois/JacksonCoWelcome.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJACKSO- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >