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