Coney and Daniel were two young men born in Princess Anne County, Virginia in the 1810s. They were born enslaved on the farm of Henry Cornick, a wealthy Virginia planter who owned a large estate in the Kempsville area of Princess Anne County (now Virginia… Read More »Coney and Daniel
In 1830, Jack, a 26 year old carpenter, boarded a ship bound for New Orleans. Jack was enslaved and had been sold by John Walker of Norfolk, Virginia to slave trader Paul Pascal. In Norfolk, Jack was one of two enslaved people Walker owned. Walker… Read More »Jack, a carpenter
Jenny, an eleven year old girl was purchased in Norfolk, Virginia by slave trader James Barnes Diggs and transported to New Orleans, Louisiana on the Brig Ajax, captained by Robert H. Banks of Norfolk, Virginia. The ship arrived in New Orleans on March 24, 1829.… Read More »Jenny, an 11 year old girl
On March 7, 1838, an enslaved young woman named Sarah was sold at auction for $400. Sarah had been owned by Dr. Augustus Davezac, son of the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands and a well off physician who lived in New Orleans. The Davezac family… Read More »Sarah, an enslaved woman