Laura

Name

Laura

Sex

Female

Date of Birth

BR: August 1855

Record(s) Seen In

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 3

Birth Register - 1853-1885 - pp. 1-66

Page and Line Number

IAS3: PP. 149
BR: PP. 9, L. 53

Location

Residence of enslaver is Roanoke.

Birth/Death Register Informant and Relationship

Sarah Betts, enslaver.

Name of Enslaver

Sarah Betts

Bequeathed to

Paul James Jr.

Sally Betts Panksy

Josephine W. Jones

Willed Alongside

Ann

Martha

Patrick

Minerva

Isaiah

Gabriel

Henry

Mary

Jesse

Martha

Additional Information

In the will of Sarah Betts, it is listed that Laura and the other enslaved individuals listed above be divided equally between Sally Betts Jones, Josephine W. Jones, and Paul James Jr.

A value of $180.00 was placed on Laura, her mother, and her siblings.