Betsey Rayford

Name

Betsey Rayford

Betsy Rayford

Sex

Female

Free Status

Born Free/Free Born

Record(s) Seen In

Free Black Register - Roanoke County - 1838-1865

Common Law Orders - C - August 1843 - June 1848 - pgs. 1-226​

Common Law Orders - E - June 1856 - November 1864 - pgs. 1-353

FBR - Image Number:

16 and 37

Page and Line Number

CLC: PP. 188-189
CLE: PP. 85

Location

Roanoke County, VA

Date(s) Seen In Records

FBR: July 21, 1845; September 1, 1849; May 1861
CLC: July 1845

Additional Information

Betsey was listed in the register as being "bright mulatto," 5 feet 5 inches tall, and having a scar on her left wrist caused by a burn. She registered three times at ages 22, 26, and 37.

In Common Law Book C, Betsey proved to the Court that she was freeborn, and she was registered as such at 22 years old. Her appearance was described in the same manner, with the exception of her height being listed as 5 feet 9 inches tall.