William Thomas

Name

William Thomas

Sex

Male

Free Status

Born Free/Free Born

Age

22 years old

Record(s) Seen In

Free Black Register - Roanoke County - 1838-1865

Common Law Orders - D - July 1848 - May 1856 - pgs. 1-400

Common Law Orders - D - July 1848 - May 1856 - pgs. 401-810

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

FBR - Image Number:

26

Page and Line Number

CLD: PP. 115, 682
CLE: PP. 289, 339, 600

Location

Roanoke County, VA

Date(s) Seen In Records

FBR: September 20, 1849

Additional Information

William was listed in the register as having a black complexion, scars on his left arm and left wrist, and as being 5 feet 9 inches tall. In Common Law Books D and E, his appearance was described in the same manner. In Common Law Book E, William was said to have a burn on his right wrist and renewed his registration after losing his papers. He was listed as 33 years old in that book. Further, he was ordered to be hired out by the sheriff of the county after not paying his taxes.

Later in Common Law Book D, in the case of Commonwealth v. William Thomas and Moses Thomas, there was an appeal from the judgement of John P. Pitzer, a justice who condemned the two men to be whipped. The judgement was reversed, and the defendants were discharged.

Moses Thomas