Thomas Cumpton

Name

Thomas Cumpton

Thomas Compton
Thomas Campton

Sex

Male

Free Status

Born Free/Free Born

Record(s) Seen In

Free Black Register - Roanoke County - 1838-1865

Roanoke County Free Black Requisition Records

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

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

FBR - Image Number:

41

Page and Line Number

CLD: PP. 263, 524

Location

Roanoke County, VA

Date(s) Seen In Records

FBR: January 20, 1851; June 1853
RR: March 30, 1864

Additional Information

Thomas was listed in the register as being "bright mulatto" and 5 feet 6.75 inches tall. He also had a burn mark on the right side of his mouth and a scar on the inside of his left hand near his thumb. He registered twice, and his age was recorded in 1851 at 24 years old. This same information is listed in Common Law Book D. In the Requisition Records, Thomas was listed alongside numerous free Black men who were requisitioned for labor by Major General Breckinridge.

Later in Common Law Book D, Thomas was recorded as having lost his free papers. His appearance was recorded in the same manner.