Henry Rayford
- Name
- Henry Rayford
- Sex
- Male
- Free Status
- Born Free/Free Born
- Age
- FBR: 21 years old
- Record(s) Seen In
- Free Black Register - Roanoke County - 1838-1865
- Roanoke County Free Black Requisition Records
- Common Law Orders - E - June 1856 - November 1864 - pgs. 1-353
- Common Law Orders - E - June 1856 - November 1864 - pgs. 354-749
- FBR - Image Number:
- 60
- Page and Line Number
- CLE: PP. 351, 689
- Location
- Roanoke County, VA
- Date(s) Seen In Records
-
FBR: November 1859
RR: March 30, 1864 - Additional Information
- Henry was listed in the register as having a "black complexion" and being 5 feet 6 inches tall. His appearance was described in the same manner in Common Law Book E. He was listed in the Requisition Records as one of many free black men who were requisitioned for labor by Major General Breckinridge.
- Later in Common Law Book E, Henry was charged as an accessory to enslaved people attempting to escape.
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