Tax Books of Henry County
Slaveowners Name: Abraham Franklin
Name of Slave: JUDY or JUDE & CHINA
Parent(s) of Slave: Unknown
BirthPlace of Slave: Unknown
Age of Slave: one over 16 years, one under 16 years of age
Sex of Slave: Female (probably)
Color of Slave: Unknown
Other Description: None
Other Information: Abraham Franklin listed on tax rolls of Henry County,
VA for tax years 1782, 1783, 1784 and 1785
Source Document: Tax Book of Henry County, VA
page 12 of 1783 book & page 17 of 1784 book
State: Virginia
County: Henry County
Year of
Source Document: 1783 & 1784
How to Access
Source Document: interlibrary loan of microfilm reel #194,
Henry County, VA tax books for 1782-1830
in collection of Virginia State Library
NOTE TO RESEARCHERS: The above Abraham Franklin may or may not
be a blood relation of the submitter who is researching the Lewis
Franklin family of Henry Co., VA. A Lewis Franklin appears on the
tax rolls of Henry Co., VA in 1782 and then continuously from 1791
through 1830. Lewis Franklin is listed as a slave holder owning
2 slaves beginning in 1799 in Henry Co., VA and it is possible
these may be the same as listed above, but this is unproven at the
time of this submission (28 Feb 1999). This Lewis Franklin was a
soldier of the NC and VA line during the American Revolution.
Contributed by: jimsims@safety.hsc.unt.edu
vkn 6/15/99
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