Eric wrote:
How these people came to be recognized as 'free', I'm sure is as varied as there were FPOC.
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Go to the Slave Data Collection here on AfriGeneas
for examples of how some enslaved persons became
free.

Click on the letter "A" and read 'freedom papers' for Adams-Ky-1807, Adams-Ky-1813 and Adams-Ky-1820

Also read Adams-Ky-1808 and Adams-Ky-1838 for how others remained enslaved.

Art Thomas