Lymas or Elimas
Title
Lymas or Elimas
Description
African descent
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Male or Female
Male
Location or Address
Southold
Status
Enslaved
Enslaver or Household
Jonathan Horton, son of Lazarus Horton
Birth Date
1799, calculated from his reported age (22 years) at the time of his manumission.
Misc. Date
June 12, 1821 (manumission certificate approved by overseers of the poor). June 25, 1821 (manumission sworn before witnesses). August 1, 1821 (documents recorded in town record book).
Source/s
Southold Town Records Liber E: 73 [image 162/175]
Biographical Text
"...a male negro slave..."
Files
Collection
Citation
“Lymas or Elimas,” Plain Sight Project, accessed March 25, 2023, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1638.