Lymas or Elimas - LYMA1
Title
Lymas or Elimas - LYMA1
Description
African descent
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Status
Enslaved
Location or Address
Southold
Enslaver or Household
Jonathan Horton, son of Lazarus Horton
Source/s
Southold Town Records Liber E: 73 [image 162/175]
Male or Female
Male
Biographical Text
"...a male negro slave..."
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).
Files
Collection
Citation
“Lymas or Elimas - LYMA1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed December 21, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1638.