Phillis - PHIS12
Title
Phillis - PHIS12
Description
African descent
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Status
Enslaved
Location or Address
Southold
Enslaver or Household
Estate of William Albertson
Source/s
Southold Town Records Liber E: 77 URL southoldtownny.gov=>Weblink/Laserfiche=>Town Clerk>Town Record Books>Liber E 1818-1887>image 164/175 [top left, bottom left].
Reverend Epher Whitaker noted the date of Phyllis's funeral along with her age. Diary of Epher Whitaker, page 204 (unpublished; Southold Free Library, Whitaker Collection).
Reverend Epher Whitaker noted the date of Phyllis's funeral along with her age. Diary of Epher Whitaker, page 204 (unpublished; Southold Free Library, Whitaker Collection).
Male or Female
Female
Birth Date
1802–1803, a range calculated from her reported age (21 years) at the time of her manumission, along with her reported age (66 years) at the time of her death.
Death Date
January 1, 1869 (probably),
January 2, 1869 (date of funeral)
January 2, 1869 (date of funeral)
Misc. Date
May 12, 1823 (manumission certificate approved by overseers of the poor); June 21, 1823 (manumission certificate registered in the town record book by town clerk).
Biographical Notes
She was a daughter of Kedar (#1639) and Pegg (#1640).
Case's claim that Phillis received a $100 annual annuity from her last employer, Louisa S. Lord, widow of Dr. Frederick Lord, cannot be confirmed. A review of Mrs. Lord’s probate papers revealed no formal bequests to Phillis. Phillis died several years before Mrs. Lord’s estate was probated, however.
Case's claim that Phillis received a $100 annual annuity from her last employer, Louisa S. Lord, widow of Dr. Frederick Lord, cannot be confirmed. A review of Mrs. Lord’s probate papers revealed no formal bequests to Phillis. Phillis died several years before Mrs. Lord’s estate was probated, however.
Owner or Household
The woman who manumitted her, Mary H. Lester, was a daughter of William Albertson. Mary "Polly" Albertson married lawyer Thomas S. Lester on January 17, 1811 (See Original record at Ancestry.com>U.S. Presbyterian Church Records 1701-1970> New York>Southold>First Presbyterian Church>Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths>1749-1832>image 130/340).
Files
Collection
Citation
“Phillis - PHIS12,” Plain Sight Project, accessed December 21, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1651.