Phillis - PHIS9
Title
Phillis - PHIS9
Name
Phillis
Unique Person Identifier
PHIS9
Ancestry
African
Status
Freed
Sex
Female
Event Type
Manumission
Event Date
December 16, 1814
Event Type II
Legal Proceeding
Event Date II
December 31, 1814
Location or Address
Southampton, NY
Enslaver or Household
H.P. Dering
Notes
The enslaver H.P. Dering manumits Phillis, which he "bought [from] Mr. John Hubbard, of Southold."
The Southampton Oversees of the Poor, Zebulon Jessup and Caleb Corwithe, stipulate that Phillis' manumission certificate must be "registered in the office of the Town Clerk."
The Southampton Oversees of the Poor, Zebulon Jessup and Caleb Corwithe, stipulate that Phillis' manumission certificate must be "registered in the office of the Town Clerk."
Source Type
Freedom or Emancipation Certificate
Source Type II
Legislation or Decree
Source/s
Records of the Town of Southampton, Volume IV. Page 21.
Researcher
Daria Reaven
Collection
Citation
“Phillis - PHIS9,” Plain Sight Project, accessed October 31, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/2028.