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  • From Manumissions in Somerset and Worcester County Land Records, 1825-1866
    Record #403
    Name (Slaveowner)
    Handy, William W
    Name (Enslaved person)
    _Bridget _Sophia
    Document Date
    1848 Jun 14
    County
    Somerset
    Name (Slaveowner)
    Handy, William W
    Name (Enslaved person)
    _Bridget _Sophia
    Additional Information
    Bridget b. July 1804, Sophia b. Aug 1844, child of Bridget; both immediately free
    Document Date
    1848 Jun 14
    County
    Somerset
    Liber
    WP 3
    Folio
    88
    State
    Maryland
    Alt. Terms
    —
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  • From Slave Sales in Somerset and Worcester County land records, 1825-1864
    Record #729
    County
    Somerset
    Seller
    N/A certificate of removal
    Buyer
    Handy, William W
    Slave
    Bridget born July 1804, boy Jerry born 1820, girl Pink born 17 Mar 1826, girl Lucinda b 10 Dec 18…
    Year
    1836
    County
    Somerset
    Liber
    GH 8
    Folio
    236
    Seller
    N/A certificate of removal
    Buyer
    Handy, William W
    Slave
    Bridget born July 1804, boy Jerry born 1820, girl Pink born 17 Mar 1826, girl Lucinda b 10 Dec 1829, boy Henry b 21 Jan 1832, girl Agnes b 21 Apr 1834
    Additional Information (price, other items)
    certificate of removal; slaves removed in So Cy Md from Northampton Va by Handy. Slaves acquired by Handy by deed of gift from John Upshur Senr of Northampton Va to Sally B Handy wife of Wm Handy
    Year
    1836
    Date
    2 Mar 1836
    Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
    No
    State
    Maryland
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  • Record #730
    County
    Somerset
    Seller
    Upshur Sr, John of Northampton Va
    Buyer
    Handy, Sally B
    Slave
    Bridget 31, Jenny 15, girl Pink 10, Lucinda 5, Henry 4, Agnes 2
    Year
    1836
    County
    Somerset
    Liber
    GH 8
    Folio
    237
    Seller
    Upshur Sr, John of Northampton Va
    Buyer
    Handy, Sally B
    Slave
    Bridget 31, Jenny 15, girl Pink 10, Lucinda 5, Henry 4, Agnes 2
    Additional Information (price, other items)
    love & affection for daughter Sally wife of William W Handy
    Year
    1836
    Date
    7 Mar 1836
    Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
    No
    State
    Maryland
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  • Record #1048
    County
    Somerset
    Seller
    N/A certificate of removal
    Buyer
    Handy, William W
    Slave
    Candace, Ezekial, Armstead
    Year
    1845
    County
    Somerset
    Liber
    WP 1
    Folio
    117
    Seller
    N/A certificate of removal
    Buyer
    Handy, William W
    Slave
    Candace, Ezekial, Armstead
    Additional Information (price, other items)
    Slaves brought into Md from Va by Handy on 11 Oct 1845. Candace b 2 May 1806, Ezekial b 30 Jan 1835, Armstead b !7g 1838. Acqured by will of John Upshur of Northampton Va to be divided among his 4 children William Thomas, Anne & Sally B Handy wife of William W Handy
    Year
    1845
    Date
    21 Oct 1845
    Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer
    No
    State
    Maryland
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  • From Voter Registration Rolls, Somerset County, 1870-1873
    Record #350
    Date
    1870
    District
    1
    Surname
    Upshur
    First Name
    Armstead
    Transcriber Notes
    –
    County
    Somerset
    Record
    LW 12-0-80
    Date
    1870
    Page
    434
    District
    1
    Surname
    Upshur
    First Name
    Armstead
    Race
    Col'd
    Transcriber Notes
    –
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  • From 1850 U.S. Census Free Blacks
    Record #2226
    District
    Trappe
    County
    Somerset
    First Name
    Bridgett
    Surname
    Morrison
    Age
    44
    Occupation
    –
    District
    Trappe
    County
    Somerset
    Line Number
    –
    Dwelling Number
    1881
    Family Number
    1881
    First Name
    Bridgett
    Surname
    Morrison
    Age
    44
    Sex
    F
    Color
    B
    Occupation
    –
    Value of Real Estate
    –
    Place of Birth
    Maryland
    Was the person married within the last year?
    –
    Was the person at school within the last year?
    –
    If this person was over 20 years of age, could they not read and write?
    1
    Is the person deaf-mute, blind, insane, or idiotic?
    –
    Transcriber Notes
    In household of William W. Handy
    State
    Maryland
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  • From Register of Individuals Enslaved at Brownsville, Virginia
    Record #17
    Name
    Ezekiel
    Mother
    Bridget's child
    Birthdate
    30 June 1835
    Handwritten and Transcriber Notes
    –
    County
    Northampton
    Page
    1
    Name
    Ezekiel
    Mother
    Bridget's child
    Birthdate
    30 June 1835
    Handwritten and Transcriber Notes
    –
    Initials Recorded
    –
    Source Origin
    Upshur Family Papers (Mss. 66 Up. 8), Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries
    State
    Virginia
    Original Document View Record
  • From Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922
    Record #824
    Name of Deceased
    Upshur, Armstead
    Place of Death
    Somerset
    Town of Death
    Princess Anne
    Age (year, month, days)
    about 73
    Occupation or Employer
    Laborer
    Date of Death
    5/6/1912
    Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor
    Chronic nephritis, 1 yrs, 6 mos
    Page (PDF)
    49
    Certificate Number
    –
    Name of Deceased
    Upshur, Armstead
    Place of Death
    Somerset
    Town of Death
    Princess Anne
    Sex
    M
    Race
    Black
    Married, Widowed, or Single
    Married
    Date of Birth
    x
    Age (year, month, days)
    about 73
    Occupation or Employer
    Laborer
    Birthplace
    Northampton Co. Va
    Father's Name
    Unknown
    Father's Birthplace
    Va.
    Mother's Name
    Bridget Upshur
    Mother's Birthplace
    Va
    Informant (Relationship and Address)
    x
    Date of Death
    5/6/1912
    Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor
    Chronic nephritis, 1 yrs, 6 mos
    Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long
    –
    Physician and Address
    T J Smith, M.D.
    Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address
    Pr Anne Md 5/8/1912 James F. Dennis undertaker, Princess Anne
    Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
    –
    Other Notes
    –
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  • From Maryland Colonization Society Manumission Books,1832-1860
    Record #639
    County
    Somerset
    Name
    Bridgett
    Date
    17 Jun 1848
    Notes
    To be free immediately. Deed of Manumission executed by William H. Handy.
    Page Number
    174
    County
    Somerset
    Name
    Bridgett
    Age
    44
    Date
    17 Jun 1848
    Notes
    To be free immediately. Deed of Manumission executed by William H. Handy.
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