Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Sex	male
Legal Status	Enslaved

Individuals

Joshua Johnston

Recorded Names

Joshua Johnston 1

Recorded Ages

22

Associated Individuals

enslaved by Hugh Adams (slaveholder) 1

emancipated by Hugh Adams (slaveholder) 1 a

re-enslaved to Robert Hutcheson (slaveholder) 1

Events

	Rockbridge Co., Virginia (primary location)	14 Sep 1857 2	View Event Details
	Rockbridge Co., Virginia (primary location)	1862 1 b	View Event Details	Enslaved
	Rockbridge Co., Virginia (primary location)	1862 1	View Event Details	Enslaved

Notes

[a] emancipated for Liberia by Hugh Adams' will in Rockbridge Co., Virginia
[b]
Johnston petitioned to be re-enslaved in 1862

Citations

[1] "Johnston, Joshua: Petition for Re-enslavement", Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Rockbridge County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1836-1864; digital image, Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative (http://rosetta.virginiamemory.com:1801/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE113136 : accessed 25 Jan 2023).
[2] Will of Hugh Adams, Rockbridge Co., Virginia Circuit Court Will Book 1: 136, signed 24 Aug 1857, recorded 14 Sep 1857.