Benjamin Hobbs

Black Person Information

First Name:
Benjamin
Last Name:
Hobbs
Family Code:
05716C
Color:
Mulatto
Gender:
Male
County:
Nelson
Birth Year:
1801
Skin Color:
Mulatto

Enslaver Information

First Owner Name:
Joshua Sr. Hobbs
First Owner Code:
W00162B
First Owner State:
KY
First Owner County:
Nelson
First Owner Year Transferred:
1810
Second Owner Name:
Jacob BLAND
Second Owner Code:
03253

Family

Mother's Name:
Fanny Hobbs
Mother's Family Code:
05716
Father's Name:
Jacob Bland
Father's Family Code:
03253

Additional Information

Notes:
Had to be purchased, but at a greater price despite the bequest in the Will - a lawsuit was brought by his father Jacob Bland

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