Elizabeth Chavis (abt. 1789)

Born about 1789 in Virginia, United States

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Elizabeth Chavis is a part of US Black heritage.

Elizabeth was born about 1789.

Elizabeth Chavis (Anthony, George), born say 1789, "a woman of Colour," was ordered brought before the Monday, February 1821 session of the Chatham County court so that her children could be bound out as apprentices [Minutes 1816-22].

She may have been the daughter of Anthony Chavis who was living in Mecklenburg County about 1858 when she and other descendants of Thomas Stewart filed a chancery suit [LVA Chancery file 1872-008].

She was a 60-year-old "Mulatto" woman counted in the 1850 census for Chatham County in John Dorsett's household. Her children were:

1. Nancy, "a Girl of Colour," born 25 December 1807, bound apprentice to Brooks Brantley by the Monday, May 1821 session of the Chatham County court and bound instead to Hezekiah Dorsett in the Wednesday session.
2. Polly, born about 1811, "a Girl of Colour" bound apprentice to George Rogers to read, write, and cypher by the Monday, May 1821 session of the Chatham County court.
3. William, born 10 December 1814, bound to John Dorsett as an apprentice farmer and to be taught to read and write by the Monday May 1821 session of the court.
4. Caty, born about 1819, bound apprentice to David Justice by the Tuesday, May 1826 session of the court, no parent named [Minutes 1822-27].
5. Elizabeth, born about 1819, a nine-year-old "Coloured Girl" bound apprentice to Hezekiah Dorsett by the Tuesday, May 1828 session of the court, no parent named [Minutes 1828-33].
6. Clary, born about 1825, an eleven-year-old "Coloured girl" bound apprentice to Daniel Marsh by the Monday, 8 February 1836 session of the court, no parent named. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA by Paul Heinegg https://freeafricanamericans.com/Virginia-NC.htm

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-DZX : Sun Mar 10 12:00:41 UTC 2024), Entry for John Chavers and Polly Dorsett, 1850.