1862-05-03, Sophia, Female, Legal (Will)

Title: 1862-05-03, Sophia, Female, Legal (Will)
Description: Sophia was willed down from her enslaver Alonzo S. Church to his children, with the condition to be taken care of and not be removed from Athens, Georgia, and her children are kept with her.

Partial Transcript: "I give my Servants Hanson [and] Caloline to my children to be taken care of [and] not to be removed from Athens without the Servants consent and also the same with respect to the Servant Sophia [and] her children."
Event Type: Legal: Will
Action Status: Completed
Date: 3 May 1862
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Source: Will of Alonzo S. Church
Primary Participant: Sophia
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Author: Alonzo S. Church
Officiator: Alonzo S. Church