On September 1, 1841, the deposition of William Clinkenbeard was taken in the lawsuit by Lewis Clinkenbeard against Malcom McBride concerning the taking of three slaves owned by Samuel Small after his death from Platte County to Virginia. "…female Negro slave named Martha...", "...three Negroes, two girls and one boy, one of the girls was named Martha...Martha was the same girl that in the life time of late Samuel Small was claimed by him in his possession..."
Date(s) of Creation
9/1/1841
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
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Unidentified Boy Infant
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Deposition of William Clinkenbeard - Clinkenbeard v. McBride