SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

(Jonathan) Draper's Place

Location: Washington Co., VA
Constructed: ----

Associated Surnames: Draper

Associated Free White Names

• Jonathan Draper: owner; Baptist preacher and head of Washington College; owner of hotel in Warm Springs, Scott Co., VA
  • wife Lizzie Ames Draper: slaves Billy and Sophie were given to her by her father in Alabama
  • son Milton Draper
  • son Bob Draper
  • son George Draper
  • son Canero Draper
  • dau. Ann Draper

Associated Black Slave Names

Slaves of Jonathan Draper: worked at the Washington College and the hotel in Warm Springs
From Voices From Slavery: William Davis interview, edited by Norman R. Yetman

• Billy: born in the Congo of West Africa; described as having tribal marks on the right side of his face; d. 1868
  • wife Sophie
• son William Davis: b. 1845; left Virginia in 1869; family was never given a surname, William chose the surname Davis
• dau. Jane
• dau. Lucy
• dau. Ellen
• son Bob
• son Solomon
• son Albert
• son John

Agriculture

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Other People Researching This Plantation

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RESOURCES

• Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Edited by Yetman, Norman R. pp 88-91.