Philip E. Vass

1800 - 1832  (42 years)

• Name	Philip E. Vass
  Birth	Between 1790 and 1800	, Person, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  	Philip's father was on the 1790 tax list of Caswell County, North Carolina. He lived in a section that became Person County in 1791. So, Philip E. Vass was likely born in Person County, North Carolina.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1820	, Halifax, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Philip E. Vass is the male, 26-45, listed in the household of his father, Philip Vass.
  Census	1830	, Halifax, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Philip E. Vass is listed in the 1830 Census of Halifax County, North Carolina with 2 males, 30-40, in his household. The second male in the household is likely Henry Polly, his overseer. Shortly after this census, Philip E. Vass is convicted of the murder of Henry Polly.
  Death	1832	State Penitentiary, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I22351	Master
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Philip Vass,   b. Between 1748 and 1753   d. Between 1823 and 1825, , Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Webb,   b. 30 Jun 1754
  Family ID	F5794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1790 and 1800 - , Person, North Carolina, USA Census - 1820 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Census - 1830 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Death - 1832 - State Penitentiary, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Philip E. Vass was convicted in 1831 of the murder of Henry Polly, his overseer, and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He died in prison in 1832. This is the Philip Vass who freed his slaves in his will leading to the famous case of the Vass slaves.

  
  

• Sources

  [S252] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Philip E. Vass household. [S1234] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Philip Vass household.