Philip E. Vass: JEM Genealogy

Philip E. Vass

1800 - 1832 (42 years)

Generation: 1

Philip E. Vass was born between 1790 and 1800 in , Person, North Carolina, USA; died in 1832 in State Penitentiary, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1820, , Halifax, Virginia, USA
Census: 1830, , Halifax, Virginia, USA

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.

Birth:
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.

Census:
Philip E. Vass is the male, 26-45, listed in the household of his father, Philip Vass.

Census:
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.