Vilate
Vilate was an enslaved African American woman who was taken to Utah by the Crosby family.
Vilate's age was listed as 50 in "John Brown's company of 10, report, 1848 June."
The book, The Story of the Negro Pioneer, states that Elizabeth Coleman Crosby owned a slave named Vilate. However, "John Brown's company of 10, report," did not list a "Vilate" with Elizabeth. In the same record, and in the 1850 Slave Inhabitant Schedule, an enslaved woman named Vilet/Vilate appears in the household of William Crosby. It is interesting to note that Elizabeth Coleman Crosby was the mother of William Crosby. At this time, it is believed that the Vilate listed in The Story of the Negro Pioneer is the same Vilet/Vilate enslaved by William Crosby.
Born in South Carolina
1798
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1798
Traveled in Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 50) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1870 (Age 72)