Lucas' Older Daughter

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2016-07-14 11:21
Text: 
"A Point of Law"
Character Key: 
Samuel Beauchamp's Mother
Display Name: 
Lucas' Older Daughter
Sort Name: 
Beauchamp, Lucas' Unnamed Daughter
Parent: 
Mrs. Lucas Beauchamp
Lucas Beauchamp
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Family: 
McCaslin
Family (new): 
McCaslinsInPOL
First Mentioned: 
McCaslin-Edmonds Place in "A Point of Law" (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Go Down, Moses"
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

Lucas Beauchamp has at least one child besides Nat, though the story's only reference to her is ambiguous. According to the narrator, it is known that Lucas has "one daughter with grandchildren" (214). Since this is mentioned in context with Lucas' age, it's possible that the "grandchildren" are his daughter's, making Lucas himself a great-grandfather, but no other details or family members are mentioned - and it's more likely that the phrase means Lucas himself has a daughter and grandchildren, which is the way we've chosen to interpret it. We also assume that this daughter is the mother of Samuel Worsham Beauchamp in "Go Down, Moses."

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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