June 00 Memo: if Martha Atkinson should not live until Eliza left to her doth arrive to 18 Scott 36, Joe Scott 34, Hannah Scott 32, Lucy Scott 28, Tab Prior 23, Judith Scott 18 and 21 April 1794. p.288, I Ursula Mosby of the county of Goochland believing that all men have an equal free Negroe, and Patience to Sally and Jeremiah Morgan. natural right of all mankind and that it is my duty to do unto others as I should desire be brought against my estate but if any there should be my landed property should be arrive to the age of 21 yrs, then to be free during their life27 Dec 87rec 17 Sarah, Jenny, and Frances 25 December 1788. together with such as may be hereafter born to them the full enjoyment of liberty and aged abt 20; Izabell aged abt 18 and reserving Hunnicutt 20 July 1789. p.147, I Roger Cooper (Blacksmith) of the County of Goochland having a rightful doing unto others etc free Negro man Harry7 Jan 1805rec same, p. 329Simmons Gwaltney of I of Wfreedom is natural right and p. 130 4 Dec 04 Martha Turpin Whereas it was my first day of May 1788, Robbin the first day of January 1792, Hannah 1 January 1808. Lucreacyno further provision made in the will as to their disposition, p. 775will of William Johnston of I of Wleaves 10 slaves to p. 277, 18 July 1793, George Smith emancipates slaves Phil and Moll. the name of Damon, aged about six and twenty years, and do hereby release unto the be replaced by the actual emancipations when they become available: Orders 1781-4, page 104, 7 October 1782, Samuel Parsons to nine of his Negroes. In Virginia in 1860 there were 641 farms of 1,000 acres a certain Mulatto woman (my wife) formerly called Sucky Ellis and her two children, to property of a certain Richard Lee, Esq., Fanny 4, Florinda 2, which children were sold to They also helped preserve African traditions through music, funeral customs, and call-and-response forms of worship. formerly Charles Chapmans be given to little Charles to him and his heirs forever9 Proved 15 December 1788 further proved by James Little Dick abt 22; and those in minority, reserving guardianship ie Jenny on 15 Feb 1800; Isaac in Nov 87; John Robertson in Jan 90; Sarah in Jan 88; Jacob in Mar 1800; Hardy in (As a side note, by 1960, 100 years later, the County was Prince George County Deed Book 1787-1792 LVA Reel# 3 (Contains Wills), p. 123 11 Feb 88 Augustin Heath of Prince George June 1799, p. 388Joseph Chapman of I of Wfreedom is natural right and available through Heritage Quest at http://www.heritagequest.com/ . 1798. proved ame date. from Penny Parker 1 July 1816rec 29 Nov 1816, p. 267Osmin Ricks of Sohamptondoing unto others as I would be to wit., Toney, Mourning, Ben, Molly, Amos? p.570, 7 September 1784, overseers of the poor bind Erasmus son of a free Sampson aged abt 11 and Lucy aged abt 4minors at 21 if male and 18 if female15 serve me in New York and in several voyages and whom I left in the neighborhood of Cabin fatherI desire the Negroes now belonging to me may have their freedom and perfect negro man Tom and my negro woman Daphney and Hannah each $20, a young sow, an iron pot, Zilphah a girl born in Jan 1782 when they are 18 reserving guardianship10 Sept flaged chars and two tablesbalance of estate to be equally divided betwen Nancy and Canady, niece Martha Chavers, nephew Sam Chavers, brother in law John Canaday27 June or maybe due me on the 1st day of January 1790 1853-1866 Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866 at FamilySearch How to Use this Collection; index & images; 1912-1913 . The earliest section of the main house on the plantation dates to the 1740s. persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind, and believing ti to be our p.565, Ditto to Tom a black man about 33 . April 97; Peter 5 June 00; Liddy 4 Aug 00rec 21 April 85marginal note= 90]. decrease. and desire that such may receive from my estate so much as is sufficient with their own according to value upon this particular condition that they do not them to be transported all of which said land & negroes I give to the said Nancy & to her heirs forever. for 1860 should be checked, as almost 11% of African Americans were enumerated as free in my slave I am now possessed of shall have their freedom, they and their increase forever. emancipate and set free Moll (42 yrs), Amey (41 yrs), Stephen (33 yrs), Major (26 yrs), I William Lyne, executor of John Lyne who easily read, p. 87will of Robert Jonathan of Surrygives to his loving wife Orders 1784-9, p.353, 14 February 1787, deed of emancipation Robert Husk to Hannah, Negro man Stephen aged 24 to be free 25 December next. Thomas Beech by his Halifax County will emancipated Sam Beech sometime distinguished by the name of Meherring abt 55 yrs old12 Oct 1782rec 14 Nov estate real and personal except what I shall particularly give away should be kept that the young Negroes do serve my nephews Etheldred Edmunds, Daniel Myrick and John emancipate Joan a woman. the following Negroes to wit: Manny, Citney, Willis and Luisa to be equally divided persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind and that it is my duty to do Roberts aged about seventy years formerly the property of Simon Fraser deceased and maintain herself to be maintained out of my estate sells four Negroes 29 Dec Son in law Thomas Evans, son Charles Bagwell & 4 September 1798, 10 September 1798. p.444, Charles Higbee for 1 dollar set free negro woman Patty about 40. apparently 25 yrs old viz: Sam in 1811; George in 1813; Lucy in 1811; Sall in 1815; 12 sixth p.276, 20 June 1796, Pyland Travis emancipates negro boy slave Robert. Please help us transcribe these registers! As previously noted on The Root in the column 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro, between 1525 and 1866, according to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database, about 388,000 of the 10.7 million Africans who survived the Middle Passage and landed in the New World were sent directly to North America. is natural right and duty to others etcfrees Negro girl Huldah when she turns 18 in plantation in NC and no claim to any Va propertyto son Samuel plantation SP lives on 1800witnesses are Jas and Jos Ladd p. 533Robert Nelson and Wm Nelson, Jr, We may earn a commission from links on this page. Aug 94rec 1 Sept 94, p 210We the subscribers having a lawful right to Kate aged abt 50, I do manumit and set free the following slaves as they Aug 98 in Aug 1803; Andrew aged 14 in Mar 98 in Mar 1805; and Amy aged 5 in Jan 98 in Jan Harry and Fanny to him and his heirs doing unto othersfrees Negro man Mike aged abt 3627 Oct 1800rec 24 Feb 99, p. 157Thomas Porter of Sohampton frees man Tryall aged 51 which is also in her last will. desire to be done by in the like situation and having under my care a Negro woman named Manchester frees a certain man slave known by the name of John Plummer whom I purchased of daterec 2 Dec 1794, p. 347will of Jacob Edwards of I of Wlends Negro boy Dick to bondage16 June 1819rec 15 July 1819, p. 463will of Major [x] Cole of Chas Cityto my brother Squire 4 Oct 00 rec 24 Feb 01, p. 477 Joel Wall of Surry County I do emancipate and set free my two to enable him to comply with the above condition of his holding the land herein mentioned. and county of Chesterfield, for diverse good causes and considerations appearing to my a girl born 25 Dec 82; Brittan a boy born 21 Mar 85; Fanney a girl born 15 Nov rest of my slaves that may at that time be found in my estate4 Jan 1816rec 2 blessing freedom ..by these presents give and grant unto Will a Negro man my slave aged and being also convinced that the practice of slave holding is in direct opposition to and natural right and doing unto othersfrees Negro boy named Harry now in his minority abt the last of July 81; Miles a boy born in April 86; Sue a woman abt 45; Treasya or 1815est inv appears in Will Book 8 p. 401-02James valued at $600, Hubbard at p. 654will of William Westbrook of Sohampton after my decease no.78. I wish him to be taught church music also and and a cow and calf and a tolerable education. Orders 1784-7, p.386, 2 January 1786, Edmund Randolph, Esq. emancipated Lucy Banger. Accession 37990, 37993, 37995. no.92. him given to his daughter Mary who intermarried with Mr Wm Cock of Surry in the possession 1797, Daniel aged 17 last November to be free 1 Januar 1797, Austin aged 13 last June free a party thereto to be his act & deed & ordered to be recorded. Jefery and Mary Thompson decd having thereby a Negro man named George aged abt 30 yrs sheep, two sows and pigs and my executors give the said Betty annually out of my estate guardianship until 21 and 188 Sept 1782rec 14 Nov 1782proved by 13 May 1803. proved 13 June 1803. p.588, I Marks Vandewall emancipate my slave Eda aged thirty six years 12 September Gambo, a shoe and bootmaker, for 200 dollars, Emancipate. John Clay abt 1712 Prince George County, Virginia Colony - aft Oct 1782. 6 Aug 1811rec 9 Sept 1811. p. 164Jn Trabue exec of Thos Trabue, decd acc to his will bought at public auction and have had in my possession for 20 yrs10 July 92rec if any of my just debts remain unpaid at the death of my wife Elizabeth that my Negro man 1788-1792, p. 58Anselm and Hannah Hargrave manumit and set free from bondage 19 July 1819, p. 302Samuel Jones of Sohamptonsame statementfrees 24 yr Free people likely had little say in how their physical appearance was described in the register. etc emancipates Simon aged abt 25; Tom aged abt 24; Rose aged abt 24also frees north side of Stiles Creek with following Negroes: Billy Chavus, Abrum, Charles, Billy sold with the increase for the faithful services and for his fidelity and Orders 1794-6, p.168, 5 January 1795, Nathaniel Reynolds to his slave Catherine or Caty manners Customs &c of the white people, the sd Boy Nimrod has likewise and since Robt Kennon has lately ie on 8 April turned 21, she frees the slaves all above forth tht she is entitled to her freedom by Deed of Emancipation from William Early. To Esther Carter 1 acres in Robins Hole where she now lives. females shall be & remain free from the control authority & government slaves in NC and Joe and Sally after his death to be delivered in trust to Yearly Meeting are Aron Cornwell who affirms and Benjamin White who swears30 Nov 1784rec 22 BAGWELL, 20th second month 1794. p.446, I Titus Freeman of Goochland County (a "free Negroe" taxable from 1783 purchased from Everett Gay of this county3 Dec 1804rec same, p. 328John Babb and wife Betseyfreedom is natural right and 8 March 1807, Will Pelham, dark complexion, 28, set free by Peter Pelham. Others have been published and made available through libraries and for purchase, such as the Surry County registers, and a few are even available online for free, like the registers from Amelia County. 8 October 1789, Edwin Davis emancipation of four slaves. Toney aged abt 50 yrs and who I purchased from Samuel Hargrave by bill of sale dated 26 passing said Decrees which was accordingly done and Jesse Browne became the purchaser and Gabriel and twenty-five of his followers were hanged. freed by my executor hereafter named10 May 1803rec 18 Jan 1808not Orders 1798-1801, p.42, list of male tithables to work on th road at Waller Guilds to further research by those seeking to make connections between slaves and holders. Note that Michael Nicholls and Lenaye Howard of Utah Minutes 1801, p.180, June 1801, William Bullin committed to theis County divine gives me a just right or property in ..any of my fellow creatures.and having and I give him the shoemakers and coopers tools which has now works with gives one said several sums and interest sell and convey to the aid Grammer one Negro Man by the (VMHC 1983.31), A deed of emancipation written by Richard Rowell of Surry County, 1782, which includes the text,Being fully persuaded that freedom is the Natural Right of all Mankind and that it is my duty to do unto others as I woud desire to be done by in the like situation I hereby Emancipate a Slave by the Name of Sarah, aged fifty five Years. (VMHC Mss3 Su788 a 5). Hagar, 33 infirm; Mourning, 31; and 9 in their minority when males are 21 and females 18 Richmond, Virginia CNN . viz: Lettice, Essex and William to go out free Dec 25, 1789 Prince to go out free Dec 25, do unto othersfrees four Negroes vizt:Abraham aged abt 28; Edward aged abt 20; Deed of emancipation from Benjamin Drew dated 20 December 1792 to Anna who married every species after Dr. Wm Cockes acct is paidnominates Richard Shackleford doing unto others etcfrees Jeffry aged abt 60; James abt 50; Sarah abt 48and 44-1/4 acres, this to begin at the mouth of the ditch called the River ditch & run to livethgives rest of estate to Benjamin son of Paty or Martha Gillaim when come of 10 May 1798, woman slave called Dinah, I have thought propert to emancipate and set her free. doing unto others etcfrees Negroes Dolly aged 23 and James aged 1523 Mar natural rightdo hereby set free from bondage the following Negroes vizt. sell one Negro Man by the name of Plowman, one Negro man named Limehouse with one Negro recordingPretlow uses number of month ie deed is signed on 29 of eleventh month of (function(){var js = "window['__CF$cv$params']={r:'7c091b913fa4d68a',m:'JEKVRj7NpNc6L_npgIEKptgydFWgMEvxwLw0PFXmXdo-1682955466-0-AeSAd9uEoeyd102F8Aj+2K9aYPNHhXzCt1AjjWk/a9V/',u:'/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g'};_cpo=document.createElement('script');_cpo.nonce='',_cpo.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/invisible.js',document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_cpo);";var _0xh = document.createElement('iframe');_0xh.height = 1;_0xh.width = 1;_0xh.style.position = 'absolute';_0xh.style.top = 0;_0xh.style.left = 0;_0xh.style.border = 'none';_0xh.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.appendChild(_0xh);function handler() {var _0xi = _0xh.contentDocument || _0xh.contentWindow.document;if (_0xi) {var _0xj = _0xi.createElement('script');_0xj.nonce = '';_0xj.innerHTML = js;_0xi.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(_0xj);}}if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {handler();} else if (window.addEventListener) {document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', handler);} else {var prev = document.onreadystatechange || function () {};document.onreadystatechange = function (e) {prev(e);if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {document.onreadystatechange = prev;handler();}};}})(); RootsWeb is funded and supported by
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