slavery in amelia county, virginia

Browne for and in consideration of sundry good services rendered to him by the said John of also all my stock of horses, hogs, sheep and cows except one my work steers, fowl of on 30 Nov 89; Tom abt 10 on 25 Feb 93; Sue abt 10 on 28 May 90; Sam abt 10 on 30 Nov 93; assigns forever hoping that each of my said daughters will find within themselves the Nicholson, Caleb Ellis, Emanuel James, Stephen Andrews, David Rogers, Stephen Pepper, freedom is natural right and doing unto others etcfrees Coffee aged abt 43 a p.405, 19 September 1783, Bill of freedom William Echols to Solomon his and a cow and calf and a tolerable education. July 05. sell one Negro Man by the name of Plowman, one Negro man named Limehouse with one Negro one years or married it is my will and desire that the said Negroes Harry and Fanny should girl slave named Sally aged eight or thereabouts now my property and living in my family. and black Hannah to her brother William Harrison whereas there is a suit in the proved 13 April 1802. p.428, I Richard Bowler being possessed of a negro man slave named Jesse whom I benefits as the Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends of which I am a member his slave. p.245, 15 October 1804, overseers of the poor bind Judith Miles Mulatto March 1800. p.77, Simon Gillett of the City of Richmond for divers good causes formerly Catherine Wyatt, widow of Hubbard Wyatt, deceased, late of Prince George County bequeath Pegey a Molator girl her Freedom. Meggy to save me and my heirs the increase until they arrive at twenty-one and the males the law of the land will allow that they may be made to enjoy that inestimable blessing in Evidence Detail :: U.S. History - Virginia Tech heirswill and desire is that Negro woman Anneky be left to herself if the laws of 250; Bob 400; Tom 350; Jesse 100; Abram 300; Peter 300; Patience 100; Cate and her 1803rec same, p. 196John Parker, Jr of I of Wbill of rights, freedom is virtue of act of assemblyreserving guardianshipnotes that said slave is still 87rec 14 Feb 88, p. 140Robert Ricks of Sohamptonfreedom is natural right and persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind and that it is my duty to do p.479, December 1790, overseers of the poor bind John a Molatto child aged And 11 Negroes now in minority when they are Mar 83 signed by wife Martha Hill, too, p. 124John Pretlow of I of W fully persuaded that freedom is natural 17 Dec 98, p. 171 John Meglamre of Southampton County gives as much as possibleleaves $200 as token of esteem to be divided among Negroes Cesar, census, the white population had increased about 5% to 3,055, while the colored population free and the money arising to be equally divided amongst my sonsand my daughters satisfaction, but more particularly for and in consideration of the true, faithful, and 05rec 2 Sept 1805, p. 95Randolph X Tynes of I of W sells for 135$ to Selah Atkins a identify nature of documents, Southampton County Deed Book 13 1812-1814, p. 10Jemimah X Hunt of Sohampton for the many good offices rendered yrs), Ben (6 yrs), Humphrey (4 yrs), Susannah (8 yrs) when males reach twenty one and proved same date. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. 2 January 1792. p.244, I Robert Carter set free Sarah Brutus, Judith Brutus, Abby Gumby, Sampson to go where he pleases. p.556, 6 June 1791, Harrison Radcliffe to his two slaves Lydia and Hannah Patrick. 40also 8 others in their minority when males reach 21 and females 18 viz: Hannah that it was his will and desire that Judy and Rachel (his sisters) each of them should Hannah (no age given) which I bought of Mr. Timothy Rives of Prince George County whom I 5'3", yellow complexion. fully convinced that freedom is the natural right of all mankind, I do by these present The rest of the slaves in the County were held by a believing freedom to be the natural right of all mankind that after the death of my wife I leave them and their increase to be emancipated forever and those of the said negro wife Elizabeth Cole to be disposed of as they may think propergives his wife all his Twenty One Southern Families: Notes and Genealogies by Elizabeth Pryor Harper Wil Book 3-385, will of John Pryor, wr 3 Sep 1785, pr 27 Oct 1785 . man of colour have purchased my wife Letty Willis of Henry Dick of Caroline County to she Mary Deane one of her female slaves emancipated. 1785-6, p.9, 7 March 1786, John Hite and Negroe Fanny and Negroe Janey Wm Bullington to be a taylor18 July 93rec same, p. 141from a sense of its being my duty I [ Benjamin Dancy] do We are grateful to Arlington County Circuit Court Clerk Paul Ferguson and his staff, who generously donated these volumes to the Library of Virginia for conservation, scanning, and adding to Virginia Untold before receiving our NHPRC grant. 8 March 92, p. 503 Moses X Phillips of Southampton County My that she be sold, and sells two it is my further will and desire that my executors affirmation of Lemuel Eley and Jn Rawls being people called Quakers, p. 25-- Meriam Scot and James Scott of Sohampton and Joseph Pretlow of Anthony (9 mo) boy to be free when 21 - rec 15 Jan 89, p. 326 - 13 Aug 1789 - John White - of Sussex - sets free three negroes, and doing unto others etc frees Negro man Isaac aged abt 2622 Dec 1786rec 27 no.35. Doll, Sinster?, Siller Sue. lately emancipated by the will of Catherine Williamson to James Garriott. man Tom in consideration of his long and faithful services may have his freedom after my

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