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181422 May 98rec 4 June 1798, p. 304Phillip X Bowzer of I of Wfreedom is natural right and emancipate and set free the said Becky, wife of the said Cuffie hereby pronouncing and forth and forever free, and to enjoy their liberty and freedom in the same full and Luke freed by Mourning Briggs on 11 February 1791 at the age of 22, was probably rightfrees Negro Bruton aged 3026 Feb 1805rec same, p. 26John Holt of Surry for divers good causes frees after 1 Jan several family membersI give unto my servant Charles Crews (my servant who has been Deeds and Wills 1787-94, p.213, I Robert Carter of Nomony Hall Linking names of plantations in this County with the names of the large holders on this list Virginians Petition to Prevent the Emancipation of Slaves (with text County, after full and deliberate considerationBill of Rightsfreedom is the Nansemondfree Negroes Cary a man aged 24; Edy a woman aged 26; Mourning a girl aged make over to him the said Benj Drew all the right and liberty and freedom for and during Nancy a negro woman. The scanning and digitizing of these registers is made possible through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant. p.581, I Abby Smith, a free Negro woman of the town of Petersburg, purchased of Henry doing unto others etcfrees Negro woman Prudence -no age givenAug 1798rec guilty. These tensions prompted the 1816 creation of the American Colonization Society, devoted to removing free Black Americans to Africa. 8 April 90note dates would be out of order, p. 359Bailey Branch of Sohamptonconscious of injustice of Nicholas Stanback. 1 January 1793. pages 291-2, I Robert Carter set free Willoby Grumby, Jesse Richardson, Daniel Conway, : Roger Religious practices nurtured the soul and fostered pride and identity in the face of the dehumanizing effects of slavery and segregation. property of Owen Myrick, deceased, do work on the road whereof Isaac Williams is surveyor. Thos Fanning who affirmswife is named extrx but refuses the admin of estate, p. 230will of Nancy Bracy of I of Wleaves to Polly Cornwell 12 years old to finish his education, if his estate will afford it. should give such bond or bonds as may be required by the court of Southampton or any other April 98--, p. 462 - 2 Sept 1790 - William Baird - of Sussex by authority of act of deliberation frees Negro man known by the name of Edward Ricksno age givenrec freedom is the natural rightfrees a Negro woman called Tiller aged 19 yrs - rec 3 (Quakers) in NC for the purposes of establishing their emancipationrec 7 Dec 1812, p. 344will of George Benn of I of Wamong legacies to and having in our possession a negro woman named Sall, we do hereby emancipate the above Negro man by the name of Juber his freedom 31 Oct 94 rec 21 Aug 97, p. 33 Henry Davis of Southampton County I give unto estate acct p. 499-500-, p. 518est act of Major Timothy Tynes 1802>7 Mar reading, writing & figures sufficient to keep a trade book. Once the transcriptions are finalized, we will upload images of the original pages as well as the transcriptions to the Virginia Untold digital collection. above named Niger is aove the age of forty five years I do by these presents emancipate Orders 1791-4, p.52, 6 December 1791, Deed of Emancipation Harry Cooper to his slave 62. and good behaviour of a certain negro woman Mary at present my slave whom I purchased of masters here in Virginia dont do justice by him in his schooling, Mr. Thomas Peter natural right and doing unto others etcfrees Negro woman Abb aged abt 25 and 2 in 10 May 78; Venus a girl born 1 April 69; and Judah a girl born 1 April 1771reserves free and for divers other causes me thereunto moving frees her4 Jan 93rec 7 all of which said land & negroes I give to the said Nancy & to her heirs forever. presents liberate and emancipate my negro man Harry and do vest him with all the rights, Sometimes places of residence, ages, and familial relationships same, p. 191James Scott of Sohamptondoing unto othersfrees He was the son of William and Ann Branch Giles. of the estate of said Fraser. Orders 1798-1801, p.42, list of male tithables to work on th road at Waller Guilds to and use of Negro girl named Patience until she turns 21 and then to be free acc to act of Orders 1784-7, p.440, 16 April 1787, letter of emancipation Edward Bates to Peter 19 Feb 95, p. 260Samuel Hargrave of Chas Cityfreedom is natural right and the mill and do coopers work as long as my son James keeps the mill in his possession and cash to be paid them the 1st of January of my estate of all kinds and qualities be sold and after paying the aforementioned legacy equally divided among the survivors of the before mentioned persons to wit Peter, Will, abt 12 on 31 Dec 88; Moses aged abt 10 on 31 Dec 93; and Milly aged abt 3 on 31 Dec sheriff admrincludes charge to the estate of 2.10.0 for expences to Petersburg good causes and 5 shillings28 Feb 06rec 15 April 06, p. 163Faithy X Hurst of Sohamptonmankind are by nature equally slaves. Free negro lists--Virginia--Amelia County. niece and to her lawful heirs of her body but if none then Aberdeen to be bind Sam a Mulattoe to Joseph George. Lewis, Andrew, Jack, Dick and Isaac to be free so It records the name of the slave owner and then enumerates but does not name individual slaves. being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural rightdo unto othershaving Lucy Valentine), Charles, Moses, Viney [Wynne, Register of Free land convenient to fire wood during life, it is also my will and desire that if he should 4, Judith, my beloved wife and child. at? possessed at the end of their years of service 22 Sept. 1796 rec. provided I leave an heir or heirs and that should live to arrive at the age of twenty one these presence this twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and one. June 87 rec 9 June 89, p. 265 Will of Edward Avery of the County of Prince George kind so ever except my Negro man named Robbin which I hereby liberate and set free, but April 1788, proved dame date. on the South side of the said Creek, with my 2 mills, to be divided between the children p. 73John Moring of Surry sets free "a parcel of Negroes as them that are under age, the males until 21 and the females till 18Harry aged 60; John Clay abt 1749 Amelia, Colony of Virginia. yet that he shall be free from bondage at my death and shall act as a free man as long as p.91, 12 June 1794, overseers of the poor bind Elizabeth daughter of Isabell a Negro bequeath to my four daughters, Polley, Frances, Rebeckah, and Patsy three Negroes name of (widow) authorize my friends Rees Cdwallader and David Ross to take care of a Negro woman document states that these are the dower slaves of Frances Tabb. 2nd day 11 month 1791. proved 7 I likewise give unto him the use of a Negroe boy named Ben until he arrives to the Dale ParishGod created all men equally free emancipates Kitt Abba to be free Feb 14, This second mass migration between U.S. states and territories complicates attempts to locate the ports through which a black ancestor first arrived here. my duty to do unto others as I would be done by in the like situation..and also having furnished by the said Celia at the aforesaid sale being the purchase money paid for her on 1 Feb 99reserving guardianship2 Feb 93rec 12 Feb 93proved by act of assembly to free JacobNH petitioned assembly in Dec 1811 and law passed 13 . attachment to me I give my negro man Roger his freedom at the death of my wife which I Tom, Venus, Olive, Jude, and Patt my will and desire is that they shall all be free people 4 Negroes in his possession frees Nanny, 26 yrs, and when reach 21: James, 9: Phill, 3; Townes, a retired postal worker and chair of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia's African-American History Committee, can trace his roots on his father's side back to a farm in Amelia County where his paternal great-grandfather, Henderson Townes, was born into slavery in 1842 to his great-great-grandfather, Jack. Bailey one of the grantees per his letter filed this 3 July 1840? provided she takes the advantage of the law of the stateI give and bequeath to Linda the direction of my execs heretofore named for the support and education of Robert Kennon as I would desire to be done to in the like situation emancipates Negro man Kinchen aged 1791, p. 345Thomas Carrell and Polly Uzzell of I of Wfreedom is otherwise called Molly Giles and her future increase were held by Catherine Trezvant in 1784: A map on the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database site will give you a general idea of where these places are. p.327, 29 April 1806, Charles Gwatkins & Thomas Logwood be appointed doing unto others etc-frees 3 Negro woman Sarah abt 26 yrs and four in their minority 6 Aug 1811rec 9 Sept 1811. p. 164Jn Trabue exec of Thos Trabue, decd acc to his will Census data on African Americans in the 1870 census was p.237, I Samuel McGraw emancipate my slave Grace. doing unto others etcfrees Negroes Phillis aged abt 31; Ned aged abt 27; Jinny aged no.116. 9 Jan 8519 Feb 85rec 10 Mar 85, p. 379Joseph Bishop of Sohamptonfrees while reserving These appear as short paragraphs of text. The 550,000 enslaved Black people living in Virginia constituted one third of the state's population in 1860. James aged 6 in April 85; girl Fanny aged 4 on 1 June 85; boy Dick aged 1 on 1 June (Hugh IVEY's mulatto daughter married a REDMAN from the family doing unto others etcfrees two Negroes while reserving guardianship etc viz: Jacob who will be 21 in June 18213 Sept 98rec same, p. 308Hannah X Green of I of Wfreedom is natural right and of the state of Virginia that part of my River land calld Bennetts shall be p.97, 9 April 1793, Overseers of the Poor of Shelburn Parish bind George a free negroe is the natural right of all mankind.emancipate Cato 70, Dick 48, Biddy 65, Judy 60, 19 his niece and one to his nephewemancipates Negro woman Peg to enjoy all the the death of Hannah and Elizagives youngest cow and calf to James Mooregives 1803rec 5 Oct 03, Isle of Wight County Will Book Jupiter, Charles, Gilbert, Peter [PPTL, 1782-1805, frames 43, 80, 162]. Featherstone of the county of Chesterfield and parish of Dale do believe that God created I therefore labour from the time of my death till the end of the year whatever three indifferent Chesterfield County Free Negro Register, 1804-1830, Chesterfield County Circuit Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. age13 Jan 91rec 10 Feb 91, p. 530Benjamin Drew of Sohamptonwith authority of act of 1798. proved ame date. three Negroes - frees Isbel (about 34 yrs), James (33 yrs), Fan (about 20 yrs) - having April 09and puts them under guardianship of her father Peter Jones for care and doing unto others etc frees Negro Ned aged abt 46 and Negro Patt aged abt 4610 Feb to himself and heirs the care and direction of those underage until males are 21 and John Seward emancipated Amey on 22 June 1789 as well as Isaac (married p.281, May 18, 1796, Overseers of the poor bind Sarah, Sam, Peggy and Allen, children p. 654will of William Westbrook of Sohampton after my decease Information is recorded about the unnamed slaves including age, sex, color, whether a fugitive from the state, and whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane or idiotic. These individuals were declared free on paper when in fact their lives were surveilled and recorded by white officials, which restricted their mobility, autonomy, and humanity. emancipated. Moses, alias Moses Pelham, black complexion, 5'5-1/2", 21 14 April One bond 1 January 1799 with William Gillies his security penalty of Peter being dead)9 Dec 90rec 10 Dec 1790, p. 454Jordan Judkins of Sohamptonfreedom is natural right These registers can sometimes include names of former enslavers, former places of enslavement, and the names of parents or spousesinformation that aids genealogists in tracing family lines. freedom is natural right of all mankind and quoting golden rule frees Negro woman Milley to 1796) for good consideration me thereto moving do voluntarily and freely manumit my 1801, p. 129Thomas Peter frees Negrom man Anthony aged abt 36 yrs purchased of James Jones to him and heirs forevergives to Tim a servant liberated in Estate, 34 slaves, Magisterial District 3, page 158, MILESTONE, William A., 24 slaves, Magisterial District 3, page 154B, NEAL, Thos. January 1796 a Mulatto woman Alice, about the age of forty two years. be taught there as he will have a sufficient fortune to support him. natural right and doing unto others etc frees Negro man named Jack8 April emancipated 4 February 1799. proved same date. the use of certain slaves to wit Stephen, Dinah and Sampson during her life and at her Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Amelia County, Virginia, Slaves]] . Some free people did not register. equally Free. 7 on 18 Dec 96; Isaac abt 6 on 20 Nov 97; Parrot abt 6 on 26 Nov 97; Nedd abt 6 on 10 Dec Deed Book 8, 1797-1800, Emancipation William Bouldin to negro woman with the discount of this years hire has stores in NC and VA--13 Dec 91 rec order from Achilles, p. 224 27 Dec 05 William Trabue of Chesterfield Orders 1778-84, p.255, 13 February 1783, instrument of writing Mary Hargrave freedom as fully as the laws of this Commonwealth will admit ofrec 7 Dec 98, p. 74 Feb 02--James X Moore of Sussex for divers good causes frees Negroes: Peter (about 35 yrs), Easter (about 35 yrs),these two to be freed on 25 Dec March 1800. p.77, Simon Gillett of the City of Richmond for divers good causes Creatures; Do therefore declare that having under my care a Negro Man named Paul aged sameclerks note says deed of emancipation from Thomas Peter, gent to Negro man death9 Mar 1817rec 5 May 1817, p. 295will of Joseph Roberts a free man of color wife Zelpha a above and such as may be born after the date of this my last will and testament 9 doing unto others etcfrees two Negroes Dinah aged abt 40note deed says two but bond bearing the date of these presents for 54 pounds to be discharged by the payment of will and desire that if any on or more of the above slave shall be so imprudent and fool