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ŠĢno€manumissions€found€in€this€bookĢĢp.€366š!š2€July€84€deed€from€Wm€Hickman€to€Leonard€Cheatham€and€Arthur€Moody€deacons€or€eldersĻof€Baptist€church€half€an€acre€where€Baptist€church€standsš!šrec€July€84ĢĢend€of€reel€3ĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€11€€1779„1791ó ó€LVA€Reel€#4€has€indexŠ ¦ ŠĢp.€351š!š10€Jan€1788š!šKnow€all€men€by€these€presents€that€I€Henry€Featherstone€of€the€county€ofĻChesterfield€and€parish€of€Dale€do€believe€that€God€created€all€men€equally€Free€I€hereby€graduallyĻEmancipate€and€sett€free€the€following€men€and€women€and€childrenš!šĢBedey€Aba€to€be€free€Feb€1,€1788ĢSam€Aba€to€be€free€Jan€1€1789ĢPeter€Aba€to€be€free€Jan€1€1790ĢJenny€Aba€to€be€free€Nov€10€1796ĢTom€Aba€to€be€free€Feb€20€1797ĢAgga€Aba€to€be€free€Mar€15€1799ĢRose€Aba€to€be€free€Mar€20€1802ĢLucy€Aba€to€be€free€Oct€15€1804ĢDyner€Aba€to€be€free€Oct€20€1806ĢIsaac€Aba€to€be€free€Apr€10€1808ĢJacob€Aba€to€be€free€July€12€1808ĢEaster€Aba€to€be€free€Apr€12€1808ĢAnd€all€that€may€be€born€before€their€mothers€shall€arrive€to€years€of€freedom€shall€serve€me€or€myĻheirs€till€the€years€of€twenty€one€and€no€longer.€I€hereby€relinquish€all€rights€titles€or€claim€to€them€or€myĻheirs€or€assigns€forever€to€the€years€aforementioned€and€not€before€...rec€Jan€court€1788€[Note:€notĻone€of€Aba€names€capitalized]ĢĢp.€517š!š11€Feb€1789š!šknow€all€men€by€these€presents€that€I€Samuel€Landrum€of€Chesterfield€CountyĻdo€believe€that€all€men€are€by€nature€equally€free€and€from€a€clear€conviction€of€the€injustice€andĻcriminality€of€depriving€my€fellow€creatures€of€their€natural€right€do€hereby€emancipate€or€set€free€theĻfollowing€men,€women€and€children€viz:Š ‚-'( ŠLettice,€Essex€and€William€to€go€out€free€Dec€25,€1789ĢPrince€to€go€out€free€Dec€25,€1790ĢNed€to€go...Dec€25,€1795ĢDavid€to€go...Dec€25,€1797ĢAnnaky€to€go...Dec€25,€1800ĢSpencer€to€go...Dec€25,€1806ĢCloe€to€go....Dec€25,€1808Ģrelinquish€all€right€and€title€etc....rec€April€court€1789ĢĢp.€593š!š10€Sept€89€and€the€13ņņthóó€of€our€American€Independenceš!šMartin€Baker€of€Chesterfield€CountyŠ <Ź  Šdo€believe€that€God€has€created€all€Men€equally€free€and€from€a€clear€conviction€of€the€injustice€andĻcriminality€of€depriving€my€fellow€creatures€of€there€Natural€Rights€do€hereby€emancipate€or€set€free€theĻfollowing€Persons:€Amy,€Cesar,€Joe,€to€be€free€Dec€25,€1789....rec€Dec€ct€1789š!šĢĢp.€618š!š11€Feb€1790š!šHenry€Featherstone€of€Chesterfield€County€and€Dale€Parish...God€created€allĻmen€equally€free€emancipatesĢKitt€Abba€to€be€free€Feb€14,€1790ĢJack€Abba€.....Feb€14,€1790ĢJane€Abba....Feb€14,€1790ĢYork€Abba....Feb€14,€1790ĢDavid€Abba....July€16,€1796ĢJohn€Abba....June€10,€1798ĢWill€Abba....Feb€15,€1800ĢHanner€Abba€....Feb€10,€1802Ģrec€Feb€court€1790ĢĢp.€639š!š7€April€1790š!šJordan€Anderson€of€Chesterfield€seeing€such€an€Insconsistancy€betwixt€ourĻDeclaration€of€Independence€vizt€that€all€men€are€equally€born€free€and€our€Practice€in€holding€a€greatĻnumber€of€our€fellow€Men€in€the€most€abject€Slavery€especially€those€born€since€that€Declaration€andĻalso€seeing€our€Youths€supported€thereby€instead€of€becoming€useful€Members€of€Society€in€ourĻCommonwealth€are€rather€become€a€mere€Nuisance€and€Scandal€thereto€observing€these€things€I€doĻhereby€gradually€emancipate€and€set€free€the€following€persons€vizt€York,€Lucy,€Rachel€and€herĻincrease,€Tamer,€Jack,€George,€Letice€and€her€Increase,€the€first€day€of€January€after€my€wifeššs€and€myĻDeath.€Anica,€Miley,€and€Amey€and€their€increase€as€they€come€to€age€unless€that€Period€arrives€beforeĻour€Deaths€then€they€shall€be€free€at€the€same€time€the€others€above€mentioned€after€our€deaths.€FrankĻand€little€York€to€be€free€at€the€same€time€if€of€age€of€twenty€one€years.€Frank€was€born€April€25,Ļ1773;€Anica€Sept€24,€1774;€Milley€Mar€12,€1777;€Amey€Nov€14,€1779;€Little€York€Oct€23,€1782;ĻMoses€July€25,€1787;€Salley€Sept€8,€1789€the€two€last€to€be€free€at€21€yrs€of€ageš"šrec€8€April€1790ĢĢp.€689š!š14€Aug€1790„„William€McKenzie€of€Chesterfield€for€divers€good€causes...set€free€my€NegroĻwoman€Peggy€from€further€servitude€and€granting€to€the€said€Peggy€her€freedomš!šrec€Aug€court€1790Š ‚-'( Їp.€714š!š9€June€1790š!šJohn€Baker€of€Chesterfield€County..all€men€by€nature€equally€free€and€notingĻinjustice€and€criminality...sets€free:ĢBob€and€Daniel€25€Dec€1790ĢGrace€and€Amey€25€Dec€1790ĢBarbra€25€Dec€1790ĢTom€to€go€out€Dec€1793ĢSally€to€go€out€Oct€1796ĢBetty€and€Pat€to€go€out€Dec€1802ĢOliver€to€go€out€Nov€1805ĢJudy€to€go€out€Sept€1806ĢHannah€to€go€out€Jan€1807ĢNann€to€go€out€Feb€1808ĢPeter€to€go€out€Dec€1809ĢAmey€to€go€out€March€1811Ģrec€9€Sept€1790š!šĢĢp.€717š!š9€June€1790š!šThomas€Bridgewater€of€Chesterfield...all€men€by€nature€equally€free€etc...frees:ĢCesar€and€Pompay€Dec€25,€1790ĢWill€and€Unity€Dec€25,€1790ĢSuckey€to€go€out€July€1804ĢAmey€to€go€out€July€1806ĢSam€to€go€out€March€1808ĢJem€to€out€July€1810Ģrec€9€Sept€1790ĢĢp.€742š!š9€Dec€1790š!šJames€Walthall€of€Chesterfield€county€for€divers€good€causes€manumits€JackĻAdam€and€Judy€Adam€to€go€out€1€Jan€1791š!šrec€9€Dec€1790š!šĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€12€1790„1793ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€4Š Ź!X ŠĢp.€5š!š29€Aug€1789š!šJn€May€of€Chesterfield€sets€free€Brice€and€his€wife€Suckey,€Tom,€Sally,€LittleĻSuckey€as€she€is€generally€called,€Dinah,€little€Tom,€Phoebe€and€James€children€of€little€Suckey€andĻCharles,€Cloe€and€little€Tom€Sallyššs€childrenš!šrec€February€court€1791š!šĢĢp.€228š!š27€June€1792š!šNancy€Gibbons€of€Chesterfield€County€and€Dale€Parish€believing€that€GodĻcreated€all€mankind€equally€free€emancipates:€Mingo,€45€yrs€old€to€be€free€Jan€1,€1793;€Mary,€13€yrsĻold€to€be€free€Jan€1,€1800;€Billy,€4€yrs€old€to€be€free€Jan€1,€809š!šrec€July€court€1792š!šĢĢend€of€reel€#4ĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€13€1793„1796ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€5€€€€No€indexŠ ‚-'( Їp.€201š!š22€Jan€1793š!šThomas€Bridgewater,€Reuben€Winfree€and€Jn€Baker€believe€that€all€men€byĻnature€are€equally€free....conviction€of€the€injustice€and€criminality€of€depriving€our€fellow€creatures€ofĻtheir€natural€right€emancipate€the€following€man€ie€William€on€22€Feb€1793š!šrec€September€court€1793„ĢĢĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€14€1795„1800ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€5Š N Ü ŠĢp.€139š!š11€Sept€1797š!šJohn€Heveningham€of€Chesterfield€in€consideration€of€the€sum€of€80L€to€me€inĻhand€paid€by€Samuel€Moody€for€the€use€and€benefit€of€a€certain€Negro€man€named€Holly€my€propertyĻhave€manumitted€and€do€hereby€manumit€and€for€ever€set€free€the€aforesaid€Negro€man€Holly€and€IĻhereby€covenant€to€and€with€the€aforesaid€Samuel€Moody€that€I€have€full€power,€right€and€authority€toĻmanumit€and€set€free€the€said€Negro...rec€September€court€1797€along€with€receipt€for€the€80L€fromĻMoodyš!šĢĢp.€197š!š29€Jan€1798š!šJohn€Bolling€of€Chesterfield€emancipates€mulatto€woman€Jane€aged€about€26€yrsĻat€present€employed€in€the€family€of€Samuel€Myers€in€the€city€of€Richmondš!šrec€February€court€1798š!šĢĢp.€313š!š5€Dec€1797š!šDavid€Gooding€of€Chesterfield€for€divers€good€causes€and€considerationsĻemancipates€Negro€man€slave€Joe,€formerly€the€property€of€Collins€Goodingš!šrec€October€court€1798š!šĢĢp.€402š!š11€Feb€1799š!šJohn€Friend€of€Chesterfield€for€divers€causes€emancipates€one€Negro€manĻnamed€Daniel€Lewisš!šrec€April€court€1799ĢĢp.€402š!š11€Feb€1799š!šJohn€Friend€of€Chesterfield€for€divers€causes€emancipates€on€Negro€man€namedĻJohn€Lewisš!šrec€April€court€1799š!šĢĢp.€541š!š25€Dec€1799š!šJohn€Stratton€of€Chesterfield€rents€to€Kitt€[a€free€Negroe]€313€acres€for€sevenĻyears€starting€1€Jan€1800š!šfor€$20€annuallyš!šsigned€John€Stratton€and€Kit€X€Abeyš!šrec€Jan€court€1800š!šĢĢend€of€reel€#5ĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€15€1800„1802ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€6Š ²%@  ŠĢp.€28š!š9€Jan€1800š!šJohn€Heveningham€of€Chesterfield€in€consideration€of€37L€pd€by€Robert€Pollock€forĻand€in€behalf€of€my€Negro€woman€slave€named€Fanney€emancipate€herš!šrec€January€court€1800€alongĻwith€receipt€for€37L€from€Robt€Pollockš!šĢĢp.€190š!š2€Feb€1801š!šLucy€Bland€Poythress€of€Chesterfield€for€divers€good€causes€emancipates€Kate,ĻCresse€[dau€of€sd€Kate]€Harriett€[dau€of€sd€Cresse]€and€John€š!šson€of€the€said€Cresseš"šrec€FebruaryĻcourt€1801š!šŠ ‚-'( Їp.€218š!š10€April€1801š!šBenjamin€X€Plummer€of€Chesterfield,€town€of€Manchester€frees€a€certain€manĻslave€known€by€the€name€of€John€Plummer€whom€I€purchased€of€Moses€Treadway€and€also€a€certainĻwoman€slave€named€Mary€whom€I€purchased€of€Robt€Boyd€and€Reuben€the€child€of€Mary€which€saidĻJohn,€Mary€and€Reuben€are€all€at€present€living€in€the€town€of€Manchesterš!šrec€April€court€1801š!šĢĢĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€16€1802„1805ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€6Š H Ö ŠĢp.€148š!š27€Nov€1802š!šWilliam€Ball€of€Chesterfield€for€and€in€consideration€of€the€faithful€services€doneĻand€performed€by€Luke€the€stage€driver€and€divers€other€considerations€me€thereunto€moving€freesĻhimš!što€all€intents€and€purposes€as€if€he€had€been€born€of€free€persons€he€being€at€this€time€about€40€yrsĻof€ageš!šrec€December€court€1802š!šĢĢp.€€387š!š28€July€1803š!šCornelius€Buck€of€Manchester€for€divers€good€causes€and€$100€frees€NegroĻwoman€Pattyš!šrec€12€Feb€1804š!šdoes€not€ID€who€paid„„ĢĢp.€391š!š10€Nov€1803š!šThomas€Goode€of€Manchester€in€Chesterfield€County€for€good€causes€manumitsĻGeorge€a€mulatto€man€about€27€yrs€oldš!šrec€13€Feb€1804š!šdeed€of€purchase€recorded€on€page€387Ļdated€10€Nov€1803€where€Goode€paid€$500€to€Zachariah€Brooks€of€Manchester€who€had€boughtĻGeorge€from€John€and€Jesse€Jordonš!šrec€13€Feb€1803š!šĢĢend€of€reel€#€6ĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€17€1805„1808ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€7Š āp ŠÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ģDœōL¤°œX<ÓŌ†’’ŌŌ‡'Xµ©XXXŌĢp.€94€š!š€8€July€05€š!š€Benjamin€Branch,€executor€of€John€Barker€š!š€of€the€County€of€Dinwiddie,€actingĻexecutor€of€John€Barker,€deceased,€a€copy€of€whose€Testament€and€last€will€is€hereunto€annexed,€doĻhereby€acknowledge€that€I€have€received€from€Becky€(Cuffieššs€wife)€the€Negroe€woman€slave€in€myĻsaid€Testatorššs€will€mentioned,€and€from€her€husband€(a€free€man€of€color)€the€said€Cuffie,Ļcompensation€for€sixty€two€pounds€ten€shillings,€given€(as€appears€by€the€will€aforesaid)€for€the€saidĻBecky€by€her€late€master€the€said€John€Barker€deceased.€€In€consideration€whereof,€and€in€obedienceĻto€and€in€execution€of€the€will€of€my€said€Testator,€I€the€said€Branch€executor€as€aforesaid,€haveĻemancipated,€manumitted,€and€set€free,€and€by€these€presents€do€manumit€emancipate€and€set€free€theĻsaid€Becky,€wife€of€the€said€Cuffie€hereby€pronouncing€and€declaring€the€said€Becky€to€be€no€longer€aĻslave,€but€to€be€to€all€intents€and€purposes€as€free€as€if€she€had€been€freeborn,€and€had€never€been€inĻslavery€or€bondage€š!š€rec€8€July€05.€See€Will€Book€4,€1785„1800€p.€407€below.ĢĢp.€130€š!š€4€Dec€04€š!š€Martha€Turpin€š!š€Whereas€it€was€my€intention€in€purchasing€a€Negroe€womanĻnamed€Anica,€at€the€sale€of€the€slaves€belonging€to€the€estate€of€the€late€Daniel€MššCallum,€to€liberateĻand€legally€set€her€free,€so€soon€as€her€services€should€have€reimbursed€me€in€one€half€of€her€purchaseŠ ‚-'( Šmoney.€€I€do€therefore€hereby€acknowledge€to€have€received€from€her€said€services€the€said€stipulatedĻsum€and€henceforward€am€desirous€that€she€the€said€woman€named€Anica€may€be€considered€as€a€freeĻwoman€to€all€intents€and€purposes€š!š€rec€14€Oct€05ĢĢp.€172€š!š€5€Feb€06€š!š€Alexander€Banks€š!š€of€town€of€Manchester€and€county€of€Chesterfield,€for€diverseĻgood€causes€and€considerations€appearing€to€my€satisfaction,€but€more€particularly€for€and€inĻconsideration€of€the€true,€faithful,€and€honest€manner€in€which€the€seven€following€slaves€haveĻconducted€and€demeaned€themselves€towards€me;€to€wit,€Nancy,€sometimes€called€Nancy€Fraction,€aĻblack€girl€about€the€age€of€twenty€one€years,€Tom,€a€mulatto€boy€the€son€of€Nancy€aged€about€fiveĻyears€and€a€half,€George,€a€mulatto€boy€also€the€son€of€Nancy,€aged€about€two€years€and€half,€James,€aĻmulatto€boy€also€the€son€of€Nancy€aged€about€six€months,€Bob€a€mulatto€boy€aged€about€twenty€years,ĻJack€also€a€mulatto€boy€aged€about€eighteen€years€(which€said€last€mentioned€boys€Bob€and€Jack€areĻbrothers€and€the€children€of€Sally),€Robin€sometimes€called€Robin€Kelsey€a€black€man€about€the€age€ofĻtwenty€eight€years;€I€the€said€Alexander€Banks,€for€the€consideration€aforesaid,€have€and€by€theseĻpresents€do€emancipate€and€forever€set€free€the€aforesaid€Nancy€Fraction,€Tom,€George,€James,€Bob,ĻJack,€and€Robin€Kelsey,€and€hereby€release€all€my€right,€interest,€and€claim€to€them,€to€be€each€andĻseverally€from€hence€forth€and€forever€free,€and€to€enjoy€their€liberty€and€freedom€in€the€same€full€andĻperfect€manner€as€if€they€were€each€of€them€had€never€been€slaves€š!š€rec€10€Feb€06€š!š€margin€note:€€11ĻMarch€06€original€sent€to€Mr.€Banks€by€Mr.€R.€B.€Goode.€See€Will€Book€6,€1802„08€p.€471€below.ĢĢp.€172€š!š€8€Feb€06€š!š€Alexander€Banks,€administrator€of€Thomas€Banks€š!š€late€of€the€town€ofĻManchester€in€the€county€of€Chesterfield,€for€diverse€good€causes€and€considerations€appearing€to€myĻsatisfaction,€but€more€particularly€for€and€in€consideration€of€a€wish€and€desire€fully€to€comply€with€theĻlast€Will€and€Testament€of€the€aforesaid€Thomas€Banks,€I€the€said€Alexander€Banks€his€administratorĻwith€the€will€annexed,€have,€and€by€these€presents€do€emancipate€and€forever€set€free€a€mulatto€man€byĻthe€name€of€Damon,€aged€about€six€and€twenty€years,€and€do€hereby€release€unto€the€aforesaid€mulattoĻman€Damon€all€the€rights,€title,€interest,€and€claim€accruing€to€me€in€my€individual€capacity,€or€asĻadministrator€of€the€aforesaid€Thomas€Banks,€fully€and€perfectly€to€enjoy€his€liberty€and€freedom€in€theĻsame€manner€as€if€he€had€never€been€a€slave€š!š€rec€10€Feb€06€š!š€margin€note:€€11€March€06€the€originalĻsent€to€Mr.€Banks€by€Mr.€R.€B.€Goode.€See€Will€Book€5,€1800„02€p.€271€below.ĢĢp.€218€š!š€14€April€06€š!š€Samuel€S.€Goodson€for€self€and€William€G.€Goodson€š!š€of€Chesterfield€County,Ļwitnesseth€that€the€subscribers€hereto€for€the€special€value€and€regard€they€bear€towards€a€Negroe€manĻslave€named€or€called€James€Wallace€(once€the€property€of€Ann€G.€C.€Goodson€deceased€and€now€byĻdescent€the€property€of€the€undersigned)€they€do€hereby€manumit,€emancipate,€and€discharge€from€theirĻcontrol€the€said€named€James€Wallace,€of€the€age€of€forty€five€years€or€upwards,€and€they€do€herebyĻfor€themselves€and€heirs€grant€unto€and€confer€upon€James€Wallace€all€the€rights€and€privileges€that€canĻbe€conferred€upon€or€granted€unto€any€free€Negroe€or€man€of€color,€according€to€the€laws€and€usagesĻof€this€Commonwealth€š!š€rec€14€April€06ĢĢŠ ‚-'( Šp.€224€š!š€12€April€06€š!š€William€Trabue€š!š€of€Chesterfield€County,€do€hereby€manumit,€set€free€fromĻslavery€my€Negroe€man€slave€named€Achilles€š!š€rec€14€April€06€š!š€margin€note:€€9€Feb€07€originalĻdelivered€to€William€Trabue€per€order€from€AchillesĢĢp.€224€š!š€27€Dec€05€š!š€William€Trabue€š!š€of€Chesterfield€County,€do€hereby€manumit,€set€free€fromĻslavery€my€Negroe€woman€slave€named€Silvey,€bought€at€Charles€Loganššs€sale,€that€is,€to€be€free€by€aĻdecree€of€the€High€County€of€Chancery€and€Court€of€Appeals€for€the€time€that€the€said€negroe€womanĻhas€to€serve€š!š€rec€14€April€06ĢĢp.€225€š!š€8€Nov€05€š!š€Abram€S.€Wooldridge,€acting€executor€of€late€Robert€Wooldridge€š!š€ofĻChesterfield€County,€by€virtue€of€his€last€Will€and€testament,€haveš8šliberated,€manumitted,Ļemancipated,€and€forever€set€free€a€certain€Negroe€woman,€hitherto€a€slave€named€Aggy,€the€propertyĻof€the€said€Robert€Wooldridge€deceased€š!š€rec€10€April€06.€See€Will€Book€6,€1802„08€p.€262€below.ĢĢp.€299€š!š€7€Feb€06€š!š€George€McCredie€š!š€of€the€town€of€Manchester,€county€of€Chesterfield,€and€stateĻof€Virginia,€for€good€causes€and€considerations,€me€thereunto€moving,€have€manumitted,€emancipated,Ļand€forever€set€free,€five€slaves€to€me€at€this€time€belonging€that€is€to€say,€Betsey,€a€girl€aged€fourteenĻyears,€and€her€two€sisters,€Polley€aged€about€eleven,€and€Adlie,€aged€about€seven€years,€Suckey€aĻwoman€aged€about€twenty€two€years,€and€Nancy€her€daughter,€about€one€year€old;€and€I€the€saidĻGeorge€McCredie€do€hereby€declare€the€before€named€Betsey,€Polley,€Adlie,€Suckey,€and€Nancy€andĻeach€of€them€to€be€from€henceforth€and€forever€free,€in€as€full€and€effectual€a€manner€as€they€and€eachĻof€them€had€been€born€free€š!š€rec€13€Oct€06.ĢŌ#†Xµ©XX'Xµ©k-#ŌŌ‡’’ŌĢp.€299š!š29€Nov€1805š!šEzekiel€Jackson€of€Chesterfield€for€divers€good€causes...as€well€as€for€$300€toĻme€pd€emancipates€Negroe€woman€Polley€and€her€female€child€by€the€name€of€AnnaLizaš!šrec€8€SeptĻ1806€and€13€Oct€06š!šmarginal€note:€7€June€1810š!šoriginal€delivd€to€Phil€Cogbillš!šĢĢp.€650š!š19€May€1808š!šreceived€of€George€a€free€man€of€color€formerly€the€property€of€RichardĻHowlett€now€called€George€Howlett€L100€for€a€Negro€woman€named€Elcie€and€her€child€namedĻMartha€which€was€the€property€of€Peter€F.€Archer€and€sold€by€me€this€day€to€satisfy€an€execution€inĻfavour€of€Francis€Lewis€from€Powhatan€County€Court€against€said€Archer€which€property€wasĻpurchased€by€said€Georgeš!šrec€11€July€1808š!šsigned€J.R€Bradley€DS€for€Archd€Walthall,€shff.€See€WillĻBook€8,€1813„18€p.€646€below€for€Howlett's€will.ĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€18€1808„1811ó ó€LVA€Reel€#7€€€No€indexŠ ¦'4!" ŠĢno€manumissions€found€in€this€bookĢĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€19€1811„1814ó ó€LVA€Reel€#8€No€indexŠ ˆ,&' ŠŠ ‚-'( Šp.€11š!š11€Dec€1810„sale€of€22+€acres€from€John€Sasseen€and€wife€Nancy€to€Mourning€Logan€a€freeĻwoman€of€colorš!š$171.50š!šrec€13€May€1811??ĢĢp.€107š!šwhereas€Thos€Batte€decd€of€Chesterfield€County€in€his€last€will€devised€to€his€dau€MargaretĻWalthall€(wife€of€Marla€Walthall)€sundry€property€during€her€life€and€at€decd€to€her€children,€that€duringĻthe€said€Margaretššs€life€while€the€said€property€was€under€the€controul€of€the€said€Marla€Walthall€thatĻthree€or€four€years€before€the€death€of€said€Margaret€his€wife€he€permitted€a€Negro€man€named€NedĻPleasents€belonging€to€the€said€Margaret€and€her€children€to€go€to€the€Town€of€Alexandria€District€ofĻColumbia€(where€his€said€Negroes€wife€then€lived)€and€remain€untill€the€death€of€said€Margaret€theĻcourt€of€Chesterfield€County€appointed€me€Henry€Walthall€Guardian€to€the€children€of€said€Margaret,Ļand€having€gone€to€said€Town€of€Alexandria€DC€to€bring€the€said€Negro€to€this€County€again€the€saidĻNegro€expressed€great€unwillingness€to€return€and€leave€his€wife€&€believing€that€if€brought€to€thisĻcounty€he€would€not€stay,€be€troublesome€to€me,€and€expensive€to€the€children€by€frequent€runningĻaway€and€probable€an€entire€loss€to€said€children,€under€the€above€circumstances€and€believing€it€to€beĻfor€the€benefit€of€sd€children€I€disposed€of€him€....sells€Ned,€described€as€a€Negro€man€of€the€age€ofĻthirty€three€or€four€years,€for€$400€to€Thos€Laurason€of€Alexandria€in€bill€of€sale€6€Aug€1811š!šrec€9ĻSept€1811ĢĢp.€164š!šJn€Trabue€exec€of€Thos€Trabue,€decd€acc€to€his€will€apprentices€Rodrick€a€mulatto€boy€toĻHezekiah€Eubank€until€he€is€21€to€learn€to€be€a€boot€and€shoemakerš!šEubank€not€to€remove€fromĻcounties€of€Henrico€or€Chesterfieldš!š7€Dec€1811š!šrec€9€Dec€1811.€See€DB€21€p.€716€below€forĻmanumission;€p.€732€for€deed€for€land;€Will€Book€6,€1802„08€p.€411€for€will;€Will€Book€7,€1808„13€p.Ļ578€for€estate€account€involving€Roderick.€See€too€Chesterfield€County€Legislative€Petitions,€20€DecĻ1815€for€petition€from€Roderick€to€remain€in€the€state.€He€had€been€refused€admittance€to€Tennessee.ĻIncludes€statement€of€his€successful€completion€of€apprenticeship€and€of€his€trip€to€Tennessee€whereĻdenied€residence.€Petition€tabled.ĢĢĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€20€1814„1816€ó óLVA€Reel€#€8€has€an€indexŠ Ä"R ŠĢp.€481š!šdeed€of€trustš!š30€July€1814š!šSamuel€Smith€a€free€Negro€of€Chesterfield€is€indebted€to€DanielĻHudson€for€$102.04š!što€secure€payment€by€Lawson€Burfoot€sells€in€trust€to€Burfoot€a€Negro€boyĻnamed€Samš!šif€Smith€does€not€pay€Hudson€by€25€Dec€1814€then€Burfoot€can€expose€to€sale€at€publicĻauction€after€giving€10€days€noticeš!šrec€15€Mar€1815š!šĢĢno€manumissions€found€in€this€book€Ģ€Ģņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€21€1814„1817ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€9€has€an€indexŠ Ž+%& ŠĢp.€716š!š18€Sept€1816š!šJohn€Trabue€the€only€and€acting€executor€of€Thos€E.€Trabue€decd€in€the€countyŠ ‚-'( Šof€Chesterfield€for€and€in€consideration€of€the€directions€and€mandates€of€my€testator€Thos€E.€TrabueĻdecd€as€well€as€for€and€in€consideration€of€the€sum€of€one€hundred€pounds€bequeathed€me€by€the€saidĻTrabue€in€his€last€will€and€testament€for€and€in€consideration€of€my€solely€acting€as€his€exec€in€sustainingĻthe€trouble€as€such€and€in€obedience€to€his€said€will€and€desire€as€expressed€in€his€..will€entered€ofĻrecord€in€the€County€court€of€Chesterfield€on€the€13€April€1807€hath€manumitted,€emancipated€and€setĻfree€the€said€Negro€boy€Roderick€in€said€will€etc...rec€29€Nov€1817š!šmargin€note:18€Mar€1818€theĻoriginal€delivered€to€Roderick€Trabue„„ĢĢp.€732š!š15€Nov€1817š!šJn€Trabue€exec€of€Thos€E.€Trabue€fulfilling€the€will€of€TT€dated€23€July€1806Ļand€recorded€13€April€07€noting€that€freedom€after€1806€requires€leaving€state€requires€his€exec€toĻconvey€Roderick€(alias€Roderick€Trabue)€at€the€expence€of€the€estate€to€the€Cumberland€settlement€inĻthe€state€of€Tennessee€and€to€render€the€situation€of€the€said€Roderick€when€emancipated€moreĻcomfortable€and€eligible€TT€gave€him€100acres€lying€and€being€in€the€Mero??€District€and€SumpterĻCountyš!šso€this€deed€for€1$€gives€him€the€tractš!šif€Roderick€had€died€before€21€the€tract€would€haveĻpassed€to€brothers€Jn€and€Jacob€Trabue€and€sister€Polly€Deppš!šRoderick€survives€š!šrec€8€Dec€1817€forĻpurpose€of€certifying€deed€to€be€recorded€in€Sumpter€Co.€TNš!šĢĢņ ņChesterfield€County€Deed€Book€22€1817„1819ó ó€LVA€Reel€#€9€has€an€indexŠ  š ŠĢp.€12š!š15€July€1817š!šJames€Clarke€of€Powhatan,€agent€on€behalf€of€the€proprietors€of€the€town€ofĻSwansborough€sells€to€Edward€B.€Edwards€a€man€of€colour€for€[blank]€dollars€a€lot€on€ss€of€TurnpikeĻroad€containing€one€acre€along€with€a€slip€of€land€adj€which€makes€it€lot€#1š!šrec€8€Dec€1817š!šĢĢp.€17„€15€July€1817š!šdittto€to€Edward€Wilkinson€a€man€of€colour„$34.39€lot€12š!šrec€8€Dec€1817ĢĢp.€336š!š9€Aug€1818š!šPhilip€Turpin€and€Martha€Turpin€of€Chesterfield€in€consideration€of€faithfulĻindustrious,€honest€and€meritorious€services€rendered€us€by€the€following€Negroes,€to€wit,€Billy,€Daniel,ĻSimon,€Robert€and€nanny€as€also€David€and€his€wife€Lizzy€with€their€children€Frances,€William€and€AlexĻas€well€as€for€divers€other€good€causes€and€considerations€do€emancipate€and€set€free.....and€it€is€ourĻnatural€wish€that€they€may€be€permitted€to€remain€in€the€state€of€Virginia,€should€they€prefer€doing€so,Ļunmolested€and€uninjured,€it€being€our€determination€that€they€should€henceforth€forever€hereafter€beĻdischarged€from€bondage:š!šrec€10€Aug€1818ĢĢEnd€of€deed€book€abstractsĢĢĢĢĢĢŌ 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