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 ÐÌ[Note€that€will€books€do€not€list€when€will€recorded€in€court,€just€the€date€the€will€written€as€containedÏin€the€will€itself]ÌÌp.€388ð!ðinv€of€Benj€Watkinsð!ðMem:€Two€Negroes€to€wit€one€Negroe€Fellow€named€Joe€and€one€namedÏWill€went€off€to€the€Brittish€after€the€Death€of€Mr€Watkins€and€have€not€since€been€heard€of€and€are€notÏentered€in€the€foregoing€Inventoryð!ðca€1782ð!ðÌÌp€510ð!ð25€Jan€1785ð!ðwill€of€Lucy€Jordanð!ðemancipation???ð!ðmy€will€and€desire€is€to€give€to€myÏdaughter...Lee€one€Negro€boy€by€the€name€of€Randal€and€his€mother€to€work€about€and€half€what€sheÏearns€to€give€to€my€dau€until€she€marries€and€then€the€said€Negro€woman€b;y€the€Name€of€Polly€to€beÏto€herself....no€date€of€recordingÌÌÌòòChesterfield€County€Will€Book€4€1785„1800óó€LVA€Reel€#€27Ð   	 ”   ÐÌp.€109ð!ðestate€of€Jn€Stringer,€Geo€Markham€exec€pays€Atkins€and€Smith€for€taking€up€Ned€12/€in€AprilÏ1785ð!ðp.€110ð!ðestate€recððd€in€May€1784€22.10€for€4.5€months€hire€of€Frank€and€Ned€from€estate€ofÏBen€Watkinsð!ðÌÌp.€124ð!ðestate€acct€of€Benj€Harrisð!ð26€Sept€1776„pays€goaler€of€Amelia€for€Archer€a€runaway€NegroÏ2.7.0ð!ðp.€126ð!ð6€Oct€77„pd€for€an€advertisementð!ð5/„„ÌÌp.€358ð!ðwill€of€George€Kleinhoff€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð24€Sept€93ð!ðgives€man€Cornby€his€freedom;€dittoÏwoman€Hannahð!ðgives€Wm€Pasture€Smith€son€of€Granville€Smith€a€negro€woman€named€Flor€and€herÏdau€Salð!ðhas€bro€in€Barbadoesð!ðÌÌp.€362ð!ðwill€of€Ann€Cousins€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð27€June€1786ð!ðmy€will€and€desire€is€that€my€NegroÏWoman€Doll€for€the€divers€good€causes€wich[sic]€I€have€received€at€her€hands€shall€be€free€&€clearÏfrom€all€servitude€to€any€person€or€person€wich€[sic]€may€have€any€claims€to€the€aforesaid€Negro€duringÏher€lifeð!ðleaves€to€three€gand€daughters€a€Negro€girl€each€and€three€slaves€to€dau€Martha€Cousinsð!ðÌÌp.€407ð!ðwill€of€John€Barkerð!ð28€Sept€1792„my€will€is€that€Becky€Cuffies€wife€shall€have€her€freedom€asÏsoon€as€she€and€her€husband€has€made€compensation€for€62.10/€given€for€herð!ðland€in€York€Co€be€soldÏetcð"ðis€involved€with€coal€minesð!ðestate€profits€after€providing€sister€with€20L€per€year€to€be€distributedÏamong€poorest€widows€and€orphansð!ðhas€connection€to€Methodist€Episcopal€churchð!ðsignedð!ðÌÐ   	 ‚-'(   Ðp.€479ð!ðPhiladelphia€Mar€22,€1792ð!ðGent:€the€gout€is€geting€in€my€head€fast€and€I€think€will€kill€meÏsoon....names€Jas€Lyle€and€Dr€McKenzie€and€Thos€Banks€execsð!ðhas€brother€near€Frankfort€and€aÏsister...has€enough€to€pay€debts€but€says€Dr€Currie€a€quack€and€his€account€is€an€unjust€one..ordersÏexecs€to€purchase€Dolly€and€her€child€and€set€them€both€and€Patty€also€free..JacobÏRubsamonð!ðfollowed€p.€480€with€a€statement€from€Jas€McClurg€dated€June€18€1792€that€Dr€Jas€CurryÏhas€testimonials€from€a€british€university€as€prove€him€to€be€a€physician€regularly€educated.€See€WillÏBook€6,€1802„08€p.€366€below.ÌÌòòChesterfield€County€Will€Book€5€1800„1802óó€LVA€Reel€#€28Ð   	 BÐ   ÐÌp.€146ð!ðwill€of€Mary€Claiborne€dated€7€Sept€1796€directs€that€ð ðthe€grave€yard€behind€the€garden€shallÏbe€wald€in€with€Bricks€or€stone€at€the€expence€of€my€estate€and€the€grave€yard€where€the€negroes€areÏburied€be€paled€or€railed€in€likewise...ÌÌp.€196ð!ðwill€of€John€Robertson€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð27€Oct€1796ð!ðI€give€to€my€Negro€Man€Tom€fiftyÏDollars€also€at€my€wifes€death€or€end€of€her€widowhood€his€freedom€and€in€case€he€could€get€disabledÏso€that€he€could€not€get€his€liveing€to€be€maintainððd€out€of€my€estate€during€his€life€by€all€my€children€atÏan€equal€portionð!ðJR€will€numerous€slaves€to€his€heirsð!ðÌÌp.€238ð!ðwill€of€Joseph€Mann€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð24€Jan€1799ð!ðgives€to€wife€Mary€during€her€natural€lifeÏor€widowhood....my€Negro€man€Starling...I€give€unto€my€wife€Mary€Mann€a€sufficiency€of€my€estate€toÏto€purchase€a€Negro€Girl€by€the€name€of€Betty€(at€present€the€property€of€Tabatha€Callico)€for€theÏpurpose€of€freeing€&€emancipating€the€sd€Negro€Girl€Betty€clearly€&€impartially€foreverð!ðsee€will€ofÏMary€Mann,€Will€Book€6,€1802„08€p.€277€below.ÌÌp.€268ð!ðwill€of€Thomas€Belcher€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð29€Nov€1799ð!ðleaves€to€wife€Edy€Belcher€theÏwench€named€Molly€and€child€named€Quen€to€her€during€her€widdowhood..NB€it€is€my€will€and€desireÏthat€if€the€said€Negro€wench€behaves€herself€property€from€this€date€for€the€space€of€twenty„one€yearsÏshe€is€to€be€set€at€libertyð!ðÌÌp.€269ð!ðwill€of€Frederick€Traylor€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð29€Dec€1799ð!ðI€order€and€direct€that€my€execÏhereinafter€named€do€emancipate€and€set€Ô% €    Ôfree€my€Negro€Old€Lucy€and€that€she€be€permitted€to€resideÏas€usual€on€my€land€and€be€furnished€with€a€comfortable€dwelling€house,€clothing€and€provision€duringÏher€life€out€of€my€estateð!ðson€Archibald€is€execð!ðat€least€8€other€slaves€left€to€wife€and€then€to€sonð!ðÌÌp.€271ð!ðwill€of€Thos€Banks€of€town€of€Manchesterð!ðis€native€of€GB?€and€former€partner€of€JacobÏRubsamenð!ð3€Oct€1799ð!ðPS€should€my€Mulatto€boy€Damon€not€be€bound€out€to€a€trade€before€I€die,Ïlet€him€be€bound€out€to€one€and€when€he€has€served€out€his€apprenticeship€I€wish€him€emancipated€andÏlet€him€have€a€set€of€tools,€such€as€suits€his€trade€and€fifty€dollars,€provided€my€execs€think€he€will€makeÏa€proper€use€of€it...€I€own€an€old€Negro€woman€named€Kate,€it€would€be€doing€a€piece€of€injustice,€inÏmy€opinion,€to€set€her€free€at€her€time€of€life,€I€therefore€wish€my€brother€to€send€her€out€to€his€quarterÐ   	 ‚-'(   Ðand€let€her€live€as€his€other€Negroes€out€there€do,€she€at€present€is€an€useful€servant€to€me,€being€a€veryÏgood€washer€and€a€tolerable€cook,€and€for€any€thing€that€I€have€seen,€honest.ÌÌp.€315„„will€of€Thomas€Shore€of€Violet€Bank€Farm€in€Chesterfieldð!ð1€Oct€1800ð!ðis€partner€withÏChristopher€McConnicoð!ðleaves€land€slaves€etc€to€wife€etcð!ðemancipates€and€manumits€my€mulattoÏwoman€Betty€Williams€and€all€the€children€she€now€hath€or€may€hereafter€have€and€it€is€my€will€that€theÏannual€sum€of€ten€pounds€be€paid€to€her€during€her€natural€life€by€my€execsð!ðÌÌp.€328ð!ð10€Nov€1800„„inquisition€taken€at€John€Robertsonððs€on€the€cause€of€death€of€Joe€Gooding€aÏfree€Negro€manð!ðjury€says€that€on€the€last€night€past€in€the€quarter€of€John€Robertson€the€sd€JoeÏGooding€according€to€evidence,€about€midnight€was€wilfully€premeditately€shot€in€the€quarter€aforesaidÏlying€asleep€with€an€iron€gun€loaded€with€powder€and€shot€by€whom€this€inhumane€murder€wasÏcommitted€we€cannot€sayð!ðÌÌp.€347ð!ðwill€of€Thomas€Worsham€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð3€Nov€1800ð!ðwills€other€slaves€to€children,Ïgrandchildren€etcð!ðI€desire€that€the€three€old€Negroes€hereafter€named€vizt€Cyrus,€Cate€and€Juno€beÏfree,€&€in€case€they€should€live€to€be€so€infirm€as€not€to€be€able€to€maintain€themselves,€that€they€beÏmaintain€by€my€son€John€Worsham€and€Archd€Baughð!ðp.€528ð!ðinv€of€estate€taken€4€Feb€01€lists€CirousÏat€5L;€Cate€at€no€value;€and€Junah€at€no€value€among€about€21€slavesð!ðÌÌp.€567ð!ðwill€of€Jane€Baugh€widow€of€Jn€Baugh€Sr€of€Chesterfieldð!ð19€July€1802ð!ðlends€Negro€manÏnamed€Hall€for€three€years€to€niece€Jane€Dunn€and€then€to€be€set€freeð!ðÌÌòòChesterfield€County€Will€Book€6€1802„1808óó€LVA€Reel€#€28Ð   	 èv   ÐÌp.€46ð!ðwill€of€Samuel€Landrum€of€Chesterfieldð!ð19€July€1802ð!ðleaves€to€his€son€Samuel€Negro€boyÏAaron€to€serve€him€until€Aaron€turns€25€and€then€to€be€freedð!ðalso€leaves€to€dau€Ann€Beals€NegroÏwoman€Cloe€till€Cloe€turns€25ð!ðanother€man€slave€is€willed€but€no€provision€for€freedomð!ðÌÌp.€198ð!ð10€Aug€in€29€yr€of€the€commonwealthð!ðinq€on€body€of€Perer€a€man€of€colour€drowned€in€one€ofÏcoal€pitsð!ðjury€rules€accidental€drowningð!ðÌÌp.€199/202„„€Inv€of€Thos€Bridgewater€taken€24€Jan€1803ð!ðno€will€in€bookð!ðinv€lists€under€Negroes:ÏSusanah€for€18€months€at€9L;€Amey€for€two€years€and€a€half€at€10.12.6;€Samuel€for€5€yrs€at€60L;ÏJames€for€seven€and€half€yrs€at€60L;€Granville€at€28L;€Thomas€Eldridge€at€15L;€Edward€at€15Lð!ðmightÏbe€times€to€serve€before€freedomð!ðwhere€is€will?ÌÌp.€257ð!ð26€May€1805ð!ðinquisition€taken€at€Mrs€Eliz€Archerððs€on€the€body€of€James€Field€(a€freeÏmulatto)ð!ðjury€rules€that€he€was€murdered€by€a€person€unknownð!ðmarks€of€violence€on€his€head€and€faceÏand€on€the€left€side€of€his€breast€and€his€right€arm€very€much€bruised€in€several€places€above€the€wristð!ðÌÐ   	 ‚-'(   Ðp.€262ð!ðwill€of€Robert€Wooldridge€of€Chesterfieldð!ð€15€April€1805„„leaves€slaves€to€nephewsð!ðexec€toÏemancipate€my€old€Negro€woman€by€the€name€of€Aggy€with€three€months€provisionð!ðÌÌp.€264ð!ðwill€of€Jordan€Anderson,€Sr€of€Chesterfieldð!ð1€Jan€1805ð!ðprovides€for€support€for€Methodistsð!ðItÏis€my€will€and€desire€that€all€my€Negroes€that€shall€be€21€yrs€old€now€living€with€me€and€my€sonsÏJordan,€Thomas€and€Nathan€shall€be€free€on€the€1€Jan€after€mine€and€my€wifeððs€death€and€they€shall€beÏwell€cloathed€both€males€and€females€and€shall€have€their€working€tools€and€bread€corn€for€one€yearÏand€liberty€to€settle€on€33€acres€of€land€where€my€son€Thomas€shall€choose€for€them€and€I€earnestlyÏrequest€that€no€advantage€may€be€taken€of€them€or€suffer€any€to€be€taken€of€them€that€can€convenientlyÏbe€prevented€but€let€them€have€wood€land€as€well€as€clearedð!ðmentions€in€will€that€Nathan€to€have€laborÏof€young€Negroes€namely€Annacaððs€increase€and€Tom€and€Patt€and€Peter,€Phillisððs€children€and€herÏfuture€increase€and€not€to€be€moved€out€of€state€or€so€far€as€to€deprive€them€of€their€freedomð!ðditto€forÏson€Thomas€for€Ameyððs€and€Milleyððs€increase€and€Sall€till€come€to€age€of€21€but€Matt€is€now€exceptedÏwith€Charlesð!ðditto€for€Jordan€of€Rachelððs€increase....as€there€are€two€young€Negroes€with€Charles€andÏtwo€with€James€they€and€all€others€to€be€free€at€21€yrs€oldð!ðrec€9€Dec€1805ð!ðÌÌp.€277ð!ðwilll€of€Mary€Mann€of€Chesterfieldð!ð22€Sept€1805ð!ðrec€9€Dec€1805ð!ðmentions€sister€Tabitha€ÏCallico€to€whom€she€leaves€all€her€estateð!ðleaves€to€my€Negro€man€Starling€fifty€poundsð!ðThos€BufortÏnamed€exec„„see€Chesterfield€County€Legislative€petitions,€12€Oct€1814€where€Sterling€refers€to€thisÏwill,€and€petitions€for€permission€to€stay€in€Virginia€after€purchasing€himself€from€Thomas€Burfoot€whoÏhad€purchased€the€right€to€Sterling€from€John€Mann€who€set€up€a€claim€for€Sterlingð!ðSterling€says€heÏraised€and€worked€to€get€550$€to€buy€himselfð!ðpetition€referred€to€cts€of€Justice€comm,€thoughtÏreasonable€and€bill€drawn€acc€to€endorsement€on€petition.ÌÌp.€366ð!ðin€estate€acct€of€Jacob€Rubsamenð!ðin€1792€estate€B.€Markham€for€the€purchase€of€Patty€whoÏagreeably€to€the€testators€will€is€to€have€her€freedom„L59.7.0€and€for€the€hire€of€said€wench€6€yrs€5Ïmonths€and€7€days€at€L120€per€annum€€€L38.12.6€which€totals€97.19.6ð!ðp.€367ð!ðcash€pd€DrÏMcKenzies€bond€granted€to€Dr€Adams€for€the€purchase€of€Dolly€and€her€child€who€are€to€have€theirÏfreedom€provided€the€effects€of€the€decððd€are€sufficient€to€pay€his€debtsð!ðL80ð!ðÌÌp.€411ð!ðwill€of€Thomas€Elmore€Trabue€of€Chesterfield€Coð!ð23€July€1806ð!ðrec€13€April€1807ð!ðwill€andÏdesire€that€my€Negro€boy€Roderick€be€emancipated€and€set€free€as€soon€as€he€conveniently€can€afterÏmy€decease€and€if€the€laws€of€the€state€will€at€the€time€of€such€emancipation€not€suffer€him€to€remain€inÏthe€state€in€a€state€of€freedom€then€my€exec€or€admin€as€the€case€may€be€is€injoined€to€convey€him€atÏthe€expence€of€my€estate€to€the€Cumberland€settlement€in€the€state€of€Tennessee€and€to€render€theÏsituation€of€the€said€Roderick€when€emancipated€the€more€comfortable€and€eligible€I€give€and€bequeathÏunto€him€and€his€heirs€forever€one€hundred€acres€of€land€lying€and€being€in€the€Meso?€District€and€stateÏof€Tenn€and€fifty€pounds€cash€lawful€money€of€Va,€but€should€the€said€Roderick€die€under€the€age€of€21Ïyrs€it€is€then€my€will€that€the€legacy€left€him€be€equally€divided€between€my€brothers€John€and€JacobÏTrabue€and€my€sister€Polly€Depp....ÌÐ   	 ‚-'(   Ðp.€471ð!ðwill€of€Alexander€Banks€of€Chesterfieldð!ðhas€relatives€in€Scotlandð!ð4€June€1806„I€leave€to€myÏNegro€woman€Salley€during€her€natural€life€5L€Va€currency€per€annum.€To€her€dau€Fanny€whom€IÏconsider€partly€incapable€of€earning€her€livelyhood€I€leave€8L€pr€[annum]€during€her€life€with€the€use€ofÏthe€house€and€lot€which€they€now€occupy€known€in€the€plan€of€the€town€of€Manchester€by€number€164Ïwhich€house€and€lot€I€leave€in€trust€with€my€execs....to€Bob€eldest€son€of€the€said€Salley€I€leave€100ÏSpanish€milled€dollars.€To€Jack€her€other€son€the€like€sum€of€100$ð!ðleaves€other€property€to€his€servantÏwoman€Nancy€sometimes€called€Nancy€Faction€350$€spanish€milled;€to€her€eldest€son€Tom€$350€spÏmilled;€to€her€second€son€George€350$;€to€her€youngest€son€James€$350;€these€sums€to€be€retained€inÏhands€of€execs€who€are€to€pay€to€Nancy€the€interest€annually€or€as€she€may€want€it€for€her€use€of€thatÏof€her€family;€children€to€be€taught€to€read€write€and€cypher€and€bound€out€at€age€of€14€to€some€goodÏman€to€learn€the€carpenters€trade€or€whatever€trade€my€execs€think€them€most€fit€for;€gives€Nancy€lotÏ287€in€Manchester€and€as€much€of€281€as€will€add€up€to€an€acre;€also€leaves€her€250$€in€hands€of€execÏto€build€a€house€on€the€lot€which€is€for€her€and€her€childrenð!ðleaves€her€the€kitchen€furniture€and€the€rightÏto€live€in€the€kitchen€she€is€now€occupying€until€the€house€is€builtð!ðorders€exec€to€sell€5€other€slavesð!ðhasÏcodicil€dated17€July€1807€in€which€he€says€that€the€different€donations€and€bequest€to€Nancy€FractionÏwould€after€my€death€be€converted€into€purposes€very€different€from€the€intentions€of€the€donor€soÏcancels€and€does€away€with€the€whole€of€these€gifts€and€instead€leaves€Nancy€100€spanish€milledÏdollars„„€rec€in€ct€14€Dec€1807ð!ðÌÌÌòòChesterfield€County€Will€Book€7€1808„1813óó€LVA€Reel€#28Ð   	 úˆ   ÐÌp.€45ð!ðwill€of€Charles€Duncan€of€Chesterfield€Countyð!ð27€Jan€1807ð!ðleaves€some€money€to€parish€inÏScotlandð!ðleaves€slaves€etc€to€heirsð!ðit€is€my€will€and€desire€that€on€my€death€my€execs€will€emancipateÏand€set€free€my€mulatto€woman€Shattie€and€her€child€Jean€with€their€future€increase€if€it€is€their€desire€toÏbe€free€and€settle€in€some€other€state€in€case€the€law€will€not€permit€them€to€reside€in€VA,€but€if€either€ofÏthem€donððt€wish€to€leave€the€state,€I€leave€them€to€either€of€my€daus€they€may€wish€to€live€withð!ðrec€13ÏJune€1808ð!ðmentions€going€to€England€with€one€of€his€dausð!ðÌÌp.€68ð!ðwill€of€William€C.€Bottð!ð17€Jan€1805ð!ðrec€10€Oct€1808ð!ðIt€is€my€desire€that€all€the€Negroes€fallingÏto€my€lot€at€the€division€of€my€fatherððs€estate€be€sent€out€of€the€country€and€liberated,€unless€Charles€beÏone€of€them,€in€this€case€he€shall€be€free€and€remain€in€the€country;€and€Branchly€who€may€have€hisÏchoice,€either€to€be€the€property€of€my€bro€Thomas€or€to€be€sent€out€of€the€country€and€be€freeð!ðthenÏgives€some€slaves€by€name€to€sister,€to€Thomas€and€to€motherð!ðbefore€the€above€wish€and€desire€beÏfulfilled€I€subject€all€my€estate€both€real€and€personal€to€the€payment€of€my€just€debts....appoints€brotherÏJohn€B.€Bott€his€sole€exec..and€asks€him€to€give€my€Negroes€an€opportunity€of€exerting€themselves€toÏprevent€their€being€sold€off€for€the€benefit€of€my€creditors€and€of€becoming€free€as€above€prescribed....IÏpray€and€recommend€to€all€my€brothers,€mother€and€sister€for€the€security€of€their€own€lives,€not€toÏallow€any€of€the€Negroes€of€the€estate€of€my€father€to€remain€near€their€residence€except€Charles,ÏFrank,€Jeffrey,€Branchley,€and€Isabell,€these€being€inoffensive€and€undesigning€will€have€no€dispositionÏto€injure€their€healths€and€destroy€their€lives€in€the€manner€they€have€done€mine....Ð   	 ‚-'(   Ð‡p.€166ð!ðwill€of€John€Heveningham€of€Chesterfieldð!ðhas€English€relativesð!ð18€Dec€1809ð!ðnames€4€men€toÏserve€as€trustees€to€see€that€they€shall€permit€my€Negroe€woman€slave€Nancy€and€all€her€future€progenyÏto€live€within€this€commonwealth€and€without€burthening€the€same€or€any€person€therein€to€provide€forÏher€and€themselves,€their€subsistance€foreverð"ðthat€annually€they€shall€allow€out€of€my€estate€to€the€saidÏNancy€the€sum€of€50$€for€the€maintainance€and€education€of€her€child€Page€Anne€until€she€shall€attainÏthe€age€of€ten€years€and€the€like€sum€of€50$€for€the€maintainance€and€education€of€her€dau€Suckey€orÏSusan€until€she€shall€attain€the€same€age€at€which€I€direct€that€they€shall€enjoy€the€same€priviledge€andÏimmunity€with€their€mother€as€herein€before€mentioned.€My€intent€and€design€was€to€have€made€theseÏslaves€absolutely€free€and€my€wish€is€that€they€shall€be€so,€if€ever€the€existing€law,€providing€thatÏemancipated€slave€shall€remove€themselves€out€of€this€Commonwealth€shall€be€repealed€and€I€direct€itÏto€be€so€whenever€that€shall€happen,€the€sum€to€be€laid€out€for€the€maintainance€and€education€of€theÏsaid€Page€Anne€and€Suckey€or€Susan€not€being€withdrawn€or€in€anywise€impaired...that€the€otherÏchildren€of€the€said€Nancy€be€not€sold€to€any€person€residing€more€than€ten€miles€from€the€place€whereÏshe€shall€choose€to€fix€for€her€residence€at€the€time€of€sale...rec€8€Jan€1810ð!ðinventory€p.€270€identifiesÏhim€as€a€physicianð!ðvalues€his€slaves€as:€Nancy,€Page€Anne,€Suckey€or€Susan€at€400$;€Matilda€andÏBrown€children€of€Nancy€at€233.33€and€266.67;€Nancy€and€Robert,€children€of€Katey€at€500$;€OldÏLucy€in€a€wretched€state€and€without€a€value€listed;€Eliza,€supposed€to€be€sold€to€Mr€Millsð!ðestate€saleÏbegins€on€p.€283ð!ðp.€285ð!ðKatey€and€her€children€Robert€and€Nancy€bought€by€Jn€Mayo€for€471$;ÏPhilip€Haxall€bought€Brown€and€Matilda€for€350€and€221€respectively;€p.€294€note:€the€three€slavesÏNancy,€Page€Anne,€and€Suckey€or€Susan€were€not€sold,€but€suffered€to€remain€unsold€and€placed€inÏthe€situation€directed€by€the€testator€in€and€by€his€testament€and€last€willð!ðÌÌp.€578ð!ðestate€acct€of€Thomas€Trabue€decððd€with€Jn€Trabue,€execð!ðincludes€expences€for€keepingÏRoderickððs€mare19€days€for€3.16;€to€my€services€50€days€in€complying€with€last€will€and€testament€ofÏThos€Trabue€relative€to€the€emancipation€of€Roderick€$200;€to€expence€of€Roderick€and€horse€inÏtraveling€to€and€from€Tennessee€and€Kentucky€$37.46;€to€paid€Roderick€his€legacy€$166.66ð!ðestateÏacct€ends€1€Jan1812ð!ðÌÌÌòòChesterfield€County€Will€Book€8€1813„1818óó€LVA€Reel€#€29Ð   	 Ä"R   ÐÌp.389ð!ðwill€of€Nancy€Crawford€of€town€of€Manchesterð!ð20€Nov€1815ð!ðrec€11€Dec€1815ð!ðleaves€to€herÏmother€Dolly€Smith€various€kinds€of€property€and€Sally€and€at€death€of€mother,€Sally€be€put€with€someÏgood€Lady€to€bring€her€up€should€she€[ie€mother]€die€before€Sally€comes€of€age€ð!ðwhen€21€then€wantsÏher€to€be€free€if€it€can€be€done€consistent€with€laws€of€VA,€if€that€canððt€be€done€then€she€to€have€benefitÏof€her€own€labor€for€her€life€and€the€liberty€of€choosing€any€person€she€pleases€to€act€and€stand€as€herÏmasterð!ðit€is€also€my€wish€that€if€she€or€the€heirs€of€her€body€should€at€any€time€after€she€becomes€of€ageÏwish€to€remove€to€another€state€for€the€purpose€of€enjoying€her€or€their€freedom€that€she€or€they€beÏpermitted€to€do€soð!ðleaves€to€Sally€my€bed€and€furniture€and€all€my€clothsð!ðher€mother€is€in€Richmond€itÏappearsð!ðÌÐ   	 ‚-'(   Ðp.€443ð!ðwill€of€Nathaniel€Quarles€of€Chesterfield€Co€and€Manchester€townð!ð13€Dec€1808ð!ðrec€26€FebÏ1816ð!ðprovides€that€Negro€slave€man€Will€wait€exclusively€on€his€wife€as€long€as€she€occupies€theÏhouse€and€lots€or€diesð!ðthen€he€is€to€have€the€choice€of€whom€to€live€with,€not€as€a€slave,€or€to€beÏtransferred€in€any€way€and€in€case€he€should€become€old€or€disabled€he€is€to€be€comfortably€supportedÏby€Quarlesððs€childrenð!ðp.€455ð!ðI€Negro€Will€late€the€property€of€Nathaniel€Quarles...agreeably€to€theÏprovisions€of€the€last€will€and€testament€of€my€said€master€have€made€my€election€to€live€with€JosephÏHodgson€and€Mary€his€wife,€one€of€the€daus€of€NQð!ð28€Feb€1816„signed€with€Xð!ðI€Joseph€HodgsonÏdo€hereby€agree€to€take€charge€of€Negro€Will...not€as€a€slave€or€to€be€transferred€in€any€way€but€to€beÏcomfortably€supported€under€my€protection€agreeably€to€the€will€etcð!ðsigned€28€Feb€1816ð!ðrec€sameÏdayð!ðÌÌp.€510ð!ðwill€of€Louis€Ducos€Lahailleð!ð23€May€1816ð!ðrec€22€July€1816ð!ðwants€exec€to€take€money€owedÏto€him€from€Louis€Truehartððs€estate€of€Hanover€for€which€there€is€a€suit€to€collect€and€buy€a€boy€namedÏWilliam,€about€2€yrs€old,€son€of€Nancy€who€belong€to€Gervas€Storrs...and€which€boy€I€consider€andÏbelieve€to€be€my€child....exec€should€keep€hiim€until€he€is€21€and€bring€him€up€to€gardening€as€a€tradeÏand€profession...to€have€and€enjoy€from€21€on€the€full€and€absolute€benefit€of€his€time€and€labour€and€inÏthe€same€manner€as€free€men€are€entitled€to€the€same,€but€if€the€said€William€shall€think€proper€to€leaveÏVA€or€it€at€his€age€of€21€the€laws€of€VA€shall€permit€the€emancipation€of€slaves€then€and€in€either€eventÏit€is€my€will€and€desire€that€the€said€Wm€shall€be€absolutely€and€forever€free....ÌÌp.€646ð!ðwill€of€George€Hewlettð!ð12€April€1817ð!ðrec€9€June€1817ð!ðIn€the€first€place€it€is€my€will€andÏdesire€that€my€wife€Alsey€and€my€five€children€Patsy€11€yrs,€Sarah€9€yrs,€George€7€yrs,€Eliza€3€yrs,€andÏThomas€3€months€shall€from€and€after€my€death€be€forever€free€in€exactly€the€same€manner€as€if€theyÏmy€said€wife€and€children€had€been€born€free.....ÌÌÌ€ÌÌÔ   TS ÔÔ †      ÿÿ   ÔÔ †   X  ÿÿ   ÔÔ      ÔÔ  US ÔÔ    TS Ô