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ŠĢp.€1š!šwill€of€Matthew€Jordan€Sr€of€I€of€Wš!što€son€Richard€tract€and€use€of€Negro€girl€named€PatienceĻuntil€she€turns€21€and€then€to€be€free€acc€to€act€of€1782š!što€dau€Mary€Jordan€the€use€of€one€Negro€boyĻnamed€Jacob€until€he€turns€21€then€to€be€freeš!što€dau€Sarah€Jordan€the€use€of€four€Negroes€namelyĻTom,€Bob,€Lock€and€Huldah€until€they€turn€21€and€then€to€be€freeš!šI€give€to€all€my€Negroes€which€areĻnot€otherwise€provided€for€in€this€writing€their€freedom€according€to€1782€Act€of€Assemblyš!š11€MayĻ85š!šrec€6€October€1785š!šaffirmation€of€Thos€Newby€and€Robt€MarshallĢĢp.€89š!šwill€of€Robert€Johnson€of€parish€if€Newport€and€I€of€Wš!šleaves€the€two€acres€of€land€for€the€useĻof€out€meeting€house€to€the€society€of€people€called€Quakersš!š8€Dec€87š!šrec€3€Jan€88ĢĢp.€119š!šwill€of€John€Pretlow€of€I€of€Wightņņóóš!šAnn€Bailey€to€continue€to€live€with€my€wife€as€she€now€doesŠ āp Šand€to€do€so€after€decease€of€wife€until€she€marriesš!šleaves€to€his€wife,€bro€Samuel€Pretlow€and€friendsĻThos€Newby€and€Armiger€Bailey€in€trust€all€his€Negroes€for€the€following€purpose€viz€inasmuch€as€he€isĻpersuaded€that€freedom€is€the€natural€right€of€all€people€and€that€it€is[not]€my€will€to€deprive€any€thereofĻafter€they€may€arrive€to€age€of€maturity€I€am€desirous€as€far€as€in€me€lies€and€the€law€of€the€land€willĻallow€that€they€may€be€made€to€enjoy€that€inestimable€blessing€in€common€with€other€peopleš!šso€directsĻtrustees€that€they€allow€every€one€of€my€Negroes€together€with€such€as€may€be€hereafter€born€to€themĻthe€full€enjoyment€of€liberty€and€their€labour€from€the€time€they€may€arrive€to€the€age€of€21€years€and€inĻorder€the€better€to€fit€them€for€freedom€I€desire€they€may€be€learnt€to€read€and€instructed€as€much€asĻmay€be€in€the€principles€of€religiono€and€morality€and€in€case€of€the€death€of€all€or€either€of€my€saidĻtrustees€I€request€and€desire€the€monthly€meeting€of€Friends€called€Quakers€held€near€the€WesternĻBranch€of€Nansemond€River€may€nominate€and€appoint€othersš!šall€rest€and€residue€of€my€estate€afterĻthe€decease€of€my€wife€and€give€and€bequeath€to€the€said€Mary€Pretlow€and€Ann€Bailey€dau€of€TrialĻBailey€and€Mary€Bailey€dau€of€Armiger€Bailey€š!š17€Nov€1770š!šnote€dateš!šrec€4€Dec€1788š!šEdmundĻWestray€affirms€will€as€witnessĢĢp.€146š!šwill€of€George€Gordon€of€Smithfieldš!šprovides€for€payment€of€small€debts€etcš!šgives€to€Dr.Š 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ŠDavid€Dick€personal€items€and€chair€and€harness€and€8€unused€shirts€in€consideration€of€his€esteemš!šforĻthe€faithful€services€performed€to€me€by€my€servant€Jesse€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€he€may€beĻEmancipated€and€that€my€exec€may€take€such€steps€as€the€law€directs€for€that€purpose„also€leaves€himĻmy€horses€and€all€my€wearing€apparrel€and€what€necessaries€I€have€towards€housekeeping€that€is€notĻotherwise€directed€in€the€willš!šGeo€Purdie€names€execš!š19€May€89š!šrec€4€June€90€[prob€should€beĻ1789]ĢĢp.€163š!šwill€of€William€X€Watkins€of€I€of€W„leaves€8€slaves€to€a€grandsonš!šI€give€and€bequeath€unto€theĻremainder€part€of€my€Negroes,€Old€Jemmy,€his€wife€Patt,€their€son€Natt,€Dick€and€Ned€to€all€of€themĻtheir€time€and€liberty€during€this€lifeš!š28€June€1786š!šrec€3€Dec€89ĢĢp.€201š!šwill€of€William€X€Parkerš!šleaves€no€slaves€to€heirsš!šI€give€and€bequeath€unto€my€Negro€Fan€andĻNegro€Ben€their€freedom€at€my€decease€unto€them€their€heirs€and€assigns€foreverš!š23€Jan€1791š!šrec€4ĻApril€91ĢĢp.€211š!šwill€of€Mills€Herring€of€I€of€Wš!šwife€gets€her€thirdsš!šdau€gets€lands€and€settlements€and€all€hisĻNegroes€except€Nat€and€Judy€and€it€is€my€desire€they€be€free€at€my€deathš!š22€Jan€1791š!šrec€7€FebĻ1791ĢĢp.€242š!šwill€of€William€Graceš!šleaves€to€wife€Sally€Grace€during€her€natural€life€the€use€of€slaves€Edy,ĻHuldy,€Peter,€Derry,€Peg,€tom€and€one„half€of€Patt€and€after€her€decease€the€above€mentionedĻNegroes€should€have€their€freedom€agreeable€to€an€act€of€assembly€made€for€that€purposeš!š14€SeptĻ1792š!šrec€3€Dec€1792ĢĢp.€279š!šwill€of€William€James€of€I€of€Wš!šafter€his€wifeššs€decease€the€estate€to€be€divided€between€his€2Ļdausš!šit€is€furthermore€my€will€and€desire€that€my€Negro€boy€Will€should€be€hired€out€until€he€arrives€toĻthe€age€of€21€at€which€time€he€is€to€go€free„„„„it€is€also€my€desire€that€my€wife€should€keep€my€NegroĻboy€Peter€until€he€is€21€yrs€old€if€she€thinks€properš!šno€mention€of€freeing€Peter€at€that€pointš!šperhapsĻunderstoodš!š2€Feb€1794š!šrec€8€April€94ĢĢp.€306š!šwill€of€Isham€Pitt€of€I€of€Wš!šmy€will€and€desire€is€that€after€my€decease€all€my€Negroes€to€witĻJack,€Peter,€Nanny,€Sarah,€Pattt€and€Coffee€may€be€free€and€enjoy€their€freedom€as€tho€they€had€beenĻborn€free€and€that€foreverš!šno€dateš!šrec€2€Dec€1794š!šĢĢp.€347š!šwill€of€Jacob€Edwards€of€I€of€Wš!šlends€Negro€boy€Dick€to€his€wife€Rebekah€till€he€shall€comeĻto€age€of€23€yrs€and€then€he€shall€go€freeš!š31€Mar€1795š!šrec€6€July€95ĢĢp.€387š!šwill€of€Pompy€X€Bennš!šgives€plantation€he€lives€on€and€personal€property€to€his€brother€MinerĻDensonš!š28€Dec€89š!šrec1€Feb€96š!šwill€proved€by€oath€of€Robert€Glover€and€affirmation€of€ScottĻHollowellš!šis€this€a€will€of€a€free€man€of€color?ĢŠ 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ŠĢp.19š!šwill€of€William€Hodsdon€of€I€of€Wš!šwill€and€desire€is€that€my€Negro€girl€named€Venus€shouldĻhave€her€liberty€agreeable€to€an€Act€of€Assembly€made€for€that€purposeš!š26€Nov€95š!šrec€2€Jan€97ĢĢp.€92š!šwill€of€Rix€Laurence€of€I€of€Wš!šwants€personal€estate€exlusive€of€Negroes€sold€to€payĻdebtsš!šgives€Negroes€to€his€dau€to€her€and€her€heirs€excepting€Harrison.€I€give€Harrison€his€freedom€atĻmy€death,€the€above€Negroes€I€desire€shall€be€set€free€if€my€dau€dies€before€she€be€of€ageš!šwill€provedĻby€affirmation€of€Hester€Whitfield...18€July€1797š!šrec€5€Feb€98š!šnone€named€except€HarrisonĢĢp.€140š!šwill€of€Elizabeth€Harrison€of€I€of€Wš!šwill€and€desire€is€that€my€Negro€man€David€should€have€hisĻfreedom€agreeable€to€act€of€assemblyš!š31€July€98š!šrec€1€Oct€98ĢĢp.€171š!šwill€of€David€Blaneyš!šafter€servant€Aaron€has€served€his€wife€for€two€years€to€be€freeš!šleaves€aĻNegro€boy€named€George€to€James€Payne€son€of€Benjamin€Payneš!šhas€a€brother€in€Marblehead,ĻMassš!šndš!šrec€4€Feb€99ĢĢp.€176š!šwill€of€Polly€Cutchin€of€I€of€Wš!šNegro€man€Tom€to€be€hired€out€for€4€yrs€to€pay€debts€andĻsupport€sister€Sally€Pitt€Cutchin€and€then€execs€to€free€him,€but€if€sister€should€die€then€Tom€to€be€freedĻimmediatelyš!šafter€decease€Negro€woman€named€Rachel€be€liberated€and€set€freeš!š12€Nov€98š!šrec€4ĻFeb€99ĢĢp.€211š!šwill€of€Thomas€Smith€of€I€of€Wš!šmentions€Jesse€Gordon€(a€free€Negro)€as€living€on€plantationĻadjacent€to€some€of€the€land€he€is€leaving€his€heirsš!šalso€a€corner€of€Timothy€Tynes€landš!š17€AprilĻ99š!šrec€2€Sept€99ĢĢp.€234š!šRichard€Gibson€(commonly€called€preaching€Dick)€of€the€county€of€I€of€W€being€very€sick€andĻweak€in€body€but€I€believe€of€sound€mind,€informed€this€day€that€it€was€his€will€and€desire€that€Judy€andĻRachel€(his€sisters)€each€of€them€should€have€a€cow€and€that€all€the€rest€of€his€estate€should€be€dividedĻbetween€his€wife€and€children.€And€further€it€was€his€will€and€desire€that€George€Benn€and€RandallĻReynolds€should€manage€his€estate€for€him.€This€in€substance€was€committed€to€writing€within€threeĻhours€after€it€was€told€me€this€12€day€of€January€1800.€Witness€George€Bennš!šnoncupative€willĻpresented€in€ct€on€4€Feb€1800š!šBenn€refuses€admin€and€liberty€reserved€for€Reynolds€to€undertakeš!šisĻthis€a€will€of€a€free€person€of€color?ĢĢp.421š!šwill€of€Sampson€Barlow€of€I€of€Wš!šlends€to€wife€all€my€Negroes€namely€Abram,€Randolph,ĻDavid€and€Feby€for€life€and€at€her€death€to€be€lawfully€freeš!š30€May€1801š!šrec€6€July€1801ĢĢp.€587š!šwill€of€Timothy€Tynesš!šall€of€my€slaves€of€every€description€to€wit:€Prince,€Bob,€George,€Peter,ĻJacob,€great€James,€little€James,€Dick,€Silver,€Chaney,€Nancy,€Bathea?,€Conny,€Phillis,€Fanny,€Lily,ĻSukey,€Nancy,€little€Phillis,€Harry,€Patience,€Isham,€Harriott,€Davy,€Linda,€Dolphin,€Aaron,€Isaac,Š 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ŠBeckey,€Betsey,€Moses,€Cherry,€great€Charles,€little€Charles,€Robin,€Grace,€Sam,€Lewis,€Kitt,€Godfry,ĻJack,€Beck,€Venus,€Caty,€John,€Iris,€Charles,€Daniel,€Ephraim,€Fanny,€Rose,€Freeman,€Lidy,€Rhoda,ĻJoe,€Sirus,€Nanny,€Soukey,€Harry,€Jesse,€Dick,€Mary,€Jude,€Pricilla,€Nancy,€Willis,€Benn,€Asia,€Sarah,ĻHannah,€Dick€unge?€[is€one€person],€Tim,€Randall,€Ned,€Tom,€Talus,€Gambo,€Sall,€Daughny,€Aggy,ĻBob,€and€Ally€together€with€their€increase€including€Nancyššs€child€and€all€other€of€my€slaves€that€are€notĻherein€mentioned€to€be€fully€and€freely€liberated€from€all€Slavery€and€stand€discharged€from€slavery€andĻbondage€to€enjoy€all€the€priviledges€that€Free€Negroes€are€entitled€to€by€the€laws€and€regulations?€ofĻthe€state€of€Virginiaš!šthat€part€of€my€River€land€callššd€Bennettššs€shall€be€occupied€by€Beck€(whichĻformerly€belonged€to€Allen€Cocks€estate)€and€all€her€children€during€their€lives€and€after€the€death€ofĻthem€all€the€said€land€shall€revert€to€David€Tynes€son€of€Benj€Tynes€decššd€š!šI€give€to€John€and€IrisĻchildren€of€Beck€the€sum€of€400L€to€be€equally€divided€š!šalso€one€feather€bed€and€furniture€and€5€headĻof€cattle€and€John€to€get€bay€colt€at€the€river€plantationš!šgives€to€Sukey€the€dau€of€Nancy€250L€to€herĻand€her€heirs€foreverš!šgives€to€Beck€of€A.€Cocks€estate€150Lš!šmy€river€plantation€formerly€Drews€beĻgiven€to€John,€son€of€Beck€to€him€and€heirs€forever€and€he€shall€have€all€the€stock€of€every€descriptionĻon€the€place,€formerly€Drewsš!šgives€to€Prince€a€servant€liberated€by€my€will,€a€plantation€which€myĻFather€Robt€Tynes€purchased€of€James€Jones€to€him€and€heirs€foreverš!šgives€to€Tim€a€servant€liberatedĻin€will€100€acres€of€land€being€part€of€the€tract€my€father€purchased€of€Rascowš!šgives€to€Sam€100€acresĻof€same€tract€and€it€is€understood€to€them€and€their€heirs€foreverš!što€Dick€unge€100€acres€of€land€of€theĻtract€he€now€lives€on€to€him€and€his€heirs€foreverš!šgives€balance€of€this€tract€to€be€equally€dividedĻamongst€the€Negroes€liberated€by€me€living€on€the€said€plantation€with€dick€unge€and€the€stock€to€beĻequally€divided€amongst€Dick€unge€and€others€on€the€said€planation€and€also€plantation€utensilsš!šgive€toĻniece€Sally€Tynes€Purdie€the€whole€of€that€tract€formerly€the€property€of€Timothy€Tynes€decd€nowĻknown€by€name€of€Harryššs€š!šgives€the€whole€of€the€tract€he€now€lives€on€known€at€Tynesššs€Store€toĻDavid€Tynesš!šgives€to€little€Charles€my€plantation€known€by€name€of€Tobyššs€together€with€stock€on€itĻand€also€the€stock€at€Harryššs€and€where€I€now€live€to€him€and€his€heirsš!šmy€plantation€formerly€CharlesĻChapmans€be€given€to€little€Charles€to€him€and€his€heirs€foreverš!š9€May€1802š!šrec€7€June€1802š!šexecššsĻpost€20,000$€bondĢĢp.€703š!šwill€of€Benjamin€Bailey€a€free€Negro€man€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€all€estate€to€wife€Lucy€during€herĻnatural€lifeš!šbut€if€she€marries€to€get€only€thirdsš!šof€other€2/3'ds€20€shillings€to€go€to€dau€Patience,€andĻ20s€to€my€dau€Winfred€the€balance€to€be€divided€among€my€eight€children€namely€Ellick,€Perlina,ĻAaron,€Isaac,€Ben,€Cate,€Patience,€Winfred€and€at€death€of€wife€the€estate€to€be€divided€among€theĻeight€children€or€the€survivors€of€themš!š2€June1802š!šrec€4€Oct€1802š!šSimmons€Gwaltney€is€excš!špostsĻ500$€bondĢĢp.€722š!šwill€of€Joseph€Crockerš!šdesires€that€my€Negro€woman€Edy€and€her€child€Lucy€beĻEmancipatedš!šgives€to€bro€Wm€Crockerššs€son€John€one€Negro€girl€Doll€and€leaves€rest€of€estate€to€broĻWm€Crockerš!š25€Mar€1803š!šrec€5€April€03ĢĢp.€723š!šwill€of€Lawrence€Baker€of€I€of€Wš!šwants€funeral€service€to€be€conducted€in€way€of€the€churchĻhe€was€bred€etcš!šdisinherits€Catharine€Haynes€and€her€son€William€and€wants€them€to€receive€noŠ ‚-'( Šproperty€of€his€whatsoeverš!šnames€William€Byrd€and€Richard€Byrd€formely€of€Chas€City€County€butĻnow€of€Suffolk€and€Gloucester€to€be€execs€of€his€will€which€is€that€they€are€to€manage€his€estate€for€theĻadvantage€of€Mary€Simpson€a€Molatto€formerly€my€slave€now€free€until€she€comes€of€age€and€capableĻof€taking€care€of€herself€then€she€is€to€get€the€whole€of€his€estate€of€what€kind€so€everš!šin€case€herĻliberty€should€be€in€danger€or€anything€else€her€good€may€require,€Byrds€to€take€care€ofš!šif€he€gains€titleĻto€a€tract€of€land€in€a€suit€pending€in€Ct€of€Appeals€in€Richmond,€it€is€to€be€sold€for€the€benefit€of€hisĻsecurities€John€Goodrich€and€Thos€Smithš!šwants€Jn€Goodrich€to€settle€accounts€for€what€he€took€fromĻhim€š šduring€my€insane€stateššš!šif€Mary€Simpson€die€without€issue€be€the€same€lawful€or€unlawfull€heĻleaves€whole€estate€to€the€people€callššd€Quakers€to€be€used€by€them€for€the€purpose€of€purchasing€andĻliberating€slaves€and€the€preference€be€given€to€those€who€were€my€propertyš!šI€would€it€were€in€myĻpower€to€entirely€banish€that€excreable€practiceš!šleaves€a€variety€of€personal€momentos,€portraits,€aĻcoat€of€arms,€etc€to€various€relativesš!šI€beg€what€friends€I€have€if€any€to€shew€all€friendship€they€owedĻme€to€my€poor€remaining€domesticks€Abram,€Britt€and€Edy€and€to€Mary€Simpson€and€to€MosesĻMosely€and€to€all€my€poor€lsave€who€were€mine€my€heart€yearns€for€all€my€domesticks€my€Childrenš!š10ĻJuly€1801š!šrec€5€Oct€03š!šRichard€W.€Byrd€refuses€execš!šWm€Mallory€undertakes€admin€and€postsĻ1000$€bondš!šĢĢp.€749š!šwill€of€William€Hollowell€of€I€of€Wš!šlends€to€sister€Courtney€Hollowell€the€use€of€Negro€boyĻEphriam€until€he€is€21š!šlends€to€sister€Mary€Hollowell€a€Negro€girl€Lucreacy€until€she€is€18š!šleaves€5LĻeach€to€Ephraim€and€Lucreacy€when€they€come€of€age€mentioned€to€be€paid€out€of€estateš!š15€AprilĻ03š!šrec€6€June€03š!šis€this€an€unstated€manumission€for€Ephraim€and€Lucreacyš!šno€further€provisionĻmade€in€the€will€as€to€their€dispositionĢĢp.€775š!šwill€of€William€Johnston€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€10€slaves€to€his€niece€and€one€to€hisĻnephewš!šemancipates€Negro€woman€Peg€to€enjoy€all€the€priviledges€that€free€Negroes€are€entitled€to€byĻthe€laws€of€Vaš!š19€April€1803š!šrec€5€Oct€03ĢĢņ 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ŠĢp.€2š!šwill€of€Charles€Tynes€jr€(Free€Negro)€of€Newport€Parish€and€I€of€Wš!šgives€to€wife€Peggy€TynesĻformerly€Peggy€Blair€who€was€emancipated€by€John€Parker€one€half€of€my€plantation€where€I€now€liveĻwhereon€my€dwelling€house€stands€and€one€half€of€orchard,€100L€in€cash€to€be€collected€from€ColĻJames€Johnston€exor€of€Timothy€Tynes,€decd€left€me€in€his€will€and€one€half€of€my€stock€etcš!što€DavidĻTynes€my€cousin€son€of€my€sister€Nancy€the€other€half€of€the€plantationš!šis€my€will€and€desire€that€myĻuncle€Charles€Tynes,€Sr€shall€build€himself€a€house€on€sd€half€of€David€Tynes€tract€and€that€he€CharlesĻand€wife€is€to€live€on€it€during€their€said€lives€to€be€used€by€them€and€David€when€he€comes€of€age€toĻhim€and€his€heirs€foreverš!šgives€to€uncle€Charles€Tynes,€Sr€5L€cashš!što€uncle€Sam€Tynes€10L€cashš!štoĻsister€Jinny€Tynes€10L€cashš!što€sister€Nancy€Tynes€10L€cashš!šrest€of€estate€to€be€divided€between€hisĻwife€and€Davidš!šnames€Andrew€Woodley€execš!š28€Jan€1804š!šrec€6€Feb€04š!šĢĢp.€103š!šwill€of€William€Pinnerš!šleaves€18€slaves€to€bros€and€family€members€š!šemancipates€three€NegroŠ 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Šwomen,€Sarah,€Sue€and€Roseš!š10€Jan€1805š!šrec€3€June€1805š!šinventory€on€p.€120€lists€21€slavesĻincluding€Sarah€at€1L;€Sue€at€5L€and€Rose€at€30L„„ĢĢp.€144š!šwill€of€Joseph€Parker€of€I€of€W€and€Newport€Parishš!šbequeaths€to€Negro€man€Lewis€his€timeĻand€freedom€foreverš!šleaves€wife€Negro€woman€Edy€and€her€6€childrenš!š18€Jan€1800š!šrec€7€Oct€1805ĢĢp.€160š!šwill€of€Josiah€Godwin€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€several€slaves€to€several€family€membersš!šI€give€unto€myĻservant€Charles€Crews€(my€servant€who€has€been€faithful€and€honest€in€serving€me,€and€is€one€of€theĻmost€correct€Men€of€his€Colour€I€have€ever€seen)€$100,€one€cow€and€calf,€one€sow€and€piggs€and€myĻwearing€apparel€of€every€kindš!šCrews€is€not€left€to€anybodyš!š16€Oct€1805š!šrec€2€Dec€1805š!šp.€161„„¼21€Oct€05š!ša€noncupative€coda€leaves€his€books€to€Dr€Thos€W.€Borland€and€that€Charles€Crews,€aĻblack€man€that€has€lived€with€him€for€some€years€should€have€his€mare,€bridle€and€saddleš!šrec€2€Dec€05ĢĢp.€196š!šwill€of€Esther€Taylor€of€Smithfieldš!šgives€lot€#30€in€Smithfield€to€Nancy€Blair€and€Peggy€BlairĻ[dau€of€Nancy]€whom€I€have€emancipated€this€present€year,€to€them€and€their€heirs€foreverš!šlot€#34€toĻbe€sold€and€out€of€money€arising€from€this€Nancy€Blair€to€get€$100€and€Peggy€to€get€$100š!šremainderĻof€money€to€various€nieces€and€nephewš!šgives€Peggy€Blair€a€two€year€old€heifer€and€to€Nancy€Blair€oneĻbed€the€same€I€formerly€gave€her€use€of€and€is€now€in€her€possessionš!š12€Nov€1805š!šrec€8€April€06ĢĢp.€264š!šwill€of€Bartlett€Godwin€of€I€of€Wš!šheirs€are€mother,€nephew€and€neiceš!šlends€use€of€Negro€boyĻAberdeen€at€his€motherššs€decease€to€niece€and€to€her€lawful€heirs€of€her€body€but€if€none€thenĻAberdeen€to€be€liberatedš!š31€Mar€01š!šrec€2€Feb€1807ĢĢp.€472š!šwill€of€Robert€Lawrence€of€I€of€Wš!šhas€plantation€in€Northampton€Co.€NC€on€which€heĻformerly€livedš!šthe€slaves€in€N.€Carolina€at€present€my€property€I€emancipate€on€their€arriving€at€lawfulĻageš!š17€Feb€1801š!šrec€7€Dec€1807ĢĢp.€498š!šestate€inventory€of€Benjamin€Bailey€free€Negro€4€Nov€02š!štotals€64.1.7€šš€worth€of€hhd€goodsĻetcš!šrec€1€Aug€1808š!šfollowed€by€estate€acct€p.€499„500„ĢĢp.€518š!šest€act€of€Major€Timothy€Tynes€1802š!š>ĢĢ7€Mar€1803š!špd€Wm€Blount€for€Negro€Daphneyššs€coffinĢMar€1804š!špd€Robin€Bingo€(€a€slave€of€John€Stols)€for€supporting€his€wife€and€Nancys€childrenĻliberated€by€T.€Tynes€viz€Linda€5€yrs€old,€Dolphin€3€and€Nelly€2€for€the€year€1803Ģ28€Dec€04š!špd€Capt€Andrew€Woodley€for€supporting€Roses€3€children€the€year€1804ĢĢĢņ 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ŠRoberts€wife€of€Edwin€Robertsš!šdau€Elizabeth€Jonesš!šEdwin€Robertsšš€three€daus€ie€Martha,€Mary€andĻElizabethš!šMartha€Allmond€wife€of€Randall€Allmond€gets€40$š!š16€Mar€1809š!šrec€1€Jan€1810š!šleavingĻland€to€heirs€and€hhd€itemsĢĢp.€91š!šwill€of€Celia€Godwin€of€I€of€Wš!šamong€others€legacies€leaves€to€Negro€woman€Nancy€ScottĻGodwin€who€was€formerly€my€property€one€bed€and€furniture€and€one€young€cow€and€to€JamesĻGodwin€a€Negro€man€formerly€my€property€before€I€liberated€him€one€bed€and€furniture€and€4€head€ofĻcattle,€one€mare,€one€looking€glass€and€flaged€chars€and€two€tablesš!šbalance€of€estate€to€be€equallyĻdivided€betwen€Nancy€and€James€š!š5€Oct€1809š!šrec€7€May€1810ĢĢp.€242š!šwill€of€Hanner€Tynes€(alias)€Unger€wife€of€Richard€Unger€free€Negroš!šleaves€all€she€has€orĻmight€inherit€from€any€source€to€her€husband€Richard€Ungerš!š3€Oct€1806?š!šrec€6€July€1812ĢĢp.€275š!šwill€of€William€Jenkins€of€I€of€Wš!šit€is€my€desire€that€Randol€Wilson€a€free€Negro€should€retainĻfull€and€free€proportion€of€the€piece€of€land€on€which€he€now€resides€during€his€natural€lifeš!šndš!šrec€7ĻDec€1812ĢĢp.€277š!šwill€of€William€Jordan€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€property€in€I€of€W€and€in€Pasquotank€Co€NC€toĻvarious€heirsš!šmy€will€and€desire€that€the€Negroes€that€I€have€lent€to€Samuel€Jones€and€my€dau€ElizabethĻhis€wife€shall€remain€in€his,€her€or€their€and€Lemuels€possession€and€for€their€or€either€of€their€uses€untilĻthe€time€shall€arrive€in€some€way€pointed€out€by€my€friends€that€the€said€Negroes€hereby€lent€with€theirĻincrease€my€enjoy€their€liberty€and€be€set€free,€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€the€said€Negroes€with€theirĻincrease€may€be€set€at€liberty€as€soon€as€in€the€estimation€of€my€friend€or€the€friends€of€humanityš!šsonĻWatson€P.€Jordan€gets€home€plantation€after€death€of€mother€and€land€in€NC€and€use€of€labor€of€slavesĻin€NC€who€are€to€be€freed€when€possible€along€with€Joe€and€Sally€who€were€brought€from€NC„¼obligates€estate€to€pay€to€maintaining€or€defending€the€rights€of€his€slavesš!šalso€says€slaves€could€enjoyĻfreedom€in€any€other€part€of€the€world€and€the€slaves€to€receive€a€copy€of€the€will€as€it€pertains€toĻthemš!š28€May€1809š!ša€codocil€of€23€April€1810€basically€says€that€the€slaves€in€NC€and€Joe€and€SallyĻafter€his€death€to€be€delivered€in€trust€to€Yearly€Meeting€(Quakers)€in€NC€for€the€purposes€ofĻestablishing€their€emancipationš!šrec€7€Dec€1812ĢĢp.€344š!šwill€of€George€Benn€of€I€of€Wš!šamong€legacies€to€othersš!šI€give€and€bequeath€unto€Christian€aĻNegro€woman€I€liberated€the€sume€of€100$€for€her€former€servicesš!šI€give€and€bequeath€unto€Cofffee€aĻNegro€man€whom€I€liberated€the€sum€of€50$š!šgives€land€near€where€the€Methodist€church€stands€forĻcamp€meetings€to€Methodists€officialsš!šit€is€my€will€and€desire€that€my€Negroes€which€I€liberated€in€thisĻcounty€shall€not€be€sold€or€be€subject€to€any€claim€or€pretention€of€claim€that€might€be€brought€againstĻmy€estate€but€if€any€there€should€be€my€landed€property€should€be€subject€theretoš!šwants€his€sisterĻLouisa€Cunningham€to€have€care€and€management€of€a€small€Negro€boy€named€Merritt€untill€he€shallĻarrive€to€lawful€age€at€which€time€entitled€to€his€freedomš!š30€Oct€1813š!šrec€6€Dec€1813ĢĢp.€440š!šwill€of€Parker€Hawkins€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€various€slaves€to€several€heirsš!šI€give€my€boy€Nat€hisŠ ‚-'( Šliberty€and€my€horse€provided€he€will€leave€the€state€within€6€months€of€my€death„if€he€will€not€quit€theĻstate€I€give€him€the€liberty€of€choosing€a€master€whoever€he€may€be,€I€give€that€to€him€and€his€heirsĻforeverš!š19€Aug€1814š!šrec€6€Feb€1815ĢĢņ ņIsle€of€Wight€County€Wills€14€1815„1817€ó óLVA€Reel€#€28Š Z č ŠĢp.€141š!šwill€of€Thomas€Norsworthy€of€I€of€Wš!šItem:€the€Black€children€to€wit€Wiley,€Isaac,€Willis,ĻRebeccah,€Rhoda€I€lend€to€my€wife€until€of€lawful€age€and€it€is€my€desire€that€my€wife€should€have€theĻuse€and€liekewise€of€the€offspring€of€the€females€until€they€become€of€lawful€age€and€it€is€my€will€that€theĻabove€mentioned€Black€Persons€together€with€the€offspring€of€the€females€should€one€and€all€be€free€asĻthey€arrive€at€lawful€ageš!š10€Aug€1815š!šrec€4€Nov€1816š!šone€of€witnesses€is€Thos€Fanning€whoĻaffirmsš!šwife€is€named€extrx€but€refuses€the€admin€of€estateĢĢp.€230š!šwill€of€Nancy€Bracy€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€to€Polly€Cornwell€one€Negro€boy€named€Aaron€until€heĻis€21€and€then€to€be€free€but€if€he€cannot€by€the€laws€of€this€state€and€he€donššt€chuse€to€go€to€a€freeĻstate€he€must€remain€with€Polly€and€her€heirs€foreverš!šleaves€to€Eliza€Cornwell€Negro€boy€Jacob€withĻsame€provisionsš!šleaves€to€Sally€M.€Moody€Negro€girl€Tempy€with€same€provisionsš!šleaves€to€KittyĻMoody€Negro€girl€Mary€under€same€provisionsš!šI€give€to€my€man€Bob€to€be€hired€out€two€years€andĻthe€money€to€be€used€for€raising€Aaron€and€Jacob€and€then€he€is€to€be€for€the€balance€of€his€life€freeĻfrom€slaveryš!š16€Oct€1816š!šrec€4€Nov€1816ĢĢp.€294š!šwill€of€Mary€Underwood€of€I€of€Wš!šleaves€a€slave€girl€to€an€heirš!šwill€and€desire€that€my€NegroĻMan€Mingo€should€be€liberated€at€my€deathš!š9€Mar€1817š!šrec€5€May€1817ĢĢp.€295š!šwill€of€Joseph€Roberts€a€free€man€of€color€š!šwife€Zelpha€a€free€woman€of€color€gets€all€of€hisĻchattel€estate€and€he€lends€to€her€the€land€and€plantation€where€he€now€lives€and€after€her€death€to€goĻto€Matthew€Jordan€if€the€latter€does€not€demand€the€money€he€owes€him€from€his€wife€and€assists€inĻsupporting€his€wifeš!š4€April€1817š!šrec€5€May€1817ĢĢend€of€Isle€of€Wight€abstractsŌ 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