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Ğmay€arrive€to€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€ğ!ğ€rec€12€Feb€88Ğ ê$Œ" ĞÌ127€ğ!ğ€10€Dec€87€ğ!ğ€William€Simmons€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€being€fully€persuadedĞ ¶&X $ Ğthat€freedom€is€the€natural€rightğ8ğdo€unto€othersğ8ğhaving€under€my€care€a€Ô_ÔnegroÔ_Ô€namedĞ œ'>!% ĞÔ_ÔPhebeÔ_Ô€(43€yrs)€I€do€therefore€emancipate€and€set€free€the€above€said€Negro€ğ!ğ€and€havingĞ ‚($"& Ğalso€Negroes€now€in€their€minority€of€the€following€names€and€ages€Ô_ÔviztÔ_Ô€Ned€[24€July€88]Ğ h) #' Ğand€Ô_ÔMurryÔ_Ô€[1€Oct€99]€whom€I€also€hereby€emancipate€and€set€free,€yet€I€believe€it€rightĞ N*ğ#( Ğfor€me€to€act€as€guardian€over€them€until€the€males€arrive€to€the€age€of€twenty€one€andĞ 4+Ö$) Ğthe€females€to€the€age€of€eighteen€years€of€age€ğ!ğ€rec€12€Feb€88Ğ ,¼%* Ğâ âĞ -¢&+ Ğp.€130€ğ!ğ€5€Dec€87€ğ!ğ€John€Ô_ÔHunnicuttÔ_Ô€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€being€fully€persuaded€thatĞ ^ Ğâ âfreedom€is€the€natural€rightğ8ğdo€unto€othersğ8ğhaving€under€my€care€Negroes€of€theĞ Dæ Ğfollowing€names€and€ages€Ô_ÔviztÔ_Ô€Pat€(55€yrs),€Ô_ÔCateÔ_Ô€(35€yrs)€I€do€therefore€emancipate€andĞ *Ì Ğset€free€the€said€Negroes€ğ!ğ€And€having€also€Negroes€now€in€their€minority€of€theĞ  ² Ğfollowing€names€and€ages€Ô_ÔviztÔ_Ô.€London€(€abt€19€yrs€10€months)€[last€day€of€Feb€89],Ğ ö ˜ ĞÔ_ÔSilveyÔ_Ô€(9€yrs)€[8€Nov€96],€Ô_ÔSelahÔ_Ô€(8€yrs)€[1€Jan€97]€whom€I€also€emancipate€and€set€free,Ğ Ü ~ Ğyet€I€believe€it€right€for€me€to€act€as€a€guardian...males€twenty€oneğ8ğfemales€eighteen€ğ!ğĞ  d Ğrec€12€Feb€88Ğ ¨ J ĞÌp.€226€ğ!ğ€10€March€89€ğ!ğ€John€Bland€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€Ô_ÔGoergeÔ_Ô€County€being€desirous€ofĞ t  Ğemancipating€the€following€slaves€Ô_ÔviztÔ_Ô€Sally€(27€yrs),€John€(11€yrs)€[10€Nov€98],€Polly€(9Ğ Zü  Ğyrs)€[28€Dec€97],€Nancy€(4€yrs)€[18€Oct€02],€Ô_ÔAilsyÔ_Ô€(2€yrs)€[17€March€05]€I€do€thereforeĞ @â  Ğemancipate€and€set€free€€the€said€slavesğ8ğas€the€four€last€mentioned€are€in€their€minority,Ğ &È  ĞI€do€agree€to€act€as€guardian€for€them€until€they€arrive€at€an€age€to€act€forĞ  ®  Ğthemselvesğ8ğmales€twenty€oneğ8ğfemales€eighteen€ğ!ğ€rec€13€March€89Ğ ò”  ĞÌp.€258€ğ!ğ€Will€of€Joseph€Williams€ğ!ğ€of€good€health€and€sound€mind€ğ!ğ€give€to€my€saidĞ ¾` Ğloving€wife€a€Negro€girl€named€Ô_ÔAnakyÔ_Ô€and€a€Negro€child€named€Fanny€at€her€ownĞ ¤F Ğdisposal,€I€also€lend€to€my€wife€three€Negroes€to€wit€Toby,€Ô_ÔPhillÔ_Ô,€and€Judy€during€her€lifeĞ Š, Ğğ!ğ€I€leave€my€Negro€fellow€Jack€to€be€sold€to€the€highest€bidder€and€the€money€from€theĞ p Ğsale€to€be€applied€to€the€payment€of€my€debts€ğ!ğ€I€also€give€my€brother€William€WilliamsĞ Vø Ğmy€two€Ô_ÔnegroesÔ_Ô€Phil€and€Judy€after€the€decease€of€my€wife€ğ!ğ€It€is€my€will€and€desire€thatĞ <Ş Ğmy€Ô_ÔnegroÔ_Ô€fellow€Toby€after€the€decease€of€my€wife€should€be€free€from€the€claim€of€anyĞ "Ä Ğperson€and€it€is€also€my€decree€that€he€should€have€30€acres€of€land€convenient€to€fireĞ ª Ğwood€during€life,€it€is€also€my€will€and€desire€that€if€he€should€be€incapable€ofĞ î Ğmaintaining€himself€that€he€should€be€supported€out€of€my€estate€ğ!ğ€9€June€87€ğ!ğ€rec€9€JuneĞ Ôv Ğ89Ğ º\ ĞÌp.€265€ğ!ğWill€of€€Edward€Avery€ğ!ğ€of€the€County€of€Prince€George€ğ!ğ€gives€20€slaves€toĞ †( Ğheirs€ğ!ğ€my€will€and€desire€is€that€Charlotte€the€daughter€of€my€Negro€woman€Hannah€andĞ l  ĞJane€the€daughter€of€my€Negro€woman€Ô_ÔSuckeyÔ_Ô€be€hereby€emancipated€and€set€free€at€myĞ R!ô Ğdecease€ğ!ğ€18€Aug€84€ğ!ğ€rec€9€June€89Ğ 8"Ú ĞÌp.€368€ğ!ğ€29€May€90€ğ!ğ€Patty€Ô_ÔWoodliefÔ_Ô€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€after€full€and€deliberateĞ $¦! Ğconsiderationğ8ğfreedom€is€the€natural€rightğ8ğfulfill€the€injunctionğ8ğdo€hereby€set€freeĞ ê$Œ" Ğfrom€bondage€the€following€€Negroes€Ô_ÔviztÔ_Ô.€Lucy€[16€Nov€91]€and€Captain€[24€AprilĞ Ğ%r# Ğ00]...but€as€the€above€mentioned€Negroes€are€yet€in€their€nonage€I€wish€to€see€to€theĞ ¶&X $ Ğguardianship€and€instruction€of€the€said€Negroes€till€they€arrive€at€full€age€ğ!ğ€rec€18€JuneĞ œ'>!% Ğ90Ğ ‚($"& ĞÌp.€371€ğ!ğ€8€June€90€ğ!ğ€Henry€Alley€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€after€full€and€deliberateĞ N*ğ#( Ğconsiderationğ8ğbill€of€rightsğ8ğnatural€rightğ8ğfulfill€the€injunctionğ8ğdo€hereby€set€freeĞ 4+Ö$) Ğfrom€bondage€three€Negroes,€named€Ô_ÔJinnyÔ_Ô€(10€yrs)€[16€June€01]€Peter€(6€yrs)€[13€DecĞ ,¼%* Ğâ â05],€Ô_ÔPhebeÔ_Ô€(2€yrs)€[March€09]€ğ!ğ€I€desire€to€have€the€care€guardianship€and€instruction€ğ!ğĞ -¢&+ Ğrec€8€June€90Ğ ^ ĞÌâ âp.€417€ğ!ğ€Will€of€William€Simmons€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€ğ!ğ€I€leave€one€Ô_ÔNegroeÔ_Ô€girlĞ *Ì Ğnamed€Tamer€under€the€care€of€my€loving€wife€Ô_ÔHuldahÔ_Ô€Simmons€till€she€arrives€to€theĞ  ² Ğage€of€eighteen€years€[note€no€other€provision€involving€Tamer}ğ!ğ€Nov€89€ğ!ğ€rec€14€SeptĞ ö ˜ Ğ90Ğ Ü ~ ĞÌp.€440€ğ!ğ€14€Dec€90€ğ!ğ€James€Ô_ÔCuretonÔ_Ô€&€Susanna€Heath€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€CountyĞ ¨ J Ğbelieving€that€all€men€by€nature€equally€free,€therefore€we€do€emancipate€and€set€freeĞ  0 ĞMoll€(42€yrs),€Ô_ÔAmeyÔ_Ô€(41€yrs),€Stephen€(33€yrs),€Major€(26€yrs),€Ned€(47€yrs),€Bess€(65Ğ t  Ğhrs),€Ô_ÔMingoÔ_Ô€(39€yrs),€Lydia€(16€yrs),€Ô_ÔJerayÔ_Ô€(10€yrs),€Ô_ÔNeadÔ_Ô€(10€yrs),€Ben€(6€yrs),Ğ Zü  ĞHumphrey€(4€yrs),€Susannah€(8€yrs)€when€males€reach€twenty€one€and€females€reachĞ @â  Ğeighteen€ğ!ğ€rec€14€Dec€90Ğ &È  ĞÌp.€444€ğ!ğ€14€Dec€90€ğ!ğ€John€Ô_ÔWesbrookÔ_Ô€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€believing€that€all€menĞ ò”  Ğby€nature€equally€free,€therefore€do€emancipate€and€set€free€Lucy€(35€yrs),€Ô_ÔGabeÔ_Ô€(5€yrs),Ğ Øz  ĞMary€(2€yrs)€the€above€slaves€I€relinquish€all€right€little€more€than€being€guardian€forĞ ¾` ĞÔ_ÔGabeÔ_Ô€till€he€comes€to€the€age€of€twenty€one€years,€Mary€till€she€comes€to€the€age€ofĞ ¤F Ğeighteen€years€ğ!ğ€rec€14€Dec€90Ğ Š, ĞÌp.€521€ğ!ğ€10€May€91€ğ!ğ€Boyce€Gary€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€believing€that€all€men€areĞ Vø Ğby€nature€and€of€right€out€to€be€free€do€by€this€instrument€of€writing€emancipate€and€setĞ <Ş Ğfree€my€Negro€man€Francis€aged€abt€43€yrs€and€woman€Ô_ÔCisÔ_Ô€abt€35€yrs€ğ!ğ€13€May€91Ğ "Ä Ğ€Ìp.€525€ğ!ğwill€of€€Richard€Stewart€Senior€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€ğ!ğ€Leaves€7€slaves€toĞ î Ğhis€wife,€5€to€his€daughter€Ann,€and€5€to€his€daughter€Jane,€along€with€Fanny€ğ!ğ€Fanny€theĞ Ôv Ğdaughter€of€Ô_ÔIsabellÔ_Ô€until€she€shall€arrive€to€the€age€of€eighteen€or€twenty€one€years€afterĞ º\ Ğthat€period€it€is€my€particular€desire€that€she€the€said€Fanny€shall€have€her€freedom€ğ!ğĞ  B Ğ1790€ğ!ğ€rec€14€June€91Ğ †( ĞÌp.€539€ğ!ğ€14€Nov€90€ğ!ğ€Stephen€Peebles€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€do€hereby€emancipateĞ R!ô Ğand€set€free€one€Negro€man€named€Ô_ÔAronÔ_Ô€(27€yrs)€and€also€having€under€my€care€oneĞ 8"Ú ĞNegro€girl€named€Ô_ÔHagerÔ_Ô€(7€yrs)€who€I€do€also€emancipate€and€set€free€after€she€arrives€toĞ #À  Ğthe€age€of€eighteen€years,€I€also€relinquish€my€right€in€the€following€Negroes€vizĞ $¦! ĞStephen,€Dinah,€Samson,€Nancy,€and€little€Dinah€ğ!ğ€rec€14€June€91Ğ ê$Œ" ĞÌp.€541€ğ!ğ€11€Jan€91€ğ!ğ€Jesse€Ô_ÔHunnicuttÔ_Ô€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€being€fully€persuadedĞ ¶&X $ Ğthat€freedom€is€the€natural€rightğ8ğdo€unto€othersğ8ğI€have€heretofore€held€as€slaves€of€theĞ œ'>!% Ğfollowing€names€and€ages€viz€Ô_ÔIsomÔ_Ô€(29€yrs)€and€Tom€(23€yrs€old)€I€do€thereforeĞ ‚($"& Ğemancipate€and€set€free€the€said€Negroes,€and€having€also€a€Negro€now€in€her€minorityĞ h) #' Ğnamed€Ô_ÔWinneyÔ_Ô€(11€yrs)€[25€Nov€98]€whom€I€do€also€hereby€emancipate€and€set€free€yet€IĞ N*ğ#( Ğbelieve€it€right€for€me€to€act€as€guardian€over€her€until€she€arrive€to€the€age€of€eighteenĞ 4+Ö$) Ğyears€ğ!ğ€rec€14€June€91Ğ ,¼%* Ğâ âĞ -¢&+ Ğp.€652€ğ!ğ€8€June€90€„€Ô_ÔAgnessÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChappellÔ_Ô€ğ!ğ€of€Prince€George€County€being€fully€persuadedĞ ^ Ğâ âthat€freedom€is€the€natural€rightğ8ğdo€unto€othersğ8ğhaving€under€my€care€Negroes€of€theĞ Dæ Ğfollowing€names€David€Buck€aged€35€yrs€and€Harry€Buck€aged€21€yrs€I€do€thereforeĞ *Ì Ğemancipate€and€set€free€the€said€Negroes,€and€having€several€Negroes€now€in€theirĞ  ² Ğminority€of€the€following€names€to€wit€London€Ô_ÔDaingerfieldÔ_Ô€(8€yrs)€Ô_ÔRillerÔ_Ô€(7€yrs),€Jesse€Ğ ö ˜ ĞÔ_ÔColenellÔ_Ô€(4€yrs€7€months),€Sarah€(15€yrs)€whom€I€also€emancipate€and€set€freeğ8ğact€as€aĞ Ü ~ Ğguardian€ğ!ğ€11€Jan€91Ğ  d ĞÌp.€691€ğ!ğ€17€March€92ğ!ğ€Thomas€Ô_ÔChappellÔ_Ô,€John€Ô_ÔChappellÔ_Ô,€Benjamin€Ô_ÔChappellÔ_Ô,€andĞ  0 ĞÔ_ÔAgnessÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔChappellÔ_Ô€of€Prince€George€County€and€Aquila€Ô_ÔBinfordÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔDinwiddieÔ_Ô€County€ğ!ğĞ t  Ğbeing€fully€persuaded€that€freedom€is€the€natural€rightğ8ğdo€unto€othersğ8ğunder€our€careĞ Zü  Ğone€Negro€of€the€following€name€Charles€Rivers€aged€22€yrs,€we€do€therefore€emancipateĞ @â  Ğand€set€free€the€said€Negro€ğ!ğ€rec€10€July€92Ğ &È  ĞÌòòÌóó