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ŃńńĢńńp.€20€š!š€James€Davis€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!š€gives€5€slaves€to€heirs,€leaves€one€to€his€widowed€daughter„¼in„law€until€marriage€or€death,€then€directs€that€she€be€sold,€and€sells€two€š!š€it€is€my€further€will€andĻdesire€that€my€executors€shall€sell€all€my€Negroes€at€private€sale,€allowing€them€the€liberty€of€choosingĻtheir€own€Masters€š!š€My€will€and€desire€is€that€my€Negro€wench€Lucy€may€be€set€free€agreeable€to€theĻLaws€of€Virginia€by€my€executors€š!š€9€Dec€83€š!š€rec€24€Feb€84€š!š€inventory€p.€42€lists€8€slaves€includingĻa€LucyĢĢp.€206€š!š€John€X€Ō_ŌCheathamŌ_Ō€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!š€I€give€and€bequeath€to€my€loving€wife€MarthaĻŌ_ŌCheathamŌ_Ō€my€two€Negroes€Sue€and€Ō_ŌSallŌ_Ō,€to€be€by€her€set€free€or€otherwise€disposed€of€as€she€may€atĻany€time€think€fit.€€Being€convinced€that€freedom€is€the€natural€right€of€all€mankind,€on€which€account€IĻam€much€distressed€in€mind€respecting€the€slaves€I€now€possess,€and€in€order€to€provide€for€their€futureĻŌ_ŌreleasementŌ_Ō€as€far€as€at€this€time€appears€practicable,€I€do€hereby€vest€full€power€and€authority€in€myĻwife€Martha€Ō_ŌCheathamŌ_Ō€and€my€two€sons€James€Ō_ŌCheathamŌ_Ō€and€Stephen€Ō_ŌCheathamŌ_Ō€for€either€of€themĻand€in€case€of€the€death€of€the€other€at€any€time€hereafter€to€set€free€or€to€divide€them€and€their€futureĻincrease,€except€the€above€named€Sue€and€Ō_ŌSallŌ_Ō,€among€my€children€or€such€of€my€children€as€they€mayĻthink€fit,€but€that€none€of€them,€my€said€slaves,€shall€be€on€any€account€sold€at€any€time€hereafter€š!š€30ĻMarch€88€š!š€rec€27€Jan€89€š!š€inventory€p.€305€lists€17€slavesĢĢp.€301€š!š€Samuel€Ō_ŌBidgoodŌ_Ō€š!š€I€desire€that€all€the€rest€and€residue€of€my€estate€be€sold€for€twelve€monthsĻcredit€and€after€my€just€debts€is€paid€I€give€the€rest€of€my€estate€to€my€daughter€Polly€Wren€Ō_ŌBidgoodŌ_Ō€toĻher€and€her€heirs€forever€and€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€if€my€daughter€Polly€Wren€Ō_ŌBidgoodŌ_Ō€should€dieĻbefore€she€comes€to€lawful€age€or€marry€that€my€Negro€Sam€shall€be€free€and€that€Elizabeth€Gray€Ō_ŌSupoŌ_ŌĻshould€heir€the€whole€of€my€estate€š!š€10€March€91€š!š€rec€27€Sept.€91ĢĢŃ 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‚-'( Š5€pounds€payable€on€the€first€of€January€next.€€I€give€and€bequeath€to€all€the€rest€of€Fannyššs€children,€toĻsay€Nancy,€Glasgow,€Jenny,€Charlotte,€their€freedom€after€they€are€the€age€of€twenty€one€years,€but€toĻbe€hired€out€till€that€time€to€people€that€will€do€justice€by€them,€let€them€have€always€choice€of€a€master,Ļexcept€Glasgow,€which€is€not€to€be€free€till€Billy€Buck€is€twenty€one€years€old.€€Of€the€above€hireĻmoney,€I€give€to€my€boy€Billy€Buck.€€I€give€and€bequeath€to€my€boy€Billy€Buck€the€Negroes€following,ĻŌ_ŌviztŌ_Ō,€blacksmiths€Charles€and€Ben€to€be€hired€out€till€my€boy€Billy€Buck€is€21€years€of€age€at€which€theyĻare€to€have€their€freedom,€and€five€pounds€cash€to€be€paid€them€the€1ņņstóó€of€January€following€after€BillyŠ N Ü Šis€of€age,€which€will€be€19€years€after€the€third€day€of€April€last.€€If€they€donššt€think€proper€to€acceptĻmy€offer,€they€shall€be€slaves€for€life.€€The€hire€money€of€Charles€and€Ben€I€give€to€my€boy€Billy€Buck.€ĻLet€the€above€Negroes€have€choice€of€a€master€during€their€servitude.€€Take€bonds€with€approvedĻsecurity€from€year€to€year,€but€not€to€let€them€hire€themselves.€€I€give€my€Negro€boy€Lewis€to€my€boyĻBilly€Buck€but€to€be€hired€out€till€Billy€comes€of€age,€the€boy€to€be€left€in€Fanny€and€Sarahššs€care€till€heĻis€able€to€be€hired€out.€€The€only€Negro€belonging€to€me€not€mentioned,€which€is€not€fit€for€anything€butĻto€be€a€slave,€named€Sal,€I€desire€her€to€be€sold€on€long€credit,€but€to€have€choice€of€a€master€withĻbond€and€approved€security€which€bond€I€give€to€my€boy€Billy€Buck.€€I€give€and€bequeath€to€my€BillyĻBuck€all€bonds€and€accounts€due€me€or€maybe€due€me€on€the€1ņņst€óóday€of€January€1790€to€be€applied€toŠ ¦ Šhis€use€also€my€furniture€in€my€room€to€say€6€table€silver€spoons,€5€tea€ditto,€one€bed€and€furniture,€oneĻdesk€and€bookcase,€2€tables,€and€6€chairs€to€be€put€in€the€care€of€his€mother€Fanny€except€the€silverĻspoons€with€my€silver€watch€and€gold€seal€which€Mr.€Thomas€Peter€or€his€lady€Mrs.€Peter€will€be€kindĻenough€to€take€care€of€for€him€till€he€comes€of€age.€€But€on€a€second€thought€concerning€my€boy€BillyĻBuck,€if€school€masters€here€in€Virginia€donššt€do€justice€by€him€in€his€schooling,€Mr.€Thomas€Peter€orĻhis€lady€shall€please€to€send€him€to€Glasgow€or€any€other€place€in€Scotland€where€justice€will€be€doneĻhim€in€his€education€which€I€leave€this€boy€entirely€in€their€care€to€do€by€him€as€they€think€fit€but€I€wishĻhim€to€be€sent€home€to€Scotland€by€that€time€he€is€12€years€old€to€finish€his€education,€if€his€estate€willĻafford€it.€€Mr.€Peter€will€please€to€send€him€to€the€college€of€Glasgow.€€I€wish€him€to€be€taught€churchĻmusic€also€and€dancing.€€Mr.€Thomas€Peter€or€his€lady€will€please€to€have€him€boarded€in€creditableĻhouse€or€where€he€may€learn€somethingš8šI€give€to€my€servant€Fanny€to€be€delivered€to€her€after€myĻdeath€my€bed,€also€may€be€delivered€to€Fanny€with€a€pair€of€good€bed€blankets€š!š€15€May€89€š!šĻ(continued)€since€my€return€from€Britain€I€bought€a€piece€of€land€from€David€Ō_ŌPutneeŌ_Ō,€which€if€no€otherĻwill€is€made,€I€give€part€of€it,€say€80€acres,€to€Fanny€during€her€natural€life,€at€her€death€to€Billy€Buck,€toĻwhich€I€give€the€whole€of€my€lands€which€I€may€die€possessed€ofš8šalso€my€stock€of€trade€with€Mr.ĻJohnson€and€profits€thereof€š!š€my€desire€that€my€executors€may€buy€such€a€piece€of€land,€as€that€landĻPatent,€Short,€sold€Richard,€and€Ō_ŌShacklefordŌ_Ō€for€the€use€of€Fanny€and€Sarah€to€be€paid€in€bond€by€theĻsame€if€possible€to€raise€the€children€onš8šif€any€of€my€Negroes€should€refuse€to€comply€with€my€desire,Ļit€is€my€desire€the€said€Negro€or€Negroes€should€be€slaves€for€life€„€€14€June€90€š!š€rec€28€Feb€92ĢŃ  ŃĢp.€331€š!š€George€X€Gardner€š!š€I€give€unto€my€daughter€Sarah€Gardner€the€use€and€care€of€a€Negro€girlĻMargaret€which€I€have€manumitted€until€she€shall€arrive€at€the€age€of€freedom,€but€if€my€said€daughterĻshould€die€before€the€said€Margaret€is€free€my€will€and€desire€is€that€my€wife€and€daughter€ElizabethĻhave€the€care€and€management€of€her€until€she€arrives€to€age€š!š€19€Oct€90€š!š€red€Feb€20€92ĢŠ ‚-'( Їńńņ ņńńŌ_ŌSurrńńeńńyŌ_Ō€County€Will€Book€No.€1€1792„1804ńńó óńń€Ō_ŌLVAŌ_Ō€Reel€8Š r ŠĢp.€1€š!š€Martha€X€Drew€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!š€I€give€and€bequeath€to€my€son€John€Drew€my€two€NegroesĻto€wit.€Harry€and€Fanny€to€him€and€his€heirs€forever,€but€in€case€the€said€John€Drew€should€die€beforeĻhe€arrives€to€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€or€married€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€the€said€Negroes€HarryĻand€Fanny€should€be€emancipated€and€set€free€agreeable€to€the€laws€now€existing€š!š€12€March€92€š!š€recĻ25€Sept€1792ĢĢp.€17€š!š€Ō_ŌNicolsonŌ_Ō€Watkins€š!š€of€the€county€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€and€parish€of€Ō_ŌSouthwarkŌ_Ō€š!š€It€is€my€will€and€desireĻthat€my€Negro€boy€Davy€shall€have€his€freedom€after€he€arrives€to€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€š!š€14ĻDec€90€š!š€rec€22€Jan€93ĢĢp.€27€š!š€Mary€Ō_ŌRevelyŌ_Ō€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€county€„€I€give€my€Negro€man€by€the€name€of€Ō_ŌCastilioŌ_Ō€After€his€servingĻThomas€Bland€this€year€whom€he€now€lives€with€his€freedom€forever€š!š€31€Jan€93€š!š€rec€26€Feb€93ĢĢp.€141€š!š€Robert€Ō_ŌPylandŌ_Ō€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!š€I€give€and€bequeath€to€my€beloved€wife€Sally€during€herĻnatural€life€my€Negro€woman€Ō_ŌSuckyŌ_Ō€and€at€her€death€to€be€at€her€own€liberty€š!š€23€Nov€95€š!š€rec€26ĻApril€96ĢĢp.€169€š!š€Samuel€Bailey€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€š!š€I€give€to€my€daughter€Margaret€Baileyš8šthree€young€Negroes€untilĻthey€arrive€to€the€age€of€freedom.€š!š€22€March€96€š!š€rec€27€Sept€96ĢĢp.€361€š!š€William€Browne€š!š€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō„„I€emancipate€and€set€free€my€servant€Simon€and€old€Ō_ŌGillyŌ_Ō€TheĻlatter€I€desire€may€remain€on€the€plantation€during€her€life€and€be€supported€out€of€my€Ō_ŌestsateŌ_Ō€š!š€I€giveĻand€bequeath€to€my€daughter€Sally€during€her€life€the€following€Negroes,€to€wit.€Ō_ŌWoodleyŌ_Ō,€Silvia€andĻher€children,€namely€Jenny,€Rose,€Moses,€and€Sally€Ann,€Maria,€the€wife€of€Simon€and€her€child€MaryĻAnn,€and€at€the€death€of€my€said€daughter€I€emancipate€and€set€free€the€said€Ō_ŌWoodleyŌ_Ō,€Silvia,€Jenny,ĻSally€Ann,€Maria€and€her€child€Mary€Ann,€and€all€the€future€progeny€of€the€said€females€and€I€then€giveĻand€bequeath€the€above€mentioned€boy€Moses€to€William€Ō_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€son€of€Ō_ŌTheoderickŌ_Ō€B€Ō_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€and€hisĻheirs,€and€the€aforesaid€girl€Rose€and€such€issue€as€she€may€then€have€to€Jane€B.€Ō_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€daughter€of€theĻsaid€Ō_ŌTheodorickŌ_Ō€B€Ō_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€and€her€heirs€š!šwants€his€Negro€man€Ō_ŌWoodleyŌ_Ō€to€be€kept€by€NicholasĻŌ_ŌFaulconŌ_Ō€as€a€hostler€or€hired€out€for€that€purpose€as€the€said€Ō_ŌFaulconŌ_Ō€may€think€proper€š!šotherĻprovisions€for€slaves€to€be€kept€together€until€distributed€to€William€Browne€son€of€Henry€Browne€lateĻof€Norfolkš"šalso€wants€Simon€to€continue€at€plantation€with€Ō_ŌFaulconŌ_Ō€but€if€latter€chooses€not€to€liveĻthere€then€Ō_ŌexecsŌ_Ō€to€get€some€decent€and€discreet€person€to€live€there€and€for€€Simon€to€continue€toĻassist€in€taking€care€of€house€and€furniture€and€to€be€paid€annually€a€compensation€equal€to€his€servicesĻ„„€14€Nov€99€š!š€rec€Dec€24€99ĢĢp.€447€š!š€Mary€X€Alexander€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!š€I€lend€to€sister€Mourning€Edwards€(furniture,€a€horse,€andĻmoney)...and€after€her€death€what€shall€then€be€in€being€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€it€may€be€sold€byĻmy€executors€and€equally€divided€among€my€nephew€and€nieces€hereafter€named,€and€all€the€NegroesŠ ‚-'( Šhereafter€namedš8šNegroes€George,€Lucy,€Bob,€Ō_ŌQuallyŌ_Ō,€Daphne,€Dick,€and€Dick€(commonly€calledĻlittle€Dick),€also€Sam,€Jenny,€Ō_ŌMimaŌ_Ō,€Lucy€(the€younger),€Nancy,€Moses,€and€Eliza.€€It€is€my€will€andĻdesire€and€I€do€by€this€my€last€will€and€testament€liberate€and€set€free€from€slavery€the€followingĻNegroes,€to€wit.,€George€(abt€42€yrs),€Lucy€(abt€44€yrs),€Bob€(abt€25€yrs),€Ō_ŌDaphneyŌ_Ō€(abt€25€yrs),ĻŌ_ŌQuallyŌ_Ō€(abt€22€yrs),€Dick€(abt€19€yrs),€little€Dick€(abt€19€yrs),€Jenny€(abt€15€yrs),€Sam€(abt€10€yrs),ĻŌ_ŌMimaŌ_Ō€(abt€8€yrs),€Nancy€(abt€8€yrs),€Moses€(abt€6€yrs),€Lucy€(the€younger)€(abt€8€yrs),€and€Eliza€(abtĻ3€yrs)€as€fully€and€freely€as€if€they€had€been€born€free€š!š€it€is€my€will€and€desire€and€I€do€hereby€directĻthat€all€that€part€of€my€estate€given€to€the€Negroes€now€under€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€to€wit€Dick,Ļlittle€Dick,€Jenny,€Sam,€Ō_ŌMimaŌ_Ō€(the€younger),€Nancy,€Moses,€and€Eliza€be€retained€in€the€hands€of€myĻexecutors€for€the€purpose€of€indemnifying€the€parish€until€they€shall€severally€arrive€to€such€age€and€onĻthe€arrival€of€each€of€them€to€such€age€my€executors€shall€pay€to€each€person€so€aged€his€or€herĻproportion€then€remaining€in€their€hands,€but€in€case€any€of€the€aforesaid€infant€Negroes€should€dieĻbefore€they€arrive€to€such€age€in€that€case€my€will€and€desire€is€that€his€or€her€parts€shall€be€equallyĻdivided€among€the€aforesaid€š!š€10€Jan€97€š!š€rec€26€Aug€00ĢĢp.€471€š!š€Richard€Ō_ŌCockeŌ_Ō€Jr.€š!š€secondly€that€the€woman€Becky€and€her€son€Robert€Ō_ŌKennonŌ_Ō€which€IĻhave€bought€of€John€Ō_ŌHartwellŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌCockeŌ_Ō€and€paid€one€hundred€pounds€for€as€per€receipt€shall€be€freeĻimmediately,€then€I€request€that€the€whole€of€my€estate€real€and€personal€except€what€I€shall€particularlyĻgive€away€should€be€kept€together€under€the€direction€of€my€executor€hereafter€named€for€the€supportĻand€education€of€Robert€Ō_ŌKennonŌ_Ō€until€the€said€Robert€Ō_ŌKennonŌ_Ō€shall€attain€the€age€of€twenty€one€yearsĻor€until€his€death€whichever€shall€first€happen,€if€the€latter€it€is€my€desire€that€my€executors€doĻemancipate€or€set€free€all€my€Negroes€above€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€the€males€and€the€femalesĻabove€the€age€of€eighteen€years,€keeping€those€under€such€ages€until€they€arrive€to€the€same,€and€asĻthey€may€to€be€freed€in€the€same€manner€as€the€others,€but€if€the€said€Robert€Ō_ŌKennonŌ_Ō€should€live€toĻattain€the€age€of€twenty€one€years,€then€I€desire€the€Negroes€may€be€freed€in€the€same€manner€exceptĻthat€Robert€Ō_ŌKennonŌ_Ō€should€keep€the€young€ones€until€they€arrive€to€the€ages€Ō_ŌfixtŌ_Ō€for€their€freedom€byĻme€and€no€longer€š!š€4€Oct€00€š!š€rec€24€Feb€01ĢĢp.€477€Joel€Wall€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!šI€do€emancipate€and€set€free€my€two€Negroes€James€and€PhillisĻfrom€all€claims€of€my€heirs€and€successors€forever.€€I€do€leave€the€use€of€my€Negro€boy€Archer€to€myĻloving€wife€Rebecca€until€he€shall€arrive€to€the€age€of€twenty€on€years€and€the€said€Archer€to€be€freeĻfrom€my€heirs€or€any€other€person€or€persons€whatsoever.€€My€desire€is€that€my€executors€shouldĻemancipate€and€manumit€the€above€Negroes€according€to€law€š!š€10€May€99€š!š€rec€24€Feb€01ĢĢp.€559€John€Wesson€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!š€At€the€decease€of€my€wife€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€all€theĻslaves€which€I€now€own€and€their€increase€may€receive€their€freedom€on€the€following€conditions,€andĻwhereas€among€those€there€may€be€some€who€from€old€age€or€bodily€infirmity€that€will€be€unable€toĻsupport€themselves,€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€such€may€receive€from€my€estate€so€much€as€is€sufficientĻwith€their€own€honest€Ō_ŌlaboringsŌ_Ō€to€keep€them€sufficiently,€this€to€be€determined€on€by€my€executor,€ifĻalive€or€the€acting€overseers€of€the€poor€for€Ō_ŌSurrryŌ_Ō€county€if€he€is€dead,€and€all€those€that€are€forty€twoĻyears€old€are€to€receive€ten€pounds€each€the€first€day€of€January€after€my€decease€for€them€to€beginŠ ‚-'( Šwith€and€such€thereof€as€is€under€age€that€have€no€parents€living€or€if€living€or€unwilling€or€unable€toĻprovide€for€them,€shall€be€bound€by€the€court€until€they€shall€arrive€at€the€age€of€twenty€five€years€(theĻNegroes€thus€bound€are€by€the€masters€or€mistresses€taught€to€read€the€bible),€but€further€it€is€myĻexpress€will€and€desire€that€if€any€on€or€more€of€the€above€slave€shall€be€so€imprudent€and€fool€hardy€asĻto€act€any€unlawful€or€criminal€act€against€their€said€mistress€or€any€one€also,€that€if€they€should€escapeĻthe€halter,€that€then€he€she€or€they€shall€be€sold€for€and€on€account€of€my€estate€and€to€be€therebyĻremoved€out€of€this€county€or€state€and€further€should€my€wife€after€my€decease€desire€to€emancipateĻall€or€any€part€of€the€said€Negroes€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€she€may€do€so€whether€old€or€youngĻones,€but€should€she€do€so,€it€is€to€be€understood€that€they€are€to€be€emancipated€agreeable€to€thisĻpresent€clause€š!šleaves€some€land€to€the€Bishop€of€the€Methodist€Episcopal€church€for€the€support€ofĻorphan€children€of€Methodists€or€the€poor€(no€signature)€š!š€rec€22€June€02ĢĢNOTE:€microfilm€of€the€later€pages€of€this€book€are€very€light€and€not€easily€readņ 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ŠĢp.€87š!šwill€of€Robert€Jonathan€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!šgives€to€his€loving€wife€Mary€her€freedom€during€her€natural€lifeĻand€to€be€emancipated€according€to€lawš!šgives€hhd€property€etc€to€wifeš!što€son€Robert€Jonathan€hisĻfreedom€when€he€is€21š!šconfirms€to€him€what€already€givenš!šif€Robert€dies€without€heirs€then€his€estateĻto€be€divided€among€three€Ō_ŌdausŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌieŌ_Ō€Susanna,€Ō_ŌHickabeckŌ_Ō€and€Fannyš!šin€case€or€should€my€above€namedĻdaughters€either€of€them€be€sold€and€sent€out€of€the€state€as€far€out€of€their€knowledge,€that€they€are€toĻbe€deprived€of€the€above€gift€and€those€that€remain€in€this€part€of€the€state€to€receive€or€be€entitled€toĻthe€sameš!šnames€friend€Abram€Williams€and€John€H.€Bell€as€Ō_ŌexecsŌ_Ōš!š27€Dec€1805š!šrec€25€Feb€1806ĢĢp.€176š!šinv€of€Robert€Jonathanššs€estateš!štotal€value€is€L177.9.2€including€One€Negro€woman€Mary€andĻchild€named€Bob€valued€at€75Lš!šinv€dated€28€April€1807š!šrec€sameĢĢp.€194š!šestate€acct€of€Robert€Jonathanš!šestate€sale€produces€107L€plus€and€some€Ō_ŌacctsŌ_Ō€collectedš!šafterĻdebts€paid€etc€the€estate€has€12.9.61/2€š!šno€indication€of€the€sale€of€Mary€or€Bob€in€the€estateĻacctš!šthey€seem€not€to€be€includedš!šacct€recorded€28€July€07ĢĢp.€357š!šwill€of€Henry€Ō_ŌDeborixŌ_Ō€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!šbequeaths€to€Mr.€William€Allenššs€Negro€woman€Fanny,€whomĻI€have€for€a€wife€all€my€property€that€I€have€of€every€species€after€Dr.€Ō_ŌWmŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌCockeŌ_Ōššs€acct€isĻpaidš!šnominates€Richard€Ō_ŌShacklefordŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌesqŌ_Ō€of€Pr.€George€to€be€his€execš!š1€June€1810š!šrec€24€July€1810ĢĢp.€498š!šwill€of€Josiah€Wilson€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!šleaves€numerous€slaves€to€his€heirsš!šsets€free€a€Negro€woman€byĻthe€name€of€Ō_ŌJannyŌ_Ō€who€is€of€a€dark€complection€and€about€29€yrs€of€age€also€one€hundred€pounds€inĻcash€to€her€and€her€heirs€forever,€provided€she€takes€the€advantage€of€the€law€of€the€stateš!šI€give€andĻbequeath€to€Linda€a€girl€of€yellow€complection€which€I€emancipated€some€time€past€a€certain€tract€ofĻland€containing€one€hundred€and€fifty€acres€more€or€less€which€land€formerly€belonged€to€Ō_ŌLauranceŌ_ŌĻBaker€and€was€bought€by€me€at€sheriffššs€saleš!šI€also€give€to€the€said€Linda€the€following€Negroes€to€wit:Š ‚-'( ŠŌ_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€and€Ann€Ō_ŌMargreatŌ_Ō€to€her€and€her€heirs€forever...if€Linda€should€die€before€she€becomes€of€lawfulĻage€or€have€issue€from€her€body€then€my€son€John€to€get€100L€and€son€Samuel€get€150€acres€and€sonĻJames€gets€Ō_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€and€Ann€Ō_ŌMargreatŌ_Ōš!šwants€above€mentioned€Ō_ŌJannyŌ_Ō€to€have€the€care€of€her€Ō_ŌdauŌ_Ō€LindaĻuntil€she€marries€or€of€lawful€ageš!š3€Dec€1809š!šrec€22€Dec€1812š!šinv€appears€in€Will€Book€3,€23€datedĻ28€Dec€1812š!šincluded€are€Ō_ŌJannyŌ_Ō€at€$200,€Ō_ŌRuffinŌ_Ō€at€$250€and€Ann€Margaret€at€$200,€all€listed€togetherĻamong€32€other€slavesš!šrec€22€May€1815š!štotal€value€of€estate€in€excess€of€$24,842ĢĢend€of€book€ĢĢńńņ ņńńŌ_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€Wills€etc€No.€3€1815„1821ńńó óńńń ń€Ō_ŌLVAŌ_Ō€Reel€#€Ō_Ō9ń ńŌ_ŌŠ <Ź  ŠĢp.€1š!šwill€of€Anselm€Bailey€š!šleaves€land€etc€to€various€individualsš!šI€give€to€Dinah€a€free€woman€ofĻŌ_ŌcolourŌ_Ō€$200€to€be€paid€her€in€ten€equal€installmentsš!šI€give€to€Silva€a€free€woman€of€Ō_ŌcolourŌ_Ō€$100€to€beĻpaid€in€5€equal€installmentsš!šI€give€to€Anselm€Ō_ŌHargroveŌ_Ō€50$€[no€race€mentions]€I€give€to€Watson€andĻElam€two€free€boys€of€Ō_ŌcolourŌ_Ō€$40€each€to€be€laid€out€in€their€educations€by€John€Z€Ō_ŌPretlowŌ_Ōš!š29€JanĻ1815š!šrec€27€Feb€1815ĢĢp.€€425š!šwill€of€Walter€Ō_ŌFaulconŌ_Ō€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!šhas€schooner€to€be€sold€named€John€and€Maryš!šhis€bricks,Ļscantling€etc€to€be€sold€for€debts€and€legacies€and€rest€of€estate€kept€together€until€the€death€of€Ō_ŌNegroeŌ_ŌĻwoman€Jenny€(the€cook)€and€my€girl€Matilda€Ann€Rebecca€Ō_ŌdauŌ_Ō€of€said€Jennyš!šdesires€that€servantĻJenny€now€my€cook€shall€in€common€with€her€child€Matilda€Ann€Rebecca€have€the€use€of€my€kitchen,Ļsmall€Ō_ŌsmoakŌ_Ō€house,€Fowls€houses,€a€garden€and€yard€attached€to€the€kitchen€with€full€liberty€to€raiseĻwhat€quantity€of€poultry€she€may€choose€and€I€do€give€one€particularly€request€that€my€said€servantĻJenny€shall€at€all€times€after€my€death€enjoy€fully€the€profits€of€her€own€labor€and€industry€without€anyĻinconvenience€or€hindrance€from€any€person€or€persons€whatever€and€more€over€receive€from€theĻprofits€of€my€estate€annually€in€the€month€of€January€during€her€natural€life€the€following€allowances€toĻwit€4€barrels€good€shelled€Indian€corn,€1€barrel€good€flour,€300€pounds€well€fatted€pork,€50€poundsĻŌ_ŌpickššdŌ_Ō€cotton€and€$30€Va€money€and€also€the€following€additional€allowances€during€the€time€my€GirlĻMatilda€Ann€Rebecca€may€be€continued€by€my€exec€to€remain€with€the€said€Jenny,€namely€2€barrelsĻgood€shelled€Indian€corn€and€300€pounds€fatted€pork€but€when€ever€my€exec€believe€that€the€saidĻŌ_ŌJennysŌ_Ō€has€in€improper€resort€of€Negroes€or€other€persons€visiting€her€and€setting€bad€examples€for€myĻGirl€Matilda€AR€then€at€their€discretion€remove€the€said€Matilda€AR€from€the€care€of€her€mother€theĻsaid€Jenny€and€provide€for€the€support€of€the€said€girl..until€she€arrive€at€age€of€15š!šmy€said€WomanĻJenny€(€the€cook)€is€always€to€have€free€use€of€water€from€the€spring,€firewood€from€my€plantation€toĻbe€at€full€liberty€at€all€times€to€go€from€and€return€home€when€ever€she€may€think€proper€to€do€soĻwithout€Ō_ŌhinderanceŌ_Ō....full€liberty€to€use€my€Cards€and€wheels€when€she€may€think€properš!šfrees€my€littleĻgirl€Matilda€Ann€Rebecca€after€my€death€and€to€fully€enjoy€the€profits€of€her€own€labor€also€gives€herĻthe€use€and€labor€of€one€of€my€Negro€Women€to€be€chosen€by€her€from€my€estate€annually€plus€foodĻallowance€etcš!šplus€use€of€buildings€provided€mother€above€and€that€a€house€be€built€by€estate€for€herĻplus€use€of€a€horse€etcš!šrest€of€his€estate€to€his€two€sonsš!š2€Nov€1819š!šrec€28€Feb€1820š!šĢŠ ‚-'( Šp.€449š!šwill€of€John€Ō_ŌPretlowŌ_Ō€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!šleaves€wife€$2500€and€some€furniture€and€money€to€brother€andĻa€friendš!š4th€gives€to€Hannah€Warren€a€woman€of€color€$50š!š5th€being€fully€impressed€with€a€Ō_ŌsenceŌ_Ō€ofĻduty€we€owe€to€the€people€of€Ō_ŌColourŌ_Ō€and€particularly€those€immediately€under€our€care€I€give€in€trust€toĻmy€bro€Joshua€Ō_ŌPretlowŌ_Ō€and€friends€Samuel€Jones€and€Ō_ŌjamesŌ_Ō€Stanton€all€of€Southampton€all€the€residueĻof€my€estate€to€be€Ō_ŌapplyššdŌ_Ō€to€the€boarding€and€schooling€together€with€such€other€benefits€as€theĻMonthly€Meeting€of€the€Religious€Society€of€Friends€of€which€I€am€a€member€may€from€time€to€timeĻdirect€of€sundry€children€of€Ō_ŌcolourŌ_Ō€under€my€care€whose€names€are€as€follows€to€wit:€Berry,€Abram,ĻJim,€John,€Ō_ŌGibertŌ_Ō,€Hack,€Peggy€and€Ō_ŌLivinaŌ_Ōš!šafter€their€education€the€rest€of€his€estate€to€be€equallyĻdivided€among€the€above€named€children€still€livingš!š18€March€1820š!šrec€26€June€1820ĢĢp.€491š!šwill€of€Robert€Ō_ŌCrittendenŌ_Ō€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ōš!šfrees€Negro€man€Leonard€at€his€death€in€consequence€of€theĻservices€which€he€has€rendered€himš!š25€Jan€1821š!šrec€26€Mar€1821ĢĢend€of€book€and€end€of€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€will€abstractsĢŌ#†X<ĆXX!X<ƅ#Ō