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| The following counties may not be all inclusive of Wills and Deeds. Researchers should check with the County Courthouse to review the documents on file there. |
| Orders 1784-88, p.9, 27 September Henry Merritt to sundry slaves. Orders 1788-92, p.143, Deed of Emacipation Henry Merritt to Sucey, and her children Harry, Bob, Meriah, Caty, and also Jimmy, Mingo and Peter. p.171, 22 June 1789, John Seward to sundry slaves. p.182, 24 August 1789, John Seward to Isaac a Negro slave p.250, 24 November 1789, Joshua Lucy v. Toby alias Toby Marriott, dismissed by plaintiff's order. p.562, 25 July 1791, overseers of the poor bind Charles White a Molatto according to law, his master not to be compelled to give him any education. Orders 1792-5, p.117, 22 July 1793, Deed of emancipation Richard Jackson to Negro man Stephen. John Seward emancipated Amey on 22 June 1789 as well as Isaac (married Lucy Valentine), Charles, Moses, Viney [Wynne, Register of Free Negroes, 10, 11, 13, 25]. Deed Book 14:523, I John Seward declare free Isaac son of Nanny born May 14, 1768 to be free as soon as he shall arrive to the age of 25. August 24, 1789. Deed Book 15:93, Deed of Emancipation, I Edward Dromgoole do hereby set free from bondage and the future increase of the females Bet aged 37 to be free 1 Januar 1796, Boatswain 24 to be free 1 January 1792, Adam 19 lasst October to be free 1 January 1797, Daniel aged 17 last November to be free 1 Januar 1797, Austin aged 13 last June free 1 January 1802, Bob aged nine last November free 1 January 1807, Violet aged 7 last December free 1 January 1805, Fanny aged 5 last March free 1 April 1807, Clarissa aged one year last August to be free 1 January 1811, Orange born 12 January last free 1 January 1818. 27 June 1791. Deed Book 15:411, Deed of Emancipation, I Richard Jackson set free one Negro man Stephen aged 24 to be free 25 December next. 22 July 1793. Deed Book 15:444, 21 September 1793, Mary Hathcock (probably a free African American) set free from Bondage one Negro man named Daniel Grain. Deed Book 16:205, 24 March 1795, I Sarah Myrick do herby declare that I will not seek to retain in Bondage those slaves emancipated by my deceased husband and do give up all claim to them and the land and all the corn that is coming to them provided the Negroes are not kept as slaves by another person. Deed Book 17:39, 11 March 1797, I Caleb Manning of Brunswick set free from Bondage the several slaves hereafter mentioned: one Negro man named Roger, one Negro woman named Sally to be free 25 December next with the future increase. Orders 1795-8, p.318, 26 June 1797, Deed of Emancipation Caleb Manning to Roger & Sally. Roger is above 45 years of age. p.338, 24 July 1797, Thomas Daniel and Daniel a Free negroe (formerly the property of Owen Myrick, deceased, do work on the road whereof Isaac Williams is surveyor. Deed Book 17:71, 24 July 1797, I Hubbard Saunders of Brunswick emancipate and set free Meggy 1 January 1816 together with her future increase of said Negro woman Meggy to save me and my heirs the increase until they arrive at twenty-one and the males at twenty-five. Deed Book 17:89, 1 January 1798, I John Easter emancipate my Negro woman Lucy and her child Nancy Brown. Deed Book 18:112, 17 February 1801, I Mary Jones for divers good causes emancipate all my Negro slaves and their increase named as follows: Anthony (40), Abednigo (32), James (36), Pheby 40), Nancy (16), Topsail (14), George (14, John (13), Robeason (10), Abby (6), Daniel (3), Patsy (3), Sarah (1), Clarissa (30), Ephraim (3), Edmond (1), reserving to myself the service of all those under twenty-one. Deed Book 18:113, 17 February 1801, I Benjamin Jones for sundry good causes emancipate all my negroes & their future increase: Shaderac (46), Nell (35), Benj (30), Will (28), David (25), Enoss (19), Moses (19), Charles (15, Bob (24), Lewis (12), Samuel (8), Ned son of Molly (5), Joseph (1), Andrew (3), Moriah (35), Prissy (10), Polly (8), Judy (3), Molly (33), Hannah (10), Delilah (4), reserving to myself the service of all under twenty-one until they arrive at twenty-one. Deed Book 19:27, 1803, Deed emancipation James Rawlings to slave Aggy. |
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