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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 1811-4, deed of emancipation John Poythress to Nanny Booker. Prince George County Deed Book 1787-1792 LVA Reel# 3 (Contains Wills) p. 123 11 Feb 88 Augustin Heath of Prince George County after full and deliberate consideration (and agreeable to our Bill of Rights) am fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right that no law, moral or divine hath given me a just right, or property, in the persons of any of my fellow creatures and desirous to fulfill the injunction of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ do unto others Do hereby set free from bondage the following Negroes vizt. Seila, Sarah, James on [17 May 96], Betty [27 Oct. 95], Henry [23 June 02], Charles [21 Dec 05], Alexander [5 April 06] as several of the above named Negroes are yet in their nonage, I desire to have the care guardianship and instruction of the said children till they arrive at full age rec 12 Feb 88 p. 124 12 Feb 88 Sarah X Gary of Prince George County, after full and deliberate consideration Bill of Rights freedom is the natural right fulfill the injunction do hereby set free from bondage too Negro girls Amey (15 yrs) on [15 May 93], Leddy (11 months) [15 Jan 07] rec 12 Feb 88 p. 125 6 Dec 87 Barnaby Nixon of Prince George County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others having under my care Negroes of the following names and ages Jimme aged about 23 yrs, Jacob abt 26 yrs I do therefore emancipate and set free the said Negroes and having also under my care Negroes now in their minority of the following names and ages vizt Moses (16 yrs) [15 Aug 92], Mille (8 yrs) [5 May 97], Polly (3 yrs) [25 May 05] whom I also hereby emancipate and set free, yet I believe it right for me to act as a guardian over them until the male arrive to the age of twenty one years and the females to the age of eighteen years rec 12 Feb 88 p. 126 11 Dec 87 William Hunnicutt of Prince George County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others having under my care Negroes of the following names and ages vizt David (32 yrs), Judy (20 yrs), Grace (22 yrs) I do therefore emancipate and set free the above said Negroes And having also a Negro now in its minority named Theo [?] Colman [10 Dec 08] whom I also hereby emancipate and set free, yet I believe it right for me to act as guardian over him until he may arrive to the age of twenty one years rec 12 Feb 88 127 10 Dec 87 William Simmons of Prince George County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others having under my care a negro named Phebe (43 yrs) I do therefore emancipate and set free the above said Negro and having also Negroes now in their minority of the following names and ages vizt Ned [24 July 88] and Murry [1 Oct 99] whom I also hereby emancipate and set free, yet I believe it right for me to act as guardian over them until the males arrive to the age of twenty one and the females to the age of eighteen years of age rec 12 Feb 88 p. 130 5 Dec 87 John Hunnicutt of Prince George County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others having under my care Negroes of the following names and ages vizt Pat (55 yrs), Cate (35 yrs) I do therefore emancipate and 2 set free the said Negroes And having also Negroes now in their minority of the following names and ages vizt. London ( abt 19 yrs 10 months) [last day of Feb 89], Silvey (9 yrs) [8 Nov 96], Selah (8 yrs) [1 Jan 97] whom I also emancipate and set free, yet I believe it right for me to act as a guardian...males twenty one females eighteen rec 12 Feb 88 p. 226 10 March 89 John Bland of Prince Goerge County being desirous of emancipating the following slaves vizt Sally (27 yrs), John (11 yrs) [10 Nov 98], Polly (9 yrs) [28 Dec 97], Nancy (4 yrs) [18 Oct 02], Ailsy (2 yrs) [17 March 05] I do therefore emancipate and set free the said slaves as the four last mentioned are in their minority, I do agree to act as guardian for them until they arrive at an age to act for themselves males twenty one females eighteen rec 13 March 89 p. 258 Will of Joseph Williams of good health and sound mind give to my said loving wife a Negro girl named Anaky and a Negro child named Fanny at her own disposal, I also lend to my wife three Negroes to wit Toby, Phill, and Judy during her life I leave my Negro fellow Jack to be sold to the highest bidder and the money from the sale to be applied to the payment of my debts I also give my brother William Williams my two negroes Phil and Judy after the decease of my wife It is my will and desire that my negro fellow Toby after the decease of my wife should be free from the claim of any person and it is also my decree that he should have 30 acres of land convenient to fire wood during life, it is also my will and desire that if he should be incapable of maintaining himself that he should be supported out of my estate 9 June 87 rec 9 June 89 p. 265 Will of Edward Avery of the County of Prince George gives 20 slaves to heirs my will and desire is that Charlotte the daughter of my Negro woman Hannah and Jane the daughter of my Negro woman Suckey be hereby emancipated and set free at my decease 18 Aug 84 rec 9 June 89 p. 368 29 May 90 Patty Woodlief of Prince George County after full and deliberate consideration freedom is the natural right fulfill the injunction do hereby set free from bondage the following Negroes vizt. Lucy [16 Nov 91] and Captain [24 April 00]...but as the above mentioned Negroes are yet in their nonage I wish to see to the guardianship and instruction of the said Negroes till they arrive at full age rec 18 June90 p. 371 8 June 90 Henry Alley of Prince George County after full and deliberate consideration bill of rights natural right fulfill the injunction do hereby set free from bondage three Negroes, named Jinny (10 yrs) [16 June 01] Peter (6 yrs) [13 Dec 05], Phebe (2 yrs) [March 09] I desire to have the care guardianship and instruction rec 8 June 90 p. 417 Will of William Simmons of Prince George County I leave one Negroe girl named Tamer under the care of my loving wife Huldah Simmons till she arrives to the 3 age of eighteen years [note no other provision involving Tamer} Nov 89 rec 14 Sept 90 p. 440 14 Dec 90 James Cureton & Susanna Heath of Prince George County believing that all men by nature equally free, therefore we do emancipate and set free Moll (42 yrs), Amey (41 yrs), Stephen (33 yrs), Major (26 yrs), Ned (47 yrs), Bess (65 yrs), Mingo (39 yrs), Lydia (16 yrs), Jeray (10 yrs), Nead (10 yrs), Ben (6 yrs), Humphrey (4 yrs), Susannah (8 yrs) when males reach twenty one and females reach eighteen rec 14 Dec 90 p. 444 14 Dec 90 John Wesbrook of Prince George County believing that all men by nature equally free, therefore do emancipate and set free Lucy (35 yrs), Gabe (5 yrs), Mary (2 yrs) the above slaves I relinquish all right little more than being guardian for Gabe till he comes to the age of twenty one years, Mary till she comes to the age of eighteen years rec 14 Dec 90 p. 521 10 May 91 Boyce Gary of Prince George County believing that all men are by nature and of right out to be free do by this instrument of writing emancipate and set free my Negro man Francis aged abt 43 yrs and woman Cis abt 35 yrs 13 May 91 p. 525 will of Richard Stewart Senior of Prince George County Leaves 7 slaves to his wife, 5 to his daughter Ann, and 5 to his daughter Jane, along with Fanny Fanny the daughter of Isabell until she shall arrive to the age of eighteen or twenty one years after that period it is my particular desire that she the said Fanny shall have her freedom 1790 rec 14 June 91 p. 539 14 Nov 90 Stephen Peebles of Prince George County do hereby emancipate and set free one Negro man named Aron (27 yrs) and also having under my care one Negro girl named Hager (7 yrs) who I do also emancipate and set free after she arrives to the age of eighteen years, I also relinquish my right in the following Negroes viz Stephen, Dinah, Samson, Nancy, and little Dinah rec 14 June 91 p. 541 11 Jan 91 Jesse Hunnicutt of Prince George County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others I have heretofore held as slaves of the following names and ages viz Isom (29 yrs) and Tom (23 yrs old) I do therefore emancipate and set free the said Negroes, and having also a Negro now in her minority named Winney (11 yrs) [25 Nov 98] whom I do also hereby emancipate and set free yet I believe it right for me to act as guardian over her until she arrive to the age of eighteen years rec 14 June 91 p. 652 8 June 90 - Agness Chappell of Prince George County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others having under my care Negroes of the following names David Buck aged 35 yrs and Harry Buck aged 21 yrs I do therefore emancipate and set free the said Negroes, and having several Negroes now in their minority of the following names to wit London Daingerfield (8 yrs) Riller (7 yrs), Jesse 4 Colenell (4 yrs 7 months), Sarah (15 yrs) whom I also emancipate and set free act as a guardian 11 Jan 91 p. 691 17 March 92 Thomas Chappell, John Chappell, Benjamin Chappell, and Agness Chappell of Prince George County and Aquila Binford of Dinwiddie County being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right do unto others under our care one Negro of the following name Charles Rivers aged 22 yrs, we do therefore emancipate and set free the said Negro rec 10 July 92 |
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