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Title A name given to the resource Albemarle County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 1859 Location The location of the interview Albemarle County Virginia Manumitter Martha Crank Manumitted Caroline, William, Thomas, Lucy Record Location DB 58:192 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Martha L Crank of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia do hereby manumit & set free forever the following slaves viz. Caroline & her children William, Thomas, and Lucy and future increase Carolina is forty five years old, of a brown colour, William is about twenty five, Thomas about eleven, and Lucy abut nine years old, all about the colour of their mother. These slaves were sent off by me to the State of Ohio in the fall of 1854 without free papers, and this is intended to supply that omission. Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of September 1859 Martha L Crank (seal) Albemarle County State of Virginia to wit This day Martha L Crank came before me a notary public for the County and State aforesaid, and acknowledged the foregoing deed, bearing date the 29th date of September 1859. Given under my hand this 29th day of Sept. 1859 DJ Hartsook N.P. In the Clerks office Albemarle County Court 5th Octo. 1859 This deed was presented in said office & being duly certified was thereupon admitted to record. Teste, Ira Garrett, CC Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1859 - Crank to Caroline, et al. - Albemarle Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/4953d1952cc3b4293ce7bba15e7cdbbf.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=TZfRzhalwBD-Q-eskS2BlqOHwJLck1FHU19MCISaJvR1b15gCgTQfNR5oYlutNt311eSfZLC2Yk9UAyNJoFXYEcXC0J5A7F6QwaiqsNc46qSrt%7Ee4gJWZAPT8NyXj8S1OQNeVnun%7EbT5W4-KXXprLolr1WHub6SNtoc%7Eszus4tuURG9ct0ad2bUK%7EzU35QJYKIYv-sZ%7E58N0JLUE0PDf4vrUUX5kMgm8mw%7EOBWWOCmk5L%7ETWoQsAuKMp%7EXPZ3cXQLaIdCpfPI5AcNkm1cb7PEFx-csBppHV6JiW7CdMxchu7ixel-prCXLI%7E0xIewDLQPbsvqQW3i2TMR8pcSLqfPw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 428578ea8006811bb1e073af3f9e230a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Albemarle County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 07/12/1859 Location The location of the interview Albemarle County Virginia Manumitter Martha Crank Manumitted Robert (Bob Jones?, Nelly, Henry, Sally, Sophia, Maria, Allen Record Location DB 58:98 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 7 Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Martha L Crank of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia do hereby manumit and set free forever the following slaves viz. Bob Jones and his wife Nelly and their future increase, and also their children named Henry, Sally, Sophia, Maria and Allen and their future increase of the females of them. Bob Jones is a tolerable bright Mulatto about forty years old, Nelly is black and forty five years old, Henry is about 23 years old, Sally about 21, Sophia about 20, Maria about 18 and Allen 15 years old, all of them darker mulattos than the father Bob Jones. The foregoing slaves were sent to the state of Ohio in the fall of 1854 without free papers and this intended to supply that omission. Witness my hand and seal this 12th day of July 1859. Martha L Crank (seal) Albemarle County to wit: This day Martha L Crank whose name is signed to the writing above personally appeared before me, a notary public for the county aforesaid and State of Virginia, and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed. Given under my hand this 12th July 1859 Del. Hartsook NP In the Clerks Office Albemarle County July 15th 1859 This deed was presented to me in said office & being duly certified was admitted to record. Teste, Ira Garrett, CC Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Amherst County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/13/1859 Location The location of the interview Amherst County Virginia Manumitter Nancy Simpson Manumitted Mary Jane (28), Lucy Ann (12), Indianna (7F), Missouri (4F), Gaston Otey (1m) Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 5 Document Type Deed Record Location DB EE:311 Text of Freedom Document For divers good and sufficient reasons I do hereby emancipate & forever set free my slave woman named Mary Jane aged about 28 years. I do emancipate & forever set free my slave girl named Lucy Ann daughter of Mary Jane and aged about 12 years also Indianna the daughter of said Mary Jane aged about 7 years, also Missouri daughter of said Mary Jane aged about 4 years, also Gaston Otey son of said Mary Jane aged about 9 months- all said emancipated slaves are bright mulattoes- are my property & are hereby emancipated released from slavery & forever set free. Witnesseth my hand & seal this 13th day of October 1859- signed sealed & acknowledged in the presence of Nancy Simpson (seal) Mary Jane- aged 28 bright mulatto, scar on right arm, black wavy hair, 5 feet 3 inches. Lucy Ann- 12 years- scar on right leg- scar on chin- brown straight hair 5 feet 2 inches. Indianna- bright colour [sic] almost white- 7 years no scar Missouri- ditto ditto 4 ditto ditto Amherst County Clerk’s Office Octo 13 1859 This deed of Emancipation was this day received in the Clerks Office and acknowledged by Nancy Simpson and admitted to record. Teste Sam. M. Garland, Clerk Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1859 - Simpson to Mary Jane, et al. - Amherst Co, VA Description An account of the resource Deed of manumission to Mary Jane and her children by Nancy Simpson of Amherst County, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/e592b6b1ec10611f78885edc61a627b5.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=WObxe1k5b5h-NuvRNqQ%7EdXuws5qoaNvIsFaU-3SuXeaSh8ApWYOdRC1I4RQlRiGHsAvH3mHQ6CSfiZ0O1YgB3Xkxo8Gih7k6uT8kLd%7EI%7E5ZPh3mShcUJwPkwNkM2KhSbtQYGLHYOfu2udJYW--Bru2KQ0KV2aK7d74zEFctQKstu735tIOzb7yniijAI9QnrDK8b3KJrYo6LQUZpoKYHgPmrMh7zJ0xO7OxAUVQOt0nKwxjOlQQMC0m9w9BomYUDm51GYoHNOM13aAOxMZYEuh5LSRCs8086YRx5ajw55U78kX0UNiS7imglGbaGsxoC6Bl4WOeosRU4QCCiuAt-Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 1f4d4de0d3fc7592fdd752d9650c5d08 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/db4600ef36e235007b9f7a1fbd97efaa.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=qekgRSI5qNj4dflKFP95NYiVj-ALqHdMeGbScilGLBeRxMX3C-DA243Z112pf0XEstrUjSV8aWTuSZlhX8w9BQ2swWzd7AmYtfJk4xYfneuLYYoiWXzRTuwHEZEr%7EuE4Y%7E7m784rWrD3Ej42japD4-Mop5iRH%7E%7ExCbRiK4PtF4Eqrp5Bh3AwF7oJH0tntZ%7EuTw8BLRlBKeIgqTdKkSwWUaeb0ibpmrIXUgOBQ6Csvhx%7EGGmaZy6bquupftGyP5qMHGLc9ZRWTC1SGq8M-quv7R-yA5Y204hL%7Exj3q3afqpguk17gWH5PQAd3Np3NmdoRBBNN6N9cfIGklKiPcDcCqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e06cb6b10145e9876277fb1a31c5a6ff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Bedford County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Bedford VA Manumitter Martha Layne Manumitted John Steptoe, Lucy, Sally, Ann, McHenry, John Pate, Hopelast, infant (unnamed) Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 7 Text of Freedom Document Deed Book 41, Pag 76 Layne to John & Others Know all men by these presents that I Martha Layne of the County of Bedford and State of Virginia, from motives of benevolence have manumitted and set free from slavery and do hereby manumit and set from slavery my negro man John known the better by the name of John Steptoe aged about 59 years together with his wife Lucy and their five children to wit, A girl by the name of Sally, another give by the name of Ann, a boy by the name of McHenry one by the name of John Pate and the youngest named Hopelast together with an infant the child of the first named girl Sally-And I do hereby give grant and release unto said John and his children above named all my right, title and _____ of in and to their persons labour & services and to the persons, labour, services of their children, and of, in and to all the estate and property which they or either one of them may hereafter acquire or obtain In m____ whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 6th day of October 1859 Witnessed by Martha Layne J A Rogers J D Leslie In Bedford County Court Clerks Office October 27th, 1859 This deed of Emancipation from Martha Layne to John & others, her late slaves was produced in said office & proved according to law by the oath of J.D. Leslie a subscribing witness thereto = And thereafter to with = In the said Office on the 14th day of November 1859= This deed of emancipation was further recording prove by the oath of I J.A. Rogers the other subscribing witness thereto & admitted to record Teste AA Arthur CBC Document Type Deed Record Location B41, P76 (land) Date Court Date 10/27/1859 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1859 - Layne to John Steptoe, et al. - Bedford Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bedford Co Court Clerk https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/3b3ab46ac2777ac20936832bdf8d65a8.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=dQIp1NXqGvMjKinNU-o9Prxy3xxeEHlpf%7ECV73Z9I5CBh6SPBkjVVnPXwu8rAIFIH%7EFDQhNX3DiJIlBXcPmd5OXBOaEXlDu1RCeYbrqx2W6W0KvJcFJbFA82rQhX2dMh%7EtktdD7mbVyIf9JqRiQzHMaEoO4%7EZiI8EPfk6EFb0nJw5HXrCQeXoVYIjyXXoZ5KrdqXMdIrrE90Zw1tIpY0DUxn-HcPadWqITx72UFC98Q-Ju8QGmq74LuA79ZxkYlG2CKxKehkiHHJcUJhLUWEMg6ducp5UspV38cn2doe0aIF-i5llaWIlCWoCd%7ErguA2%7E0bToH600IOEzTy0b2wHlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 4bd7512e5459443a25871240da35697d https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/3e12110b2411e67df65e50f23e566b6d.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=izHuZBY2e2M2OQGbl-6GbJe6To6mSvMoGGajLWFglFCDy0MQplZ87E3rcY3QN5f7HxJ0bCbZy6RUMOuI-vtohUOZVT3Xgfdl9cAwhqtSoZZ-YLOyxtIebG21pY1EqJxfZp2u%7Ex0p1DbWvi7bxr2ZP%7ER-5D1Sqdc4rRxM4eGnx09Z4uBUoGKzpEv83fhG7nXoxq67G5h6kZoFjDnLFnDJHiLl9F2ASU58-MNXl-lS0ywOsjSzmp-KAqhCj-G7Viu5hDT3ibamFuTxeIeC-3yGXnqH7eNs7%7EGzhd5dzP1P-GnN1DNyWWPzMvuxmOHGsiHg671iAEkZ8B%7EsTjX1G6W7kA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 43db217ca1a94bb2f74aa055b3020270 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bedford County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Bedford VA Manumitter Timothy Rogers Executor John Sale, William Witt Manumitted Bob, Frank, Daniel, Tom, Phil, London, Sally, Clarissa?, Sarah, Emeline, Amy, William, Mary, Frances, Jesse, Aberitta, Harvey, Maria, Davy, Francis, Nancy, John, Martha, Jesse, Mary, Pleasant, Laura, Daniel, Betty, Sophia, Ellen, Phebe Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 32 Text of Freedom Document Deed Book 40, Pgs 338-339 Know all me by these presents, that whereas the last will and testament of Timothy Rogers Decd. Dated the 10th day of March 1848 the said testator emancipated and set free the following negro slaves to wit Bob, Frank, Daniel, Tom, Chie, Samson, Sally, Clarissa, Sarah, Emeline, Amy, William, Mary, Frances, daughter of Mary, Jesse son of Mary, Aberitta, Harvey, Maria, Frances, Nancy, John, Martha, Jesse son of Frances, and Mary (daughter of Frances) which will more fully appear by reference to the said will and testament of the said testator. which after his death to wit on the 22nd day of April 1850 was duly proved in the county court of Bedford and by an order of the said court was recorded, and whereas also the following slaves to wit, Pleasant, Saura, Daniel, Betty and Sophia children of the above named Francis, and the following slaves to wit, Ellen and Phebe children of the above named Mary, are entitled to their freedom under the provisions of the said last will and testament, they having been born since the death of the said testator- Now therefore Know ye, We John F Sale and William Witt, surviving executors of Timothy Rogers deceased have assented and do by these presents assent to the legacy of freedom bequeathed to the said slaves and each and every of them, by the said Timothy Rogers by his last will and testament aforesaid, heretofore they or any or either of them are entitled under and by virtues of the provisions of the last will and testament- in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the 30th day of March 1859 Jno F. Sale seal William Witt seal At a court held for Bedford County at the courthouse on the 30th day of March 1859- This deed of emancipation from John F Sale and William Witt Surviving Executors of Timothy Rogers Decd. To the late slaves of said decedent was produced in court, acknowledged by the said John F Sale and William Witt and ordered to be recorded. Teste A A Arthur CBC Document Type Deed Record Location B40, P338-339 (land) see 1850 will Date Court Date 03/30/1859 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1859 - Rogers to Bob, et al. - Bedford Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bedford Co Court Clerk https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/d0a5553ffd6a5329149abcd7cddfe2b6.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=E%7EZOEt4Fhb0pproB8xiYLX7uiK0TmtkJCqKp5GcBs4qX83KX0N5dIQBb40HAdKJLVguIvNQUNj62%7Ecny6CRhZZhxd-8GeCV0EFZM4MKRPvxYtwQ14B7U4b%7E4%7E94dP1Q4DLAadCkdWdZcDrdiSUgQSQzCqTyH1oyREuC%7EbTlW39jNcEAw8xBbSq03---szhP2ATM05RYw1Zu4hmJNMTFX%7EYr%7EtghkMhw9v2PkYKAS76WcOKYduFVKa534EGGYumR6o6WiAgAuV8FHDxLLvawpiEEgKhdOVQYLhcXJM5-Wn2SKcK3joO947yIS3%7EfRrE5WcagaJQBjKdMe-m7YNBcxDw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8b4f1a7cffae285edef12a0ea5c5c376 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/b5ad9685e6893810813b3c3a769a0395.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=KknNNVYi-2KpoIRJdHf%7ExNYJxZMYBc4MzrLR5cd3d5GGSjUmdBBQ7G0WiyUk1F1WoVYDGUmlxJp9MBXgzQTIfhGJ2-JTrzD82JK8jRL2XNmWQOPQAvxs0I1xmBUvFZCtcf5LVbUZz5HO83drRKTyj9sEMWxUHFnt6ZRGLwhaGlAyjFGD9v5q3aloImbu3zGkpxbBFAy3DMAE86oVFPCNij8tVbRhXD%7ECMTdBt3DtV7LeQfyKnKeJxbWbP9B%7E%7EjAu3QWkZjSXJsNoPKIXrcRNi8gHs5BfNDDXP%7EHkHfO1HtPlX5GAD%7EVTFPQNWzRJ1uuNDaXeuvcSBlb5%7EXyuTlfxSw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c0da9e1af3816a338f6016582d9d88c4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lynchburg City Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Lynchburg VA Manumitted William H. Kinckle John Christian Witnesses W.L. Saunders Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document This deed made this twenty third day of September 1859 between William H Kinckle of the City of Lynchburg in the state of Virginia of the first part, and John Christian (a negro, and heretofore and now, the slave of the said William H. Kinckle), of the second part witnesseth, that for divers good and sufficient considerations, him thereto moving, he the said William H. Kinckle, doth hereby grant unto him the said John Christian, his freedom, and doth manumit, and discharge from slavery, and from all right, and claim to his services, him the said John Christian, subject only to the laws of the state of Virginia, applicable to such cases. Witness the following signatures and seals the day and year first above written. W. H. Kinckle (Seal) Virginia. City of Lynchburg to wit. I W L Saunders a justice of the peace in and for the City aforesaid, do certify that William H. Kinckle, whose name is signed to the writing above, bearing date the 23d Day of September 1859, this day personally appeared before me in my corporation aforesaid, and acknowledged the same. Given under my hand this 23d day of September 1859 W L Saunders J.P. - In the clerks office of the Court of Hustings for the City of Lynchburg September 23 1859, This deed was presented, and being duly certified, was admitted to record. teste J. C. Didlake ck [clerk] Paid Wm [William] H. Kinckle to John Christian } Deed of Manumission 1859 Sept. 23 filed in office & admitted to record. Teste. J.C.D. ck [clerk] [illegible] 476 Record Location DB V:476 Date Court Date 09/23/1859 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1859 - Kinckle to John Christian - Lynchburg, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859 Type The nature or genre of the resource Deed Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of VA - VIRGINIA UNTOLD