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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 John Watson Executor Robert Kelso Manumitted Woodson, Pamelia, Rhoda, Ann, Charles, Mary, Mariah, Woodson, Edy, George, Charlotte, Sarah, Elizabeth, Sam Wesley Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted ~ Text of Freedom Document Deed Book 40, Pg 153 To all whom these presents shall come, greetings no that in pursuance of the provisions of the last will and testament and codicil thereto of John Watson deceased of the county of Bedford and state of Virginia of which I Robert K. Kelso am sole executor which will is dated the 31st day of March 1855 and the codicil is dated the 29th day of September 1855 and were admitted to probate at a court held for Bedford County on the 25th day of May 1857 I the said Robert N Kelso the sole executor is aforesaid of the said last will and testament of the said John Watson deceased as hereby assent to the legacy of freedom bequeath in the said last will and testament to the following persons of colour late slaves of the said decedent but in virtue of the said last will and testament and these presents are now entitled to their freedom namely Woodson, Pamelia, Rhoda, and, Charles, Mary, Mariah, Edy, George, Charlotte, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Sam Wesley, and Henry Mitchell a child of Pamelia from since the date of the will. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 9th day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. R.K. Kelso seal In the clerks office of the county court of Bedford County October 9th 1858. This deed of emancipation from Robert N Kelso executor of John Watson deceased to Woodson and others late slaves of said decedent was produced in said office acknowledged by the said Robert N Kelso and admitted to record. Teste AA Arthur CBC Document Type Deed Record Location B40, P153 (land), see 1857 will Date Court Date 10/08/1858 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 1858 - Watson to Woodson, et al. - Bedford Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1858 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bedford Co Court Clerk https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/0b6949f97b1aecc71a28aa76b21743c6.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=SX4VkiLmbrWCM7308bwGBp%7ErbmIGRy7xisqKfq1CwATIitaecrzHITE1iaRQtUipMS5n0dW-lXhQc000EFbI3s4XRxkMYPGbNPpKz%7EmqDLdIAL9K2joS0mv-4EcIZQt9Sy-J5OsDKCGziWGursG2uajY1yJzR5I5cKWUwx%7E%7EYO2OjIYLXrHkrv9iJDUETPtrhDyPuunAh1dnrGZvP42MZGVxnEPtBoEfdicx6zJ4Qe51XB8PtosWX9%7EYSTi8skZ08O8IMUmeTrMmF--pZO7V6RpunH-hAlIzpbtWukJ%7EPoZx0-jZcjeKuMJ4Zhvc9aHq-aEpjnLdybpW4xbMmizkpA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 1e3c32c6ec24855593374685812e1438 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/9822d8e8120aef8826ec792532a7cc8c.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=XOvX1H5a3vyAuV5pXHLQlS%7EUHNtV3AUouz5xYs8zzekFKY-Bl9s3hytBpIMQS4dcKoTNfedT3rLIuRv9lb4w5AtjI350LzsAkICSpFqpqbnWy6Tds0e0WS9WpgFL68rywa8sZrIJuGtc-Mz29QIkcX3DKHBg-wUInJbyFsSZvYor6Cg6rzhXlPXD6sdzaPdM97hJ9KtOMls0COLEFH%7ETF4t2urcShwzaFbONLvGnrCm-MibisbRQPWae%7EvqbzoKWwu9c3HPeE6EWNw92G99tnNlT-Ci7X6ZOGDHya3Ho%7Edgs9gcj7lrh9AqnHuIef24eY4KYntDBbBp8lFJVJWjtRA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM acc978a9236c463ec1fbcc82914e82cd 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 John Watson Executor Robert Kelso Manumitted Woodson, Pamelia, Rhoda, Ann, Charles, Mary, Mariah, Woodson, Edy, George, Charlotte, Sarah, Elizabeth, Sam Wesley Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 15 Text of Freedom Document Wills Book 16, Pgs 374-375 I John Watson of the county of Bedford in the State of Virginia being of sound mind and disposing memory and being conscious of disposing of all my worldly estate to make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills at anytime made by me Item 1st I desire that all my just debts be paid and for that purpose I charge the whole of my estate. Item 2nd After the payment of my debts I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth Watson to be held by her occurring her life the whole of my estate of every kind. Item 3rd immediately on the death of my wife Elizabeth Watson I hereby direct that all my slaves now owned by me namely. Woodson. Permelia. Rhoda. Ann, Charlotte, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Sam, Wesley together with the increase of the families from the date of this will be emancipated and set free. Item 4th after the death of my wife Elizabeth Watson I direct that all the property and estate given her as above for life( Except the slaves herein before emancipated) be sold by my executor on such terms as he may deem best and the proceeds applied for the benefit of my slaves as herein emancipated and appropriated first for the purpose of removing them to a free state or to Liberia as they may prefer if there is more than a sufficiency for their removal the surplus is to be equally divided between them, if not enough for that purpose then I direct that they be hired out from year to year until a sufficiency of offsets are obtained for that purpose. Lastly I nominate Robert N Kelso executor of this my last will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st day of March 1855 John Watson seal X His Mark Signed sealed and published by John Watson the testator as and for the last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other and at his request subscribe our names as witnesses thereto. Geo C. Mosely John C Hopkins I John Watson do make this as a codicil to my will above bearing the date 31st March 1855. Since the making of the above will a tract of land on which I now reside and which descended to my wife from the estate of her father has been conveyed by myself and said wife to Robert N. Kelso and the said Kelso has conveyed the same by deed to me so that I am now the absolute owner of said land and in order to prevent any misunderstanding or misconstruction, I do hereby declare that my wife that my wife shall have the use and benefit of the whole of my estate of every kind including the said tract of land for and during her life and at her death all the estate of every kind which I have given her for life except my slaves whom I have emancipated including said tract of land be sold by my executor and the proceeds applied as directed in my said will. Given under my hand this 29th day of September 1855 Witnesses Geo C. Mosley John C. Hopkins At a court held for Bedford County the 25 day of May 1857. Document Type LW&T Record Location B16,P374-375 Date Court Date 05/25/1857 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 1857 - Watson to Woodson, et al. - Bedford Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1857 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bedford Co Court Clerk