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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Roanoke County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Roanoke County Virginia Date Court Date 1849 Manumitter Frances Deaton Manumitted Potentially: Maria, Patience, Amelia, William, Henry Blanch, Priscilla, Harriett, Peggy, James, Mary Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 10 Text of Freedom Document In the name of God Amen: I Frances Deaton of the County of Roanoke & State of Virginia being of sound mind & disposing memory do make this my last will & testament. First, I recommend my soul to God who gave it trusting to a glorious immortality through the merits and righteousness of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Second, I desire after my decease that I be buried in a decent and Christian manner, and as regards my slaves to wit: Maria, Patience, Amelia, William, Henry Blanch, Priscilla, Harriett, Peggy, James, Mary, and their future increase they are to remain in the possession of my husband Jn Deaton during his natural life time and for his benefit & use, they my slaves are to be hired out for a term of years until their hire shall pay a debt due the estate of Jn Foster deceased, amounting to five hundred dollars more or less after the payment of the aforesaid $500 due the estate of Jno Foster dec’d they my slaves are to be hired out for a term of years to raise the sum of six hundred & fifty dollars which sum I will and devise as follows to wit: I give & bequeath Francis A Deaton, Hardyman Deaton, Polly Goodwin, Hester Day, Eliza Horn & Sally Temple and their heirs forever the sum of one hundred dollars each to be raised as aforesaid by the hire of my slaves as aforementioned; I give and bequeath to my sister Sophia Hubbard the sum of fifty dollars to her & her heirs forever; it is my will and desire after the payment of the above named debt of $500, and the legacies aforesaid of $650, shall have been fully paid off and liquidated from the hire of my slaves they are to have the privilege of removing to a free state and settling there and in the event of their accepting their freedom, they are to be hired and long enough to raise funds to transport them to a free state and give them some meant to make a beginning on and in the event of their declining to accept their freedom & remove to a free state. I will and direct that they my slaves may be permitted by my Exors hereafter named to select their own master or mistress and the funds arising from such sale or sales, I will and bequeath to Frances A Deaton to him and his heirs forever, with the exception of fifty dollars which he is to pay over to the American Boards of Foreign Missions as a donation from me to that cause; Lastly I constitute & appoint my stepson Frances A Deaton, Executor of this my last will and testaments by my heretofore made; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 7th day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty eight. Signed, sealed & acknowledged Frances Deaton (seal) in the presence of (The words life time On the first interlined before signing) M. Pitger Wm T. Snider At Roanoke February Court 1849: This last will & testament of Frances Deaton dec’d was this day produced in court, and proved in part by the oath of William T. Snyder, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and continued for further proof, by Madison Pitger, the other subscribing witness, and at Roanoke Court 1849. This last will & testament of Frances Deaton dec’d was first proved by the oath of Madison Pitger the other subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste, F. Johnston At Roanoke April Court 1849. On motion of Frances A Deaton the Executor named in the last will & testament of Frances Deaton dec’d which was admitted to record at the last term, who proved oath thereto, and together with John W Day his security entered into was acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $3000 conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form. Teste, F. Johnston Record Location WB 1:49 Document Type Last Will &Testament Notes Notes regarding the record County records need to be searched to see if slaves paid off the said debt and chose to move to free state, or chose new masters and remained enslaved 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Roanoke County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Roanoke County Virginia Date Court Date 03/1857 Manumitter Sarah Betts Manumitted Clairborne, Ann, Sally Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 3 Record Location Will Book 3, pg 149-152, also found in Mixed Records Vol 1, pg 107 Document Type last will and testament Secondary Source Contains background or continuing information about the manumitted persons petition to remain - Library of Virginia 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Roanoke County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Roanoke County Virginia Date Court Date 11/02/1857 Manumitter Malinda O. Craig Manumitted Reuben Burke, Patrick Leftwich, Anthony Leftwich, Esther Webelin, Samuel, Charles Dill, Elizabeth, Jane Dill, Maria Jenkins, Henry Jenkins, Emma Jenkins, Wiatt Jenkins, Record Location DB F:37 Document Type Deed Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Malinda O Craig of the County of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have manumitted, emancipated and set free and do hereby manumit, emancipate and set free the following named slaves together with the future increase of the females to wit: Reuben, called Reuben Burke aged about 45 years, Pat called Patrick Leftwich aged 41 years, Anthony Leftwich, brother of Patrick, aged about 29 years, Esther called Esther Webelin aged about 45 years, and sister to Patrick and Anthony- Sam called Samuel aged about 29 years, Charles Dill aged about 27 years, Elizabeth aged about 25 years, Jane Dill aged about 23 years, (the [illegible] being children of Esther), Maria Jenkins aged about 21 years aged about 19 years, Henry Jenkins aged about 15 years, Emma Jenkins aged about 11 years, and Wiatt Jenkins aged about 8 years, the last five also children of Esther; all of the above named slaves being of dark complexion. And I hereby declare the said Reuben and other named above to be entirely liberate from slavery and entitled to all the right and privileges of free person with which it is in my power to vest them but with the express understanding and on the condition that they and each of them are to immigrate to the Republic or State of Liberia in Africa for which purpose alone this deed of emancipation is executed and to be void for all other purposes. Witness the following signature and seal the 2nd day of November 1857. M.O. Craig (seal) In the Clerk’s office of Roanoke County Court the 2nd day of November 1857. This deed of emancipation was delivered to me, acknowledged by the said Malinda O. Craig as her act and deed and admitted to record. Teste, F. Johnston Clk Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 12 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 Roanoke County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Roanoke County Virginia Date Court Date 09/28/1859 Manumitter Albert G. Read Manumitted Susan Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Text of Freedom Document This deed made this the 28th day of September 1859 witnesseth that I, Albert G Read, of the County of Roanoke and State of Virginia being the owner of a negro woman by name Susan have and do hereby set free and emancipate said woman, with her future increase in consideration and upon condition nevertheless that she shall depart and remain beyond the limit of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Witness my signature and seal the day and year first above written. A.G. Read (seal) State Virginia In the Clerk’s office of the County Court of Roanoke, the 28th day of September 1859. This deed of emancipation executed by Albert G Read was produced in said office, acknowledged by the said Albert G Read as his act and deed for the purpose therein stated. Given under my hand and seal of the said court the date above written. F. Johnston Clk Record Location DB F:413 Document Type Deed 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 Roanoke County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Location The location of the interview Roanoke County, Virginia 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 Roanoke County Free Negro Registry 1838-1864 Description An account of the resource Many of the individuals named in freedom documents can be found listed in county/city Free Negro Registries. Though these registration requirements were antithetical to liberty and a restriction on the freedom of movement for free African Americans of the time, this documentation now enables historians, genealogists and researchers to follow the lives of freedmen through the years. Many manumitted individuals were freed with only a first name listed in the freedom document, but when registered a first and last name can be found, which is very beneficial for researchers today. Most of these registries start on a page number other than "1" as the previous pages are either blank, missing or have some notes or writing that do not include any information regarding the freedmen of the locality. We have included all pertinent pages we were able to obtain. Some jurisdictions kept much more detailed records than others, while there were also differences in population totals of freedpeople from one locality to the next. It should be noted that historians have surmised that only some lesser percentage of all freedpeople in a jurisdiction ever registered.