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Title A name given to the resource Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/27/1794 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter Overton Cosby Manumitted Jenny (Jane Kearn), Nancy Lightfoot Kearn, Cartagena Kearn Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Overton Cosby of Urbanna in the County of Middlesex for divers good causes and considerations, me thereunto moving, do emancipate & set free upon and immediately after my death my negro woman Jenny, otherwise called Jane Kearn, and her two daughters Nancy Lightfoot Kearn and Cartagena Kearn, together with all the future increase of them or either of them, and it is the true intent and meaning of the said Overton Cosby, the above mentioned slaves & their increase and all and every of them shall and are to remain and continue as much the slaves of the said Overton Cosby for and during the term of his natural life as if the above deed had never been made & that immediately on the death of the said Overton Cosby and not before, that the above said slaves and their future increase & all and every of them be emancipated & set free in as full and ample a manner as if they and every of them had been born free. In testimony whereof I the said Overton Cosby have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty ninth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. Sealed & delivered Overton Cosby (seal) in presence of Slaige Davis Peter Kemp Jun’r At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 27th day of October 1794. This deed of emancipation from Overton Cosby to Jane Kearn and others was acknowledged by the said Overton to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Test Will Churchhill Truly recorded Test Will Churchhill CS Document Type Deed Record Location DB 11:202 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 3 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 02/22/1796 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter James Kidd Manumitted Lewis Text of Freedom Document In the name of God Amen. I James Kidd of Middlesex County in perfect sense & memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament, hereby revoking & making null and void all & every other last will & testament by me hereto fore made. Imprimis I devise & bequeath to my son Benjamin Kidd & his heirs forever that half or part of my Dragon tract of land purchased of Wm. Lorman which joins the lands of Col. John George, the Rev’d Samuel Klug & Samuel Brooks, & ascertained by a dividing line of marked trees lately made & chopped off by me, beginning at a white oak adjoining the Rev’d Samuel Klug’s land & running a strait line or coming through to Samuel Brook’s land. I also bequeath to my son Benjamin & his heirs a negro boy named Sam. Item I devise & bequeath to my son William Norman Kidd & his heirs forever the other half or part of my Dragon tract of land purchase of Wm. Lorman which joins the lands of the Rev’d Samuel Klug & Mr. Churchill Blakey on trust and ascertained & divided from my son Benjamin’s land above given him by the same line of marked trees lately made & chopped off by me as above mentioned beginning at a white oak adjoining the Rev’d Mr. Klug’s land & running in a strait line or course through to Samuel Brook’s land. I also bequeath to my son William & his heirs a negro boy named Dorton, but if my son William shall die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years & without a child living at his death, then my will & desire is that the whole of the estate which I have given or may give him in & by this my will shall be equally divided amongst my other children within legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I desire & bequeath to my son James Kidd & his heirs forever the tract of land whereon he now lives, which I purchased of John Daniel as also the tract of land I purchased of John Berry adjoining the aforesaid land I purchased of John Daniel, except eight or ten acres lying beyond the swamp in which my plant patch which joins the lands of Abott’s orphans, which eight or ten acres of land I intended to give to my son John Kidd for support in him of the tract of land which I shall give him. I also bequeath to my son James Kidd & his heirs a negro boy named Jerry. Item I devise & bequeath to my son Thomas Kidd & his heirs forever all my lots and houses in the town of Urbanna which I purchased of Frazer. I also bequeath to my son Thomas & his heirs a negro girl named Lucy with her for hire in [illegible]. But if my son Thomas shall die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years without a child living at his death them my will & desire is that the whole of the estate which I have given him or may give him in & by this my will, shall equally divided amongst my other children or their representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I devise & bequeath to my son John Kidd & his heirs forever the tract of land & plantation on which I live except the seventy five acres of land which I purchased of William Berry, which I intend to dispose of to my daughter Jane Crittenden & my son James. I devise also to my son John & his heirs forever a small parcel of land lying over or beyond the swamp on which the plant patch now is joining the lands of Abbot’s orphans, being about eight or ten acres as excepted and of the land given to my son James. I also bequeath to my son John & his heirs a negro boy named Hampshire, but if my son John shall die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years & without a child living at his death, then my will & desire is that the whole of the estate which I have given or may give him in & by this my will shall be equally divided amongst my other children or their legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I give & bequeath to my son William one hundred pounds if he will therefore support & maintain in a comfortable manner my son George Kidd during his life, and if my son William will not accept and receive the said hundred pounds upon such consideration, my will & desire then is that immediately after my death one hundred pounds shall be paid out to interest by my executors for the support & maintenance of my said son George for his life. I bequeath also my son George one feather bed, bedstead, & furniture for his life, & after his death my will & desire is that the said bed, bedstead & furniture & the one hundred pounds aforesaid if put out to interest & not accepted & received by my son William shall be equally divided amongst my other children or their legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I lend unto my daughter Jane Crittenden seventy five acres of land which I purchased of William Berry joining the land & plantation I now live on, she to have the sole use of it as a home, & to work as she chooses till her husband Thomas Crittenden shall return to live with her, and if her said husband should return at any time hereafter to live with her, by which she should lose the use & move off the said seventy five acres of land, & afterwards her said husband should go of to leave her again as at present he hath done, it is my will & desire that in every such instance my said daughter shall have the same use & enjoyment in & to the said seventy five acres of land as is first above mentioned; if the said Thomas Crittenden shall die before my daughter Jane, I lend the said seventy five acres of land after his death to my said daughter during her widowhood and after her death or widowhood I devise and bequeath the same to my son James Kidd & his heirs forever. It is also my will & desire that whensoever my daughter Jane shall lose & be deprived of the use & enjoyment of the said tract of land by the return of her husband, that then the same shall be possessed by, used, enjoyed & belong to my said son James Kidd. Item I give & bequeath to my grandson Henry Kidd (son of my daughter Nancy) & his heirs forever a negro boy named Manuel; but if my said grandson shall die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years & without a child living at his death, then my will & desire is that the whole of the estate which I have given or may give him in & by this my will shall be equally divided amongst my other children and their legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Polly Kidd wife of Isaac Kidd & her heirs forever one negro girl named Winny & her future increase. Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Sally Kidd & her heirs forever one negro girl named Charlotte & her future increase, but if my said daughter Sally shall die before she arrives to the age of twenty one years & without a child living at her death, then it is my will & desire that the whole of the estate which I have given or may give her by this my will shall be equally divided amongst my other children or their legal representatives to them and their heirs forever. Item I give & bequeath to my grandson James Crittenden & his heirs forever one negro woman named Mariah & her future increase, but if my said grandson shall die before he arrive to the age of twenty one years & without a child living at his death, then my will & desire is that the whole of the estate which I have given or may give him by this my will shall be equally divided amongst all my other children or their legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I lend to my wife Mary during her life three negroes to be her choice of those not before dispose of except Sal whom I intend for the house of my daughter Jane Crittenden. I also lend her for her life two beds, bedsteads & furniture her choice & one half of every other kind of household & kitchen furniture (beds excepted). I lend her also for her life one yoke of oxen, her choice & the ox [illegible] eight cattle her choice, her choice sheep & her choice hogs; and if I should purchase a riding chair as I intend I lend the said chair & the horse which shall be used in drawing it to my said wife for her life & after her death my will & desire is that the whole of the estate above lent to her shall be equally divided amongst all my daughters & my grandson Henry Kidd (son of my daughter Nancy) or their legal representatives. My will is that my wife have her dower in all my lands. Item I desire that my sons Thomas Kidd & John Kidd have the liberty & privilege of getting off the land I have given to my son William whatever cypress timber they may be in want of, for the purpose of building houses on the lands & plantations I have before given them, but this privilege not to extend to building houses on any other land which either or both of them may purchase, nor to any other person to whom others of them may sell the lands above given them, but let themselves only during the time they shall own the said lands given them as aforesaid. Item I devise & bequeath to my sons Benjamin Kidd & James Kidd equally to be divided between them twenty acres of Dragon Swamp which I purchased of Lewis Dudley to them & their heirs forever as tenants in common & not as joint tenants. Item If my wife should not make choice of my negro man Lewis as one of the three choices lent her, in that case my will & desire is that the said Lewis shall serve no other person but shall be thereafter free & emancipated; & if my wife shall choose the said Lewis as one of those lent her, my will is that after her death the said Lewis be free & emancipated. Item All the rest & residue of my estate of every sort not hereto before & above dispose of I desire may be equally divided amongst all my children (my son George excepted) or their legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Item I devise, give & bequeath to my son William Kidd one negro girl named Sal & her future increase in trust to lay out and to dispose of the labor, hire & profits of the said Sal & her future increase towards the sole use, support & maintenance of my daughter Jane Crittenden during her life, her husband Thomas Crittenden to have no kind of right, title, command or control over the said Sal or her future increase or over the labor, hire or profits of them or any of them. I give & bequeath also to my said son William Kidd all such estate which may by this my will might otherwise come full or descend to my said daughter Crittenden by the death of any of my children or grandchildren under the age of twenty one years without a child living at his or her death, or which shall or might full come or descend to when by virtue dispense of the next clause above this disposing of the residue of my estate, or which in any manner by this my will might otherwise come full or descend to her my said daughter in trust to lay out & dispose of the labor, hire & profits of the same to the sole & only as a support & maintenance of my said daughter Jane Crittenden during her life. Her husband Thomas Crittenden to have no kind of right, title, command and or control over the said estates or any part of them, no over the hire, labor, profits, or interest of them, & after the death of my said daughter Jane I bequeath the above said negro girl Sal & her future increase & all & as my other estates above devised to my son William in trust for my said daughter to be equally divided amongst all the legitimate children of my said daughter who shall be living at her death or their legal representatives to them & their heirs forever. Lastly I do nominate & appoint my sons Benjamin Kidd & James Kidd Executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking & making void all & every other last will & testament by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand & seal this [illegible] day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety two. Sealed, signed, & acknowledged XXXXXXXXX in presence of John George Robert Stamper Churchill Blakey John Quarles At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 22nd day of February 1796. This last will and testament of James Kidd deceased was presented in court by Benjamin Kidd & James Kidd the Executors therein named and this will was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of the said Executors who made oath according to law, certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form, giving security whereupon they with Thomas Blake, James Kidd, Tobias Allen and Nathan Shipley their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars with condition according to law. Exam’d Test Will Churchill Truly recorded Test Will Churchill Clk Document Type Last Will & Testament Record Location WB:48 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 1796 - Kidd to Lewis - Middlesex Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1796 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/9b2a8c8fc147bdd751d763d46cb5bbd5.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=Fx7IssyED2lnylghnkALEp3r1t97KlaXGKK3JyFZQxIO3MGo3ZCjYq4EGTe5w8SHF6P5qjslkIO85-TzP5psSyKO3xu93nwqMnELnhLrqWe2U3lg2-AkIYrcMgEyYZ4McwMq3jwPjMRaAuOMol2JX3Ftjrv7h82Q5mGky1Ok6vYbdesYPe5J0yfAC3unR81IqVfa-zNdWnWRFF3v1QBWwVhukeYbacneAY1jk5AP5sx52P7JON-1ttikcAdWg-okmtsE4MYsSt-LDIGhVO6WP2mD8T4-Ze1VhDmopQmTwZkznemPhNOHD%7EWbgynO8O-dw4Af0MJsauVlUN2ec8Pi-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e4c430ed5c841915d2dd1495d1ab6035 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/22/1799 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter Richard Corbin Manumitted Bristow, Ben, Daphny Text of Freedom Document I do hereby certify that I have emancipated and set free and at full liberty Bristow, Ben and Daphny agreeable to the Act of Assembly in that case made and provided. Given under my hand and seal this 17th August 1798. Test R.H. Corbin (seal) W. Segar Fred’k Noele At a court continued and held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Tuesday the 23rd of October 1798. This certificate of emancipation of Ben, Bristow, and Daphny from Richard H. Corbin was presented in court and proved by the oath of William Segar one of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be certified. Test At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 22nd day of April 1799. This deed of emancipation from Richard H. Corbin for setting free Bristow, Ben & Daphny was further proved by the oath of Frederick Noele and ordered to be recorded. Teste, R. Cosby Document Type Deed Record Location DB 11:534 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 3 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 1799 - Corbin to Ben, et al - Middlesex Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1799 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/f5293cab9e4a4a1cb6e7e6022398ef7b.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=AOwZsjcDGkRLxtXC2SPs2h25ysVXCC5qrM5ddSRIOxkARcTzbmXYmVsa3pRnOUqy8Flhs9WdH74jDJ1SF%7EiScEn3IiTY63jb5kvsVC8MIJxviBE4uE8%7ERHFVoEsw1T1xlawX0e06IfauVJ0ZHn4Gr%7ErYrQlN3XTe8kgiCudOw5e8n-y6U-lP-aF6-8DDdwt71S1qhyYIEsSoFs0%7EX22KTrJm0Mjgd8GT4C3JkXKKk4S5DGl5NeahETZ6gLgaQkBmw38wnWE3WhVw2aGoOfuRFe%7Ewi1ktWzLv5hZEngOgjcPisUrgGI23EtKahpraf7qigPdJo4lgdOUeawmO4qpzmg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ce1e9d5530a7c7be5b983358b8bcc4ad 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 12/22/1800 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter Overton Cosby Manumitted Jane (Jenny) Kearn, Carthagena Kearn, Nancy Lightfoot Kearn (Berry), Overton Cosby Berry, George Text of Freedom Document Whereas by deed bearing date the 29th day of July 1794, which is of record in this court, I Overton Cosby did emancipate and set free my negro woman called Jenny, called Jane Kearn, and her two daughters Nancy Lightfoot Kearn and Carthagena Kearn, together with all the future increase of them or either of them, with the reservation of their services as slaves during the term of my natural life, and being desirous to secure to them, as well as my mulatto man called George, privileges I wish them to enjoy. Know all men by these presents that I Overton Cosby of the Town of Urbanna, and County of Middlesex, for the foregoing reasons, and for divers other good causes and considerations, me thereunto moving, do by these presents emancipate and set free my negro woman Jenny otherwise called Jane Kearn and her daughter Carthagena Kearn, Nancy Lightfoot Kearn, otherwise Berry, with her son Overton Cosby Berry, and my faithful and affectionate mulatto man called George, meaning & intending that the persons before mentioned and all and every of them shall be emancipated and enjoy their freedom from the day of this writing in as full and ample a manner as if they and every of them had been born free. In testimony whereof I the said Overton Cosby have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of December 1800. Acknowledged in Overton Cosby (seal) the presence of John Crew Junior Peter Kem Junr At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 22nd day of December 1800. This deed of emancipation from Overton Cosby to his slaves Jane, Nancy & her child Overton, Carthagena and George was acknowledged by said Overton Cosby to be his act & deed & ordered to be recorded. Teste, O. Cosby Truly recorded Teste O. Cosby CMC Document Type Deed Record Location DB 12:75 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 5 Notes Notes regarding the record The first three named individuals preiously mentioned in the 1794 deed DB 11:202, but adds a boy named Overton Cosby Berry, and a man named George 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 10/27/1800 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter Thomas Fauntleroy Manumitted Tom Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Fauntleroy of the County of Middlesex, for & in consideration of the sum of seventy five pounds to me in hand paid by Benjamin Dabney, for & on behalf of my mulatto man slave named Tom formerly Boyd’s Tom, the receipt of which sum I do hereby acknowledge, have manumitted, set free & emancipated the said Tom, & by these presents do hereby manumit, set free & emancipate the said Tom. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed my seal this 27th day of October one thousand eight hundred. Sealed & delivered Tho’s Fauntleroy (seal) in presence of Five interlined before signing Peter Kemp Jun. I acknowledge that I have received of Benj Dabney the within mentioned sum of seventy five pounds, the consideration within stated, given under my hand & seal this 27th day of Octob’r 1800. Witness Tho’s Fauntleroy (seal) At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna, on Monday the 27th day of October 1800. This deed of emancipation with the receipt thereon endorsed to Tom, was acknowledged by the said Fauntleroy to be his act and deed, and ordered to be recorded. Teste, O. Cosby Truly recorded Teste, O. Cosby CMC Document Type Deed Record Location DB 12:68 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/27/1800 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter John Corbin Manumitted John Text of Freedom Document Having frequently considered the certainty of death and the uncertainty of life – I think it highly necessary that every man ought to be prepared for death. Therefore I make this will though small my property, to have some satisfaction during my present stay in this world. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Juliet my house, known by the name of Glaes together with the furniture of all kinds in the house during her natural life, negroes of all kinds except my man John whom I wish to be free for his services whilst I alive. I also give unto my wife any four horses that she may choose and should [blank] I have a carriage that is also given her forever. Should what I have left her not be sufficient to support her, I must then beg that she may be furnished with £500 current money of Virginia. Item I give unto my brother Richard Corbin of Laneville my plantations known by the name of Hall & Gate Quarter, hoping that he will provide well for his son John, being a favorite of mine. I give and bequeath unto my brother Gowen L. Corbin of Kings Creek 15 negroes, young ones between the age of 8 and 11, and any two horses, the above four taken out as above mentioned. I would if I had it really give my brother more, but as he has a valuable plantation, a good manager, and out of debt, I think it useless. I give and bequeath unto my sister Maria £300, unto my sister £200, and to my sister Matilda £150. I would give my sister Betty a great deal but as she is so well off, it would be taking from the needy. Therefore, she will receive 10 guineas to purchase her a mourning locket. My dear brother Richard will pay all those incumbrances as they are called, but I hope he will not find them so together with all my debts and thank God they are but few. And then dear brother accept all my plantations together with the negroes thereunto belonging with my blacksmiths – the above mentioned negroes only excepted for wife and brother – should I have a son I must then leave everything to him of every denomination whatsoever, and should I have a daughter I must give her, or indeed request my brother R to pay her £3000 current money of Virginia when married or at the age of 20, allowing him 6 months to do so. My brother Richard will take my children if I have any and put them to some good school for indeed very far from home, should my wife marry, I beg that my children may be immediately removed from the house and great care taken of my plantations by my brother. My servant John, I wish my brother to give 10 pounds, and my negro woman Jane and Felicia. I must now beg my brother Richard will pay great attention to what I have done as he is chiefly interested. My dear wife I hope is perfectly satisfied knowing how small her fortune was. Indeed I hope all my relations are perfectly satisfied, if they are not, it was not my fault as I have endeavored to do the best. I expect you all will certainly know my name and hand. Gales February 2th 1799 John T. Corbin I forgot to mention that when my wife dies, that plantation and negroes goes to my brother R. Corbin. My only reason for taking my children from my wife when she marries is that I know the father in laws are generally like the step mothers, and you know how they are. John T. Corbin Gales February 2th 1799 At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 27th day of January 1800. The last will and testament of John T. Corbin deceased was produced in court by Richard Corbin, and there being no witnesses to the said will, Charles Curtis and Thomas Fauntleroy were sworn, who severally deposed that they were well acquainted with the testators handwriting and verily believed that the said will, and the codicil thereto annexed, and the name thereto subscribed are all of the said testators proper handwriting. Whereupon the said will & codicil are ordered to be recorded, and there being no executors named in the said will, on the motion of Richard Corbin, who made oath thereto, and together with Gowin L. Corbin his security entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of twenty thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration on the said decedents estate; with his will aforesaid annexed in due form. Teste, O Cosby CMC Truly recorded Test O Cosby CMC Document Type Last Will & Testament Record Location WB 2:43 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 1800 - Corbin to John - Middlesex Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1800 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/4c8b57d3f63fd90f602961a1f59e7355.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=EMP96QSXo582k%7EFwCgikZxFjrctYaTh5sXhWgsD2L9quQwMEPkZBs8rBj1KdRKhCN7cAwFWBzTjfCoQqr0-u2Hty%7EQl3mQv1ZTfc71Rc8CocFjDcc-esLOx%7EhcPpGSspmqqp5oYea-p55cAF%7EzDBciu1UM8s8m4jcbh7HD2c1kPdffBpm6vN4oowFPM%7EDDej3QPRKVIiHF6Pj0JqEqWEm0e8taIVd-Qb3b%7EJ9Yfrurd9I1FIBhZoK7tMMnoHnX3-Yjn6dkQmsbyJT2daq4dDcJSiqLp%7ElN7u%7E6C3cDSm9cseywZNuFEbFDLhTYBAHMNxcNd2c0dUX7muVNmjybNDrA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM c45ca5e7eb839e54a4132564876c7b1a 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/28/1802 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter James Ross Manumitted Nancy Woodford, Frances Woodford, William Woodford, David Woodford, George Woodford Text of Freedom Document I James Ross of the town of Urbanna in the County of Middlesex and State of Virginia, considering that my mulatto slave Mary Woodford (now deceased) and her daughter Nancy Woodford, were the gift of my two good friends, the late Clement Nicholson and Anne his wife, as by their deed recorded in the court of the county aforesaid will more fully appear. And knowing that the donors had the welfare of the said Mary &c much at heart, and also for divers other causes and considerations me thereunto moving &c, do emancipate and set free all the children of the said Mary, to wit, Nancy Woodford, Frances Woodford, William Woodford, David Woodford, and George Woodford, with all the future increase of them or either of them, agreeably to the Acts of Assembly in that case made and provided. In testimony whereof I the said James Ross have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one. James Ross (seal) At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 28th day of June 1802. This deed of emancipation from James Ross to his slaves Nancy Woodford, Frances Woodford, William Woodford, David Woodford, and George Woodford was acknowledged by the said James Ross to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Teste, O. Cosby Truly recorded. Teste, O. Cosby CMC Document Type Deed Record Location DB 12:169 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 1802 - Ross to Nancy Woodford - Middlesex Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1802 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/d8734ae28e1bce109655b46ac4f2a1c8.jpg?Expires=1779926400&Signature=en16ecoXvrzsMuE0QMU6jW8ot-pLbgtzXqzVmhZHcSYdwEZjsd89ksoypdJQylHXy-veVnw-1JtvQmJRqfG%7ExGQvnVFAfqayPP%7E1iOAlA4pXyKZoL4TyPWDmOT33FP7rFAPDHtNU-HCEZ5zq3snB91yKKxHHim72owIsIosLHNlFpTOVZ846i5emtGm1nok4GFf7DYtkjhgbVF0NqtvNHcMZfJcxEEkkqSCBLk1EBHPrknJbVOHZWOnmh2tP5usLot9hHOYHnmX0HaurL1bahbmY8LvCYmt5cHcmVGl9Oj2RKKTX5OcCCjgxXqlU8OxHJuNoiGHppffL36aV3sMWvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 48c08876509fbaec4e5fa7e937478796 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 02/24/1806 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter James Ross Manumitted Daphne, James Corbin Text of Freedom Document I James Ross of the town of Urbanna in the County of Middlesex and State of Virginia, for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving &c, do emancipate and set free my negro woman Daphne and her son James Corbin with all their future increase agreeably to the Acts of Assembly in that case made and provided. In testimony whereof I the said James Ross have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and six. James Ross (seal) At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 24th day of February 1806. This deed of emancipation from James Ross to his slaves Daphne and her son James Corbin was acknowledged by the said James Ross to be his act and deed, and ordered to be recorded. Teste, O. Cosby Ck Truly recorded Teste, O. Cosby C.M.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DB 12:441 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 2 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/28/1806 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter Overton Cosby Manumitted Mary Gilmore Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Overton Cosby of the County of Middlesex and State of Virginia for divers causes and considerations, me thereunto moving; and also for and in further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do by these presents emancipate and set free my slave Mary Gilmore, daughter of Fanny Gilmore, meaning and intending that the said Mary before mentioned shall be liberated and enjoy her freedom from the date of these presents, in as full and ample a manner as if she had been born free. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 11th day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & six. Witness Overton Cosby (seal) Jn Chew Peter Kemp Jnr At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 28th day of April 1806. This deed of emancipation from Overton Cosby to his slave Mary Gilmore (daughter of Fanny Gilmore) was proved by the oaths of John Chew and Peter Kemp Junr the witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste, O. Cosby Ck Truly recorded Teste, O. Cosby C.M.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DB 12:442 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 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 Middlesex County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 02/23/1807 Location The location of the interview Middlesex County Virginia Manumitter Overton Cosby Manumitted William Barber, George, Jenny, Nancy Lightfoot, Carthagena Text of Freedom Document I Overton Cosby of the Town of Urbanna in the County of Middlesex being sick and weak but of perfect mind, memory, and understanding do make this my last will and testament. That is to say I give and bequeath to my negro man William Barber, my mulatto man George, my negro woman Jenny, her daughter Nancy Lightfoot, and also her daughter Carthagena their freedom with all the rights, privileges, and immunities of slaves made free; agreeable to the several Acts of Assembly in that case made and provided. I give and bequeath unto William Graham once of this place but now of London, fifty pounds sterling as a small memorial of my affection for the best man I ever knew. I give and bequeath to James Ross of said place fifty pounds sterling to enable him to encounter the many difficulties he will meet with in the execution of this my will, but this is not to be taken as any proportion of the ample and liberal allowance which I wish to be made him for services in the execution of his executory trust. My will and desire is that fair statements be made; and as no pretext can be urged for postponement or delay, that the little I have a right to be may be collected. Under these circumstances after paying my just debts, any balance in the hands of my executors shall be appropriated to the following purposes. First, I give and bequeath to my nephew Fortunatus Cosby the debt he owes me, which money was advanced to enable him to prosecute his law studies. It is my desire that any further remainder may be divided into four parts. One fourth part I give to my nephew John Minor, one fourth part to Cleon Callis, son of my nephew William Callis; one fourth part to George Daniel Spratt son of the late Doctor Robert Spratt and the other fourth part to James Ross. Lastly I constitute and appoint my good friend James Gregorie of Charleston South Carolina, John Minor of the Town of Fredericksburg, and James Ross of Urbanna executed to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four. Signed and acknowledged by Overton Cosby (seal) Overton Cosby as & for his last will & testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Staige Davis Sam’l Blake Chur’l Blackburn At a court held for Middlesex County at the courthouse in Urbanna on Monday the 23rd day of February 1807. The last will and testament of Overton Cosby Esqre deceased was presented in court and proved by the oaths of Staige Davis and Samuel Blake, two of the witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And John Minor and James Ross, two of the executors named in the said will having in open court relinquished their right of executorship, on the motion of said John Minor and James Ross, who made oath thereto and the said John Minor with Benjamin Botts, Hugh Mercer, Robert Patton and David C Kerr, his securities and said James Ross with John Quarles & William Robinson his securities entered into and acknowledged their separate bonds in the penalty of sixty thousand six hundred and sixty six dollars, each as the law directs, certificate is granted them for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of the said Overton Cosby deceased with his will annexed in due form. Teste, Thomas Muse Ck Truly recorded Teste, Thomas Muse C.M.C. Document Type Last Will & Testament Record Location WB 2:336 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 5 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 1807 - Cosby to William Barber, et al - Middlesex Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1807