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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 02/14/1787 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter John Guy Manumitted Mark, Matthew, Frank, Peg, Betty, Aimey, Robin, Ben, Sciller, Grace, Esther Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I John Guy of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia for good causes & considerations me hereunto moving, and by virtue of an act of the Gen. Assembly of Virginia passed in the year of our Lord 1782 entitled “An act to authorize the manumission of slaves” do emancipate and set absolutely free the following negro slaves (to wit) two negro men slaves called Mark & Matthew, and the following negro women slaves Frank, Peg, Betty, & Aimey to be entirely free and at their own liberty on the first day of January 1787, also a negro boy called Robin to be free at the end of his twenty fourth year of his age, and negroes Ben, Sciller, Grace & Esther to be free and at their own liberty as they severally arrive at the age of twenty one & eighteen as by the said act of assembly is directed. And I do hereby warrant & defend the title of the said negroes to their freedom so as above granted against myself, my heirs, Exors, and Administrators, and against all persons whatsoever claiming the said slaves by, from, or under me; under the penal sum of one hundred pounds current money to be recovered by each of the said negroes in case of any attempt by me or those claiming from me to deprive them of their liberty so as aforesaid granted. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of December Anno Domini 1786. Signed & sealed John Guy (seal) in the presence of At a court held for Northampton County the 14th day of February 1787. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by John Guy party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Test, Ex’d William Stith CSC Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:123 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 11 Notes Notes regarding the record Cites 1782 law 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 1787 - Guy to Mark, et al - Northampton Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1787 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/41110c0572553a0595148c5d2699b38d.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=TGx0yJt-5xHOdu%7ESgTI63nqKMoptT9FbdWigUZ0GOPaqlDa-VnKmtSClBjDnAOQn7MUkl1mgzVZHDTaalueAhejbFJv20wCWqHauDWsbQVM49t4%7E6%7Em1R%7EbLeORdMqv-BAcF0EjZefKBohSgSV8uFKu1Duk6pX5o66h9S3BuDUI7ZdiX9SyUKW-IqIfdrsQsXW2XbYWPNF953jPdICkWh9HmiDDCk30C4SxYMrSsXDAsrxSNDI6i6ENFqQiYZd9I7QjImV7g7qqQtyvWC%7EkQN%7EPFblxfmN%7E1-Y%7EgRaNHeUKwOHf0fGSlH7Hd21u1q2mTHlLL2jSU2%7ElqmXxyfWH1JQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 7d729da0bfc1cf54845a3cb1b249caf7 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/fac69e1fd88f417b4a2aa393cd094314.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=nbkCX4FOhIooSWQEStNbGyfJ2O28RfVXGHa8C%7EWEf7d68ZuUJ130eAH-7YbGMuNSxw2HuihMOmwp7Kc7QEMHkKECxE8mlsTuzoFGako9WWyhWQyliepFiaEjC9liUoleHELlLC1Wy1jKRLQ85STIm1Q817Plmw-TqD5w3RorYxHggVHk4AXrZBQ70AGwflw%7EaAMNRiG454L8WunVixNP2nVrzjfArcwvcz85smSWL-M17Y3HOaaTufzqYHogB24rO5hO9Qq8ZkHOOCk%7Ep1eLvXInn%7EQk7EmlVq%7E76o90g43Ny2PGnjZQIZO5cIsG9ZYoNNC4EYYc9SAo-ZfoGc2aBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM f1f7b667b9e4061a313e433b4ba4e2c0 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 02/13/1787 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter Coventon Simpkins Manumitted Quil, Ben, great Tamar, little Tamar, Sarah, Joe, Rachael, Dilly, James, Milly, Mary Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Coventon Simpkins of the County of Northampton & State of Virginia for good causes & considerations me hereunto moving & by virtue of an act of the General Assembly of Virginia passed in the year of our Lord 1782 entitled “an act to authorize the manumission of slaves” do hereby emancipate & set absolutely free the following negro slaves to wit: Quil & Ben, great Tamar, little Tamar & Sarah to be free and at their own liberty on the first day of January 1787. Negro Joe to be free on the first day of January 1789 and negroes Rachael, Dilly, James, Milly & Mary to be free and at liberty as they severally arrive at the age of twenty one and eighteen as by said act of assembly is directed. And I do hereby warrant & defend the freedom of the said negroes against myself, my heirs, executors & administrators as well as against all persons whatsoever claiming title to the same by or from me under the penal sum of one hundred pounds current money to be recovered by each of the said negroes in case of any attempt to deprive them of their liberty by us so as above granted. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 10th day of October Anno Domini 1786. Signed & sealed in presence of Coventon Simpkins (seal) At a court held for Northampton County the 13th day of February 1787. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by Coventon Simpkins party thereto to be his act & deed & ordered to be recorded. Test William Stith CNC Exd Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:117 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 11 Notes Notes regarding the record Cites 1782 law 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 1787 - Simpkins to Quil - Northampton Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1787 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/f56f50562d0fae9473d7945a0b3c88f0.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=tLRx1h2ZvF8QhuH4yQKVDpVtLE07cZA4jB258H6r7NZOG4XlA-KSwMQg6J2uwRnej2JNkiAoOWXmFM6SkeXSI5ZsDR001EaWSEOkyGSPavAgSnZNYFQLhnkDV0hdteq4Q4-3bVSSpyjyt55vGSkFU7YfAUrTkLkZVNQ1-x%7En8gnMAfhZ2pnYVJNMi5TT8DbPIloQ%7E0BES62otwJvd20aUuYr7y%7EJN0IHBNrx%7EXGBMXxu-3me9ILrCqB072QzqsE7EqpvqJsSo38qJvn1Ob0ITx7S7iKGWddEPq9Uri2NQuiqkB7IHpjzqtT7ULgcn-Pbpy4HnwJn7CUUENn6JeA83Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cbcf6cc33a4f4aeba62dd908aeea8534 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 06/10/1788 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter Dickie Dunton Manumitted Luse, Ben, Sear Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Dickie Dunton of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia, for good causes and considerations me hereunto moving, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed in the year of our Lord 1782 entitled “An act to authorize the manumission of slaves” do emancipate and absolutely set free the following negro slaves, to wit, one negro slave called Luse to be entirely free and at her own liberty on the fourteenth of June 1791; a boy Ben to be free and at his own liberty on the first day of August 1798; and Sear to be free and at her own liberty on the first day of June 1798, as by said Act of Assembly is directed: and I do hereby warrant and defend the freedom of said negroes against myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, and against all persons whatsoever, claiming the same, under the penal sum of one hundred pounds current money to be recovered by each of the said negroes in case of any attempt to deprive them of their liberty so as above granted. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of June Anno Domini 1788. Signed and sealed in presence of Dickie Dunton (seal) John Giddens At a court held for Northampton County the 10th day of June 1788. This deed of manumission was acknowledged by Dicke Dunton party thereto to be his act and deed, and ordered to be recorded. Ex’d Test, Wm Stith C.N.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:232 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 3 Notes Notes regarding the record Cites 1782 law 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 1788 - Dunton to Luce - Northampton Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1788 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/72439/archive/files/6f771603e02ae3c1108b8ae75ad58eac.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=IA%7EST2UA3bmjdN7gbxYr7R6NSL3mEZaaPv0xLu2LfyEDQBNFAHGeE4lpYWZZdbQ2dkS7ESFghSzjKjDbMfl1S1UwEt5Bz3vWUCGgpKggVJBTf7zQM9rPCfDGBDt3cdcnO5CZMctbOjJ3Jjk0nJVN34k6urcrpqTPmjUukSIZkiW-7VsOpCDK8cO9T0MPPwe8pLRLmya4TyELbb%7EAH8GBTHiNc769sOX%7EpHFl4IUiBmL-esk8sID8OwQIzUzA6dYZn178M6NaD-O2CGSjrY27RmmB3bvFNSv7GbSXWG0tNb65TMfT9YMFc7PlKgHn2vd0jm5sN1EK7lwW9y7YNvvJ2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 65ae57000de12e3b455300b1defb406b 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 07/08/1788 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter Hezekiah Pitts Manumitted Betty Moses, Pleasant Hampton, Esther Hampton, Tabitha Moses, John Robins, Charles Nuttle, Elsey Houlding Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Hezekiah Pitts of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia for good causes moving me hereunto, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia passed in the year of our Lord 1782 entitled “an act to authorize the manumission of slaves” do hereby emancipate the following negro slaves to be free after the following manner (viz) Betty Moses to be free immediately, Pleasant Hampton to be free immediately, Alles Exor aged seventeen years last May to be free at the age of twenty one, Esther Hampton aged thirteen last April to be free at twenty one; Joshua Hampton aged ten years last January to be free at D; Tabitha Moses aged five last September to be free at D; John Robins to be free January the first 1793; Charles Nuttle to be free January 1st 1792, Elsey Houlding to be free January 1st 1797, as by the above said Act of Assembly directed, and do hereby warrant and defend the freedom of said negroes against myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigus under the penal sum of one thousand pounds current money of Virginia to be recovered by said negroes in case of any attempts to deprive them of their liberty by us as above granted. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of July Anno Domini 1788. Signed, sealed in Hezekiah Pitts (seal) presence of At a court held for Northampton county the 8th day of July 1788. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by Hezekiah Pitts party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Ex’d Test Wm Stith C.N.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:243 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 7 Notes Notes regarding the record Cites 1782 law 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 07/08/1788 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter George Pitts Manumitted Saul Text of Freedom Document I George Pitts of Northampton County and State of Virginia in the name of God do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth, to wit. I leave my slave Saul to be hired out yearly for seven years and the money arising from the hire to be equally divided between my wife and child, and at the expiration of that time I will him to be free forever. Item. I give to Major Pettit a suit of my clothes, and my will is that the rest of my estate shall be sold, and that my child Matildah shall have one third part thereof forever. Item. I give out of the other two thirds to Sally Pettit four pounds, and the rest of the two thirds I give to my loving wife Elizabeth Pitts forever, provided she accounts with her mother for her claim against me; but if my wife refuses to account with her mother, my will is that part of that money shall be put out to defray her yearly charge against my estate, but when that claim shall cease then as before, my will is that my wife shall have it forever. I nominate & appoint Hezekiah Pitts executor to this my last will & testament, as witness my hand & seal this 25th February 1788. Signed, sealed, & acknowledged in presence of us George Pitts (seal) Richard Bull, John Savage At a court held for Northampton County the 8th day of July 1788. This will was proved by the oath of John Savage a witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Hezekiah Pitts, executor therein appointed who took the oath & gave bond and security according to law, a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Ex’d Test, Wm. Stith C.N.C. Document Type Last Will & Testament Record Location WI 28:62 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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Title A name given to the resource Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 07/08/1788 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter John Savage Manumitted Comfort Toby Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I John Savage of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia for good cause and consideration me hereunto moving, and by virtue of An Act of the General Assembly of Virginia passed in the year of our Lord 1782, entitled “an act to authorize the manumission of slaves” do hereby emancipate and set absolutely free the following negro slave Comfort, to whom I give the name of Comfort Toby, to free at her own on the first day of January 1789, as by said Act of Assembly directed; and I do hereby warrant and defend the freedom of said negro against myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators under the penal sum of one hundred pounds current money of Virginia, to be recovered by said negro in case of any attempt to deprive her of her liberty by us as above granted. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of July Anno Domini 1788. Signed and sealed John Savage (seal) in presence of At a court held for Northampton County the 8th day of July 1788. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by John Savage (OC) party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Exam’d Test, Wm Stith C.N.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:244 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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Title A name given to the resource Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 07/08/1788 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter John Stratton Jr Manumitted Liverpool, Esther, Judeah, Abel, Peter, Peter Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I John Stratton Jun’r of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia, from full persuasion that freedom is the natural right of all men, do hereby manumit and set free all the negroes that I am possessed of, to wit, Liverpool man thirty nine, Esther girl eighteen, Judah twelve, Abel twelve, Peter son of Pegg seven, and Peter son of Elizabeth seven years of age, so that henceforth they the aforenamed negroes shall be deemed, adjudged and taken as and for free people, that is to say Liverpool from this day, and Esther, Judah, Abel, Peter (son of Pegg) and Peter (son of Elizabeth) when they arrive at twenty one years of age to be at liberty to act for themselves without the let, hindrance, or molestation of me or any person or persons claiming or to claim by from or under me forever. In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 1st day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight. Sealed and delivered John Stratton Jun’r (seal) in the presence of At a court held for Northampton County the 8th day of July 1788. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by John Stratton Jun’r party thereto to be his act and deed and ordered to be recorded. Ex’d Test Wm Stith C.N.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:250 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 6 Notes Notes regarding the record natural right 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 12/09/1789 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter Thomas Parsons Manumitted Ned Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Parsons of the County of Northampton & State of Virginia for divers good causes & considerations, me hereunto moving, and more particularly for and in consideration of faithful service rendered to me by my negro man slave named old Ned, have by virtue of the Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, in that case made and provided and do by these presents manumit, liberate, and set free my said negro man slave named old Ned. And I do by these presents for me and my heirs warrant & defend the liberty of the said negro man slave against me and my heirs, and against all persons claiming under me or them. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this ninth day of December Anno Domini 1789. Signed, sealed, & delivered Tho’s Parsons (seal) in the presence of At a court held for Northampton County the 9th day of December 1789. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by Thomas Parsons party thereto to be his act and deed & ordered to be recorded. Test, William Stith C.N.C. Ex’d Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:334 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 1 Notes Notes regarding the record Cites 1782 law 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 01/14/1789 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter Betsey Barlow Manumitted Jacob Holland, Sarah Marnick Text of Freedom Document Know all men by these presents that I Betsey Barlow of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia for good cause and considerations, me hereunto moving, and by virtue of An Act of the General Assembly of Virginia passed in the year of our Lord 1782 entitled “an act to authorize the manumission of slaves” do hereby emancipate and set absolutely free the following negro slaves, to wit. Jacob and Sarah, to whom I give the names of Jacob Holland and Sarah Marnick, to be free and at their own liberty on the first day of January 1789, as by said Act of Assembly is directed. And I do hereby warrant and defend the freedom of the said negroes against myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators as well as against all persons whatsoever claiming title to the same by or from me under the penal sum of one hundred pounds current money of Virginia to be recovered by each of the said negroes in case of any attempt to deprive them of their liberty by us as above granted. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this [blank] day of December Anno Domini 1788. Signed, sealed, & delivered Elizabeth Barlow (seal) in presence of At a court held for Northampton county the 14th day of January 1789. This deed of emancipation was acknowledged by Elizabeth Barlow party thereto to be her act & deed, and ordered to be recorded. Ex’d Test, Wm Stith C.N.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:291 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 2 Notes Notes regarding the record Cites 1782 law 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 Northampton County Manumission Documents Manumission Item Data Manumission Item Data Date Court Date 04/14/1789 Location The location of the interview Northampton County Virginia Manumitter Betsey Guy Manumitted Ben, Frank, Mark, Mary, Luke, Solomon, Judah, Nanny, Leah, Jacob, Shadrack, Anada, Natt Text of Freedom Document To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting: I Betsey Guy of the County of Northampton and State of Virginia, from full persuasion that freedom is the natural right of all men, I do hereby manumit and set absolutely free all the negroes that I am possessed of, to wit: Ben, negro man forty six years of age; Frank, negro woman thirty two years of age; black Mary, woman twenty eight years of age; yellow Mary, twenty five years of age; Luke, man twenty one years of age; Solomon, boy eighteen years of age; Judah, girl sixteen years of age; Nanny, girl thirteen years of age; Leah five years of age; Jacob, boy four years of age; Shadrack, boy two years of age; Anada, ten months old; and Natt, boy four days old; so that henceforth they the afore named negroes shall be deemed, adjudged, and taken as and for free people, that is to say, Ben, Frank, black Mary, yellow Marh, and Luke from this day; and Solomon, Judah, Nanny, Leah, Jacob, Shadrack, Anada and Natt when they shall arrive to twenty one years of age to be at liberty to act for themselves without the let, hindrance, or molestation of me or any person or persons claiming or to claim by, from, or under me forever. In testimony whereof I do hereto set my hand and affix my seal this 8th day of December one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight. Sealed & delivered in the presence of Betsey Guy (seal) John Stratton Jun’r, Thomas Parramore Jun’r At a court held for Northampton County the 14th day of April 1789. This deed of emancipation was proved to be the act and deed of Betsey Guy party thereto by the oaths of John Stratton Jun’r and Thomas Parramore Jun’r witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Ex’d Test Wm Stith C.N.C. Document Type Deed Record Location DC 22:301 Number of Persons Number of individuals manumitted 13 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 1789 - Guy to Ben, et al - Northampton Co, VA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1789