1793 - Walker to Abigail, et al - Charles City County, VA

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Title

1793 - Walker to Abigail, et al - Charles City County, VA

Date

Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata

Date

09/22/1793

Manumitter

Number of Persons

4

Text of Freedom Document

In the name of God Amen. I Richardson Walker of the County of Charles City & Parish of Westover being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, to wit, Item I give to my four slaves Abigail and her three daughters named Lilly, Tabitha and Abigail their freedom after my death, the aforesaid Abigail and three daughters are to be at their liberty to act & do for themselves as any other free people of the state. Item I give to the aforesaid Abigail and her three daughters Lilly, Tabitha & Abigail my whole estate. It is my will and desire that my estate may be kept together by my Executors hereafter mentioned in order that Abigail and her three daughters may equally be supported out of the profits of the estate devised to them. My will and desire is that my Executors get some place such as they shall think proper for Abigail and her children to reside on and that they may all live together in peace, and in a Christian like manner. It is my will and desire that when any of the aforesaid should die that the estate still shall stand equally divided among those who survive to them and their heirs forever. I constitute and appoint Benjamin McWilliams, Boling Cocke my friends Executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety three.
Signed, sealed & published Richardson Walker (seal)
and declared in presence of
A. McWilliams
James Clark
Clemon McWilliams

At a monthly court held for Charles City County on Thursday the sixteenth day of October 1794. The afore written last will and testament of Richardson Walker deceased was proved by the oaths of Anderson McWilliams and James Clark two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste, Otway Byrd CC

Record Location

CHAS CTY WB 1789-1808: 184

Document Type

Last Will & Testament

Files

1793-CharlesCity-Walker-WB-1-184-185.jpg

Citation

“1793 - Walker to Abigail, et al - Charles City County, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed February 16, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/1418.