1789 - Pleasants to Winny Mop, et al - Goochland Co, VA

1789 - Pleasants to Winny Mop, et al - Goochland Co, VA

07/20/1789

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I Joseph Pleasants of the County of Goochland in Virginia believing that all men are by nature equally free and having in my possession Sundry negroes do therefore manumit and release all my right, title & interest to the following negroes to wit; Jude aged about forty two years, Fanny thirty five, Silvia Len thirty three, Libria Jan, twenty, Lewis eleven, Charlotte eight, Andrew six, Jack four, Winny four, Sall two, Duke one, Nell one, Isaac one, Nanny one, Lewis Andrew Jack Dick Isaac to be free so soon as they shall severally arrive to the age of twenty one years. Charlotte Winny Sall & Nanny to be free so soon as they shall severally arrive to the age of eighteen years and I do hereby defend the aforesaid against any person or persons claiming any of them by from or under me. Witness my hand and seal this eighth day of the twelfth month anno domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.
Sealed and delivered Jos Pleasants (seal)
In the presence of
Sam Parsons
James Hunnicutt
Reuben Pleasants

At a court held for Goochland County the 15 day of Dec 1788
This deed of manumission made by Joseph Pleasants was presented in court and proved by the affirmation of Sam Parsons a Quaker to be his act & deed which was continued for further proof.
Teste, Wm Miller DClk


At a court held for Goochland County the 20th day of July 1789
This deed of manumission was further proved by the affirmation of James Hunnicutt to be the act and deed of the said Pleasants which was thereupon admitted to recorded.
Teste, Wm Miller DClk

DB 15:263

Deed