1789 - White to Bob, et al - Sussex Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
09/03/1789
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
3
Text of Freedom Document
I John White of Sussex County Virginia do manumit & set free from bondage my three negroes (to wit) Bob aged twenty three, Roger aged seventeen & Lewis aged fifteen years the third day of the sixth month last, Roger & Lewis to be freed as soon as they shall severally arrive to the age of twenty one years, and hereby secure both their persons and the estate they now have or may hereafter acquire & defend them against myself, my heirs & every other person or persons claiming by from or under me. Witness my hand & seal this thirtieth day of the eighth month 1789.
Sealed & delivered in the presence of John White (seal)
Tho’s Peatton, Joshua Bailey
At a court held for Sussex County the 3rd day of September 1789.
This deed of emancipation was proved to be the act & deed of John White a party thereto by the affirmation of Thomas Peatton a witness thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Teste, Michael Bailey Cl Cur
Sealed & delivered in the presence of John White (seal)
Tho’s Peatton, Joshua Bailey
At a court held for Sussex County the 3rd day of September 1789.
This deed of emancipation was proved to be the act & deed of John White a party thereto by the affirmation of Thomas Peatton a witness thereto & ordered to be recorded.
Teste, Michael Bailey Cl Cur
Record Location
DB G:326
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1789 - White to Bob, et al - Sussex Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed July 14, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2325.