1797 - Eaton to Jacob - Surry Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
02/28/1797
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
I Nancy Eaton of Surry County, having under my care one negro man named Jacon, aged fifty four years, which negro I have held as a slave but being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind, I do hereby emancipate and set free the said Jacob to all intent and purposes against me my heirs or assigns In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sea. This 23rd of February Anno Dom 1797~
Nancy [her x mark] Eaton {Seal}
Test
Willis Wilson
At a Court held for Surry County, February 28, 1797-
The within written deed of Emancipation from Nancy Eaton to negro Jacob was acknowledged by the said Nancy Eaton to be her act and deed and by the Court ordered to be recorded
Examined
Teste, Jacob Faulcon: C.S.C.
Nancy [her x mark] Eaton {Seal}
Test
Willis Wilson
At a Court held for Surry County, February 28, 1797-
The within written deed of Emancipation from Nancy Eaton to negro Jacob was acknowledged by the said Nancy Eaton to be her act and deed and by the Court ordered to be recorded
Examined
Teste, Jacob Faulcon: C.S.C.
Record Location
DB 1:464
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1797 - Eaton to Jacob - Surry Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed May 15, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2455.