1795 - Page to Betty - York Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
06/15/1795
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
To all to whom these presents shall come. Know ye that I John Page do by these presents emancipate, liberate and set free a mulatto girl called Betty, the daughter of Nanny aged about twelve year, together with all the future increase of said girl Betty, which said girl Betty I purchased from Benjamin Carter Waller of the City of Williamsburg and I do further declare by these presents and it is my true intent and meaning that the said girl shall be from henceforth in a perfect state of freedom. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
Sealed, delivered & acknowledged John Page (seal)
in presence of
B. Waller, Jn Waller
At a court held for York County the 15th day of June 1795
This deed of emancipation was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Ex’d Teste, Ro. H. Waller Cl Cur
Sealed, delivered & acknowledged John Page (seal)
in presence of
B. Waller, Jn Waller
At a court held for York County the 15th day of June 1795
This deed of emancipation was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Ex’d Teste, Ro. H. Waller Cl Cur
Record Location
DB 7:145
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1795 - Page to Betty - York Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed March 5, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/2556.