1852 - Cocke to David Johnston - Isle of Wight Co, VA
Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata
Date
01/03/1853
Manumitter
Manumitted
Number of Persons
1
Text of Freedom Document
Know all men by these presents that I Eliza W. Cocke of the County of Isle
of Wight have and by these presents, do manumit, emancipate, and set free
a negro man slave named David Johnston and I hereby declare him the said
David to be entirely liberated from slavery, and entitled to all the rights and privileges
of a free person with which it is in my power to invest him, the said David
hereby emancipated is a man of yellowish colour about five feet seven
inches high and was about thirty three years old sometime in the present year
Witness my signature and seal this 30th day of December 1852
Test Eliza W. Cocke (seal)
Wm Folk
Jno U Andrews
In the County Court of Isle of Wight January 3rd 1853 this deed was proved
by the oaths of Wm Folk and John U Andrews and ordered to be recorded
Test
N P Young CC
of Wight have and by these presents, do manumit, emancipate, and set free
a negro man slave named David Johnston and I hereby declare him the said
David to be entirely liberated from slavery, and entitled to all the rights and privileges
of a free person with which it is in my power to invest him, the said David
hereby emancipated is a man of yellowish colour about five feet seven
inches high and was about thirty three years old sometime in the present year
Witness my signature and seal this 30th day of December 1852
Test Eliza W. Cocke (seal)
Wm Folk
Jno U Andrews
In the County Court of Isle of Wight January 3rd 1853 this deed was proved
by the oaths of Wm Folk and John U Andrews and ordered to be recorded
Test
N P Young CC
Record Location
DB 38:386
Document Type
Deed
Files
Collection
Citation
“1852 - Cocke to David Johnston - Isle of Wight Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed July 12, 2026, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/4446.