1796 -Johnson to David - Campbell Co, VA

Dublin Core

Title

1796 -Johnson to David - Campbell Co, VA

Date

Manumission Item Data Item Type Metadata

Location

Date

10/06/1796

Manumitter

Manumitted

Number of Persons

1

Witnesses

James Johnson, Christian Johnson, Micajah Terrell

Text of Freedom Document

J. William Johnson of the County of Bedford in Virginia from mature deliberate consideration & the
conviction of my own mind being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural Right of all mankind and that no
law morrall [morale?] or divine has given me a Right to or property in the Persons of any of my fellow
Creatures and being desirous to fulfill the Injunctions of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by doing to others
as I would be done by, do therefore declare that haveing [having] under my care a Negro Boy named [David?]
aged about two years & half I do [for?] my self, my heirs Executors administrators hereby release unto him
the sd David all my Right Intrist. & Clame [claim] or pretensions of Clame [claim] whatsoever as to his pirson
[person?] or to any Estate he may acquire after he shall attain to the age of twenty one years, which will be in
date one thousand seven hundred & ninety sixth in the Eight month, without any Interruption from me or any
person claiming for by from or under me in witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seal, this
seventeenth day of the second month in the year of our Lord, 1777.
William Johnson [seal]
Sealed & delivered in presents of us
James Johnson
Christ'n. Johnson
[Micajah?] Terrell - At a Court held for Campbell County Oct [illegible] 6th 1796 The within Deed of Emancipation was
Acknowledged by William Johnson Party thereto & Ordered to be Recorded
Teste.
Ro. Alexander CCC.
No 2
William Johnson Manumition [manumission] for a Negro boy named David
Johnson
to } Manum.
David
Recorded 53
Ex'd.

Natural Rights

yes

Christian

yes

Golden Rule

yes

Record Location

B 4:53

Document Type

Deed

Files

1796_David_Original_Campbell.pdf
1796_David_Transcription_Campbell.pdf

Citation

“1796 -Johnson to David - Campbell Co, VA,” Manumission Project, accessed February 16, 2025, https://manumissionproject.omeka.net/items/show/663.