Saturday, May 30, 2015

Slaves Listed in 1839 Virginia Will

My cousin recently told me she had discovered that one of her ancestors had bequeathed several slaves in his will.  She has allowed me to recover their names and list them here, and I am adding them to the Slave Name Roll Project.  I hope that sharing these names may help someone find an ancestor.

"I Benjamin Wood of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia do hereby make my last will and Testament . . .

"I give my daughter Sarah Rogers and her hur [sic] Heirs forever the following Slaves to wit
Caroline & Patsey

"and I give to my daughter Amelia Wood and her Heirs forever Slaves
Martin
Jack
Nancy and her child now at the breast and
Catherine and their future increase

"and I give to my daughter Ann Bogges and her heirs forever the following Slaves to wit
Louisa
Ame
Lucinda and
Gabriel and their future increase forever . . .

"I further will and desire that the following Slaves be sold by my Executor at publick or private sale as he may think best to wit
Willis and
Ally
and out of the proceeds of the sale that my Executor pay to the surviving children of my Daughter Elizabeth Robinson Deceased six hundred dollars . . .

"in witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 5th day of January in the year of our Lord 1839"
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8 comments:

  1. Schalene DagutisMay 30, 2015 at 4:51 AM

    Thank you! I've added a link to this post to the Slave Name Roll Project.

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  2. Janice M. SellersMay 30, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    You are very welcome!

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  3. True LewisJune 3, 2015 at 10:51 AM

    Thank You Janice! Wonderful.....So glad this is being done.

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    1. Janice M. SellersJune 3, 2015 at 10:55 AM

      You are welcome, True! I am happy I am able to help share the information with others.

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  4. ZacAugust 2, 2017 at 7:30 PM

    Apologies for the very late reply to an old post, but I am pretty sure this Benjamin Wood of Harrison Co. VA is an ancestor of mine as well. I would be very interested in seeing this will or any other information about his family.

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    1. Janice M. SellersAugust 2, 2017 at 7:44 PM

      I'll check with my cousin to make sure it's ok to share the files she sent.

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    2. ZacAugust 3, 2017 at 8:23 AM

      If she'd prefer, your cousin would be welcome to edit Benjamin Wood's WikiTree profile directly:
      https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wood-22088

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    3. Janice M. SellersAugust 3, 2017 at 10:20 AM

      I will forward her the WikiTree information. In the meantime, send your e-mail address to me at janicemsj@gmail.com, and I will be happy to send you the scanned pages of Wood's will.

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