Slave Owners in Princess Anne County, VA; William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 1 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Slave Owners in Princess Anne County, Virginia Edward W. James William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul., 1894), pp. 52-60. Page 52 SLAVE OWNERS IN PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VIRGINIA [In my January number a list of slave-holders in Princess Anne County having more than ten slaves was published. The following list comprises all having under ten slaves. It will be seen that in this county the large majority of the heads of families owned slaves. This by no means represented all the families interested in slave property. Many persons preferred to hire slaves, and, besides the hirers of slaves, there were many persons who, while not owning slaves, were dependent upon that species of property, such as over- seers, store-keepers, physicians etc. These last had a more substan- tial interest in the slaves than the nominal slave-owners. On the whole, slaves were better distrubuted than horses in East Virginia. The class of low whites was small. However illiterate, they were never dependent on their wealthier neighbors. Beverley, Jones, Smyth, and other early writers, say that poverty, the parent of servility, was almost unknown in Virginia. -- EDITOR] ___________ (1) The compiler of t his genealogy is greatly indebted to Mr. C. W. Throck- morton of New York, Dr. A. G. Grinnan of Madison Co., Va. and Mercer Slaughter of Atlanta. Page 53 Slave Owners in Princess Anne Co., Va. during the year 1810, who owned less than 10 slaves. COMMUNICATED BY EDWARDS W. JAMES. Robert Alls 1 Wm Brewer 3 Elizabeth Ackiss 2 Wm Butt 2 Thomas Atwood 3 Travy Burrows 2 Robert Adderson 2 Edward Brown of Smith 1 Aaron, F. B.(1) 4 John Buskey 7 Frederick Ansell 3 Robert Benthall 7 Edward Atwood 4 Charles Burgess 2 Edward Allen 6 Charles Barnes 3 Francis Ackiss Jr. 1 Jeremiah Butt 1 James Absloin 1 Anthony Butt 2 Wm Ashby 5 John Bonney of John 2 John Ansell 9 John Barnes 1 Wm Axtead 1 Samuel Brown 9 John Atwood 6 Thomas Brown 1 Francis Ackiss, Sr. 8 Maxa Bolt 1 Jonathan Ackiss, Sr. 1 Willoughby Bolt 1 Thomas Ackiss 3 John Bolt 3 Wm Bishop, Jr. 8 Josiah Bell 4 Moses Bonney 6 Elizabeth Brown 2 Lanfair Burgess 1 Boush Butt 4 Wm Boush, Jr. 2 Reuben Brown 2 Edward Brown of Ewd.(2) 6 Kedar Brown 3 David Butt 5 David Busten 1 Moses Brock 3 Anthony Brown 2 John Brown of Hezakiah 6 Francis Barnes 2 Mary Barwell 1 George Butt 5 Anthony Burrows 3 Diana Bonney 1 Wm Burrows 1 Richard Bonney 2 Amos Benson 1 Sarah Brock 3 Cornelius Buskey 2 Anna Bonney 4 Elizabeth Batten 4 Charles Brock 6 James Bonney 4 Jonathan Bonney 7 Harrison Banks 8 Tully Barnes, Sr. 5 George Bashan 1 George Booth 8 John Bivin 5 Noah Brock 2 Joseph Benthall 2 Cornelius Brock 2 Thaddeus Bowman 8 John Bright 2 John Banks 3 John Bonney of Jon.a 4 Page 54. Edward Brown of Moses 2 Ansell Cox 2 Thomas Bonney 3 Joseph Corprew 1 Wm Banks 1 Wm Cannon 1 Jno Banks, Jr. 4 Avarilla Capps 4 Henry Brock 3 Molly Cox 2 Sarah Carraway 3 Morris Capps(5) 1 Margaret Calvert 7 Rodney Capps Wd Wm 3 Josiah Cook 1 Joel Capps 1 Thomas Corprew, W.N.(3) 3 Sally Corbell 2 Jesse Capps 4 Lydia Capps 3 Lydia Capps 4 Lancaster Capps 1 Hilliary Capps 2 James Dyer 1 Wm Campbell 2 Henry Davis 3 Joshua Cone 2 David Dunbar 2 Hilliary Cone 2 Wm Doudge 2 David Cooper 7 William Davis 1 Jno Cox of Geo 2 Richard Davis 4 Frances Capps 1 Tully Doudge of Joab 1 Jeremiah Cane 1 Mary Drewry 9 Henry Cavender 1 David Dawley 4 John Cannon 2 Wm. Dudley 1 Frances Capps 4 Robert Dudley 3 John Cox 7 Willoughby Dyer 5 Elizabeth Cannon 1 Lewis Drayton 1 Solo Capps of John 1 Samuel Drayton 1 Mary Cavender 2 Edward Diggs 2 John Cumberfoot 1 Horatio Davis 4 Henry Capps 1 Lewis Dey 8 Leek Creekman 1 Solo Duncan, F. B. 1 Martin Cummins 4 Wm. Davis 7 Lemuel Curlin 2 Caleb Dawley Sr. 3 Elizabeth Corprew 5 Nathan Doudge 4 John Cannon of Pungo(4) 1 Jno Etheridge 1 Maryan Capps 2 Henry Edmonds 1 Jacamine Cason 2 Wm. Edmonds 1 Mary Capps 3 James Etheridge 3 John Capps 1 John Ewell 6 Hillary Capps 2 Mary Etheridge 2 Charles Capps 1 Ezekiel Ewell 3 Anna Capps 2 James Ewell 3 John Craft 3 Moses Eaton 1 Page 55 Robert Etheridge 1 Franky Griffin 2 Mary Frizle 5 Wm. Holmes 4 Emanuel Fentress 4 Wm Hutchins 1 Nathn Flanagan 1 Jacob Hunter 8 Joshua Fentress, Sr. 3 Wm Hudgin 1 Jno Fentress of Geo. 2 George T. Hall 7 Edward Fentress 2 Elizabeth Haynes 9 Major Fentress 2 John Hunter 8 Aby Fentress 1 Thomas Hunter 6 Thomas Fuller F. B. 2 Wm Hardason 2 Jno Fentress of Jno. 3 Joshua Holmes 5 Malachi Fentress 5 James Heath 1 Lemuel Fentress 1 Jesse Hill 4 Joshua Fentress 5 Jeremiah Hosier 1 Jno Fentress of Joshua 8 Blandana Hunter 8 Jno Frizle 5 Thos Henley of Cory 1 Isriel Fisher 1 Jas Humphries 8 Moses Fentress of Jno 9 Thos Humphries 5 Peter Fentress 2 John Henley 4 Jeremiah Fentress 1 Charles Henley 2 China Gibbs F. B. 1 Chas Hartley 1 John Gornto 4 Jas Harrison 7 James Grimstead 3 Thos Harrison 1 James Gaskin 7 Edward James, Sr. 1 Charles Griggs 2 John Johnston 7 Reuben Gornto 8 Keziah Jobson 1 John Garrison 2 Henry James 1 Edmund Garrison 3 Jesse Ives 7 Joseph Grant 1 Thos Old Ives 6 George Guy 9 Thos James (6) 9 Matthias Griffin 4 Bartlett Ives 3 John Griffin 1 Betty James 6 Wm Godfrey 3 Wm James Jr. 5 Joel Gammon 4 Jno James Jr 1 Matthew Godfrey 3 Elizabeth James 3 Joel Gibson 2 Thos Keeling, Sr. 3 Arthur Gornto 1 Isaac Keeling 2 Wm Gornto 2 Wm Keeling 4 Thomas Grimstead 3 Henry Keeling 1 Wm Green 9 Jno Keeling 1 Kiziah Garriot 1 Peggy Keeling 7 Page 56 John Kilgore 4 Robert J. Legget 1 Henry Parsons Keeling 1 Simon Murden 2 Isaac Land 3 Kedar Moore 8 Wm Lufman 2 David Matthias 5 James Land 9 Elizabeth Matthias 6 Reuben Lovett, Sr. 8 Doctor Jas Mosely 3 Batson Land of Hora 1 Hilliary Moore 1 Jno Lovett, Jr. 4 Lydia Moore 4 Simon Land 9 Peter Malbon 4 Reuben Lovett, Jr. 4 Malachi Murden 6 John Lester 7 Isaac Matthias 4 Jas Lewis 5 David Malbon 3 Lancaster Lovett 4 John Munden 4 Caleb Land 7 Wm. MClelan 2 Tully Land 7 Henry K. Manning 2 Robert Land 2 James Marno 1 Lovey Lane 1 Jno Moore, B.S.(7) 9 John Le Tellier 2 John Mills 6 Elizabeth Land 1 Rose Martin 1 Letitia Land 1 Nathaniel Mears 4 Molly Lovett 7 Elizabeth Mackie 8 Randolph Lovett 2 Jas Mills 1 Adam Lovett 6 Jno Morrisett 6 Langley Land 9 Philip Malbon 1 Enoch Land 1 Tully Moses 2 Wm Land 5 Wm McCoy 7 David Land 5 Elizabeth Moore 1 Joshua Land 2 Malachi Moore 8 Henry Lewis 3 Carson McClalin 2 John Lewis 5 Malachi Murden, B.W. (8) 7 Adam Lovett Jr. 1 Caleb Moore 5 Reuben Land 2 Wm Moseley 1 Richard Land 2 Jas MClalen of Joab 2 Joshua Lawrence 3 Jas Murden 2 Henry Lemount 6 Daniel Murden 4 Geo Lewis F. B. 1 Henry Murden 3 Anthony Lawson 7 Henry Moore 2 Evan Legget 2 Jas Moore, D. N. (9) 4 James Legget 1 Enoch Moore 2 Jno Livingston 1 Moses MClalen, Sr 6 Batson Land 3 Moses MClalen, Jr 2 Page 57 John MClalen 1 Laban Pettet 2 Thos MClalen 1 Horatio Parsons 5 Jas Moore of Cason 6 Jeremiah Plummer 2 Wm Moore of Cason 4 Charles Paydon 9 Jas Malbon 2 Colo Jas Robinson 1 Francis Malbon 4 John Rose 1 John Malbon 1 Wm Raney 4 Absolom Malbon 6 Peggy Robinson 1 John Moore 1 Thomas Robinson 3 William Murphey 8 John Reade 9 Nathan Munden 4 Wm Randolph 1 Joel Morse 2 Lovey Reade 2 David Morse 6 Elizabeth Roberts 1 Joel Morris 1 Jas Robinson of A. 5 David Morris 2 Charles Robinson 3 Jno MClalen, N.C. (10) 1 Mary Raney 4 Molly F. Blk. 1 James Raney 2 James Norris 4 John Smith, Carpenter 3 Wm Norris 4 Chas Smith, K.V.(11) 3 Sowell Norris 7 Bartlet Shipp 5 Wm J. Nimmo 7 Jno Smith Jr. 1 Wm T. Nimmo 7 Henry Styron 3 Nancy, F. Blk 1 Daingerfield Stark 3 Harris Nelms 3 Jno S. Salusbury 1 Jane Otterson 1 Daniel Sharley 6 Covington Otley 3 Andrew Smith 2 Elizabeth Oliver 4 Molly Scott 2 Nathan Oakum 5 Jas Scaff 3 Joseph Otterson 5 Jas Stephans 4 Cornelius Ostean 6 Hillary Snail 7 Wm Pebworth 2 Jonathan Smith 1 John Petty 7 Isaac Sherwood 5 Francis Petty 7 Isaac Scott 5 Lemuel Peade 4 Jas Stone 7 Sarah Pebworth 2 Miles Smilt 1 Mary Petty 2 Wm Shepherd B. B. (12) 1 Edward Petty 8 Wm Sovey Sr. 3 Jn I. Pebworth 1 Wm Sovey Jr. 1 Matthew Pallett 9 Joy Sovey 1 John Pallett 5 Philip Sovey 1 Wm J. Pebworth 6 Jno Simmons B. W. 1 Tully Philips 9 Malachi Styron 4 Page 58 Henry Simmons 1 Christ Williamson 2 Peggy Shipp 4 Batson Whitehurst T. (13) 5 Reuben Shipp 8 Wm West Sr. 7 Jno Smith of Diff 2 Thomas Wormsley 4 Jas Smith of Diff 1 Moses Williamson B. Side 1 Jno Simmons 1 Mary Warren 5 John Shipp 3 James Watson 5 John Simmons, Pungo 8 John Ward 1 Isaac Smith 5 Moses Wilber 4 Wm Seneca 1 Thomas Wilkins 5 Jesse Seneca 3 Moses Whitehurst 3 Eustice Stripes 4 John Whitehurst 4 Charles Smith 1 Josiah Williamson 1 Henry Trower, Sr. 5 Reuben Wiles 1 George Throp 5 John Widgen 5 Aaron Timberlake 1 Isaac Widgen 4 Henry Turner 3 Francis Wilkinson 3 Fanny Vashon F. B. 2 Thos. R. Walker 6 Geo. Valentine F. B. 2 Mary Williams 1 Wm Vangover 1 Wm Wilkins, Sr. 5 Caleb Vangover 7 John Wilkins 2 Robert Waterson 1 Christopher Whitehurst 3 Jno Whitehurst 2 Jas Williamson 2 Moses Williamson, Sr. 2 George Whitehurst 1 Thos Wright 3 Henry Williamson 2 Chas M. Woodhouse 8 Wm Williams 3 Jno Williamson 2 Joseph Williamson 8 Wm Williamson 1 Robert Williamson 1 Charles Wray 1 Caleb Williamson, Sr. 6 Jona Woodhouse, Jr. 4 Nancy Whitehurst 9 Joshua Whitehurst 9 Corprew Wilkins 8 Caleb Whitehurst 5 Josiah Woodard 4 Oden Whitehurst 3 Lemuel Williamson 4 Joshua Williamson 3 Horatio Woodhouse 1 Jno Whitehurst of Sim 2 Nathaniel West 2 Abraham C. Willaroy 4 James Wickens 7 Jas Whitehead 1 Jimima Wallace 1 Major Whitehurst 2 John Wickins 5 Willoughby Whitehurst 5 Henry Woodard 2 Hillary Whitehurst 1 George Woodard 2 Henry Whitehurst 2 Wm Williams B. W. 4 Caleb Ward 3 Jesse Woodard 1 Page 59 Willoughby West 2 John Wickard 1 Thomas West 7 Jas Woodhouse of Jas. 1 Joshua Wright, of Jeve 2 Frances Woodhouse 7 Thos Woodhouse 4 Mary Ward 7 Wm Wright 5 Henry Woodhouse of Jas. 2 Mary Whitehurst 1 Mary Watterman 1 Wm B. Wilkins 3 Malachi Williamson 5 Frances Whitehurst 3 Hillary Whitehurst 2 Philip Wichard 1 Francis Williamson 1 Jno Whitehurst of Jno. 3 Wm Williamson 3 Sarah Witehurst of Jas. 1 Lodawick Williamson 5 Richd Whitehurst of Jas. 1 Wm Williams K. I. (15) 7 Tully Whitehurst A. B. (14) 3 Mary Ward 1 Jas Whitchurst of Jas. 1 In addition to the slaves whose owners names have been given there were on the plantations of Bramble and Colley 10 Jno Nivison 30 Wm Boush 5 Susan Smith 2 Wm Cuthburt 5 Jno Stone 11 Geo Finch 4 Arthur Taylor 9 Jno Hopkins 3 Littleton W. Tazewell 23 Hermans 2 Jas B. Warren 6 Geo McIntosh 16 Swepson Whitehead 4 The report shows that there were in the County 2681 white males, 2624 white females, 267 free Negroes, and 3926 slaves, taht 646 heads of families owned slaves and that 421 did not. ___________ 1. F. B. and F. Blk. means free black. 2. Edward Brown, son of Edward Brown. 3. West Neck. 4. One of the three districts into which Princess Anne county is divided, formerly one of eight precincts of Lynnhaven Parish. As it took its name from an estate bearing this name, there was a Pungo within a Pungo, and as this led to frequent and amusing mistakes, the inhabitants were, by those ignorant of the fact, errone- ously accused of being ashamed of the name of their precinct. 5. Widow of Wm. Capps; 6. Thomas W. James; 7. Bay Side; 8. Black Water; 9. Dam Neck; 10. Nanny's Creek; 11. Kempesville; 12. Back Bay; 13. Tabernacle; 14. Ashby's Bridge; 15. Knott's Island. Page 60. 16. This article should be read in connection with that in the January Quarterly. 17. The names of slave owners are taken from a census report labelled "A Copy of the 3d Census To remain at the Clerk's Office for the inspection of all concerned --- Wm. Bishop Asst, to The Mar- shall of the Virginia district;" and the report is signed: "The above be correct as fair as I know -- of the inhabitants of Princess Anne County. Given under my hand this 15th day of Decer, 1810. 18) W Bishop Asst." 18. Wm Bishop was married to Miss Anne Carmichael by the Reverend Anthony Walke on the 29th of December, 1789. He was a verstryman of Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne County, from July 10th, 1806 to April 9th, 1814, being Church-Warden from March 11th, 1810 to April 9th, 1814. His will was made February 10th, 1814, proved April 4th, 1815. He left a widow Anne, and daughter Eliza, and ap- pointed his brother James Bishop executor. He left a plantation of 111 acres of land. His appraisment was made April 12, 1815. Among other things mentioned were 12 Negroes, 5 horses, 30 head of cattle, 22 sheep, 11 lambs, 28 hogs and 9 shoats, riding-chair and harness, one clock $50, suit bed curtains $15. black walnut bedstead $15, one backgammon box, coffee pot, tea pot, lot table china, mahogany desk and its contents, lot of books $3, one buffet glass, doors $15, mahogany sideboard $15, glass and china on side board $5 and a small table with books thereon.