Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Jones, manumission, 1782 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds 
     Lemuel JONES, 
        deed of emancipation (of nine slaves), 
        13 Aug 1782 (14 Nov 1782) 

[margin notes] [p.] (85) 

               Lemuel 
                Jones s
               Man.s 

I Lemuel Jones of Southampton County virginia having 
under my care five negroes (to wit) Tom aged forty eight, Faney 
Thiry nine, Nann sixty, Sampson twenty two, & Siller twenty two 
years whom I have heretofore held as slaves, but being fully pursu 
=aded That freedom is the natural right of all mankind, &that it 
is my duty to do unto others as I wou'd be done by, do Therefore hereby 
Emancipate and set the said Negroes free, and I do for my 
Self my Heirs Executors and administrators, relinquish 
all my Right Title Interest &Claim orpretention of claim 
Whatsoever either to their persons orto any estate they may 
Hereafter acquire, and having also four who are now in 
Their minority Vizt. Emanuel born about the eighth month 
1769; Cresey aGirl born the twelfth month 1766; James 
aboy born thesixth Day of the eleventh month 1776. and 
Sampson aboy born in the eighth Month 1780; whom I 
Likewise emancipate &set free, Yet I think it right for 
me to have the care & Direction of the males untill they 
Shall attain to the age of Twenty one Years; and of the fee 
=male  untill she shall attain to the age of eighteen years 
and I do for my self my heirs executors & adm'ors. 
relinquish all my right Title Interest & Claim orpreten 
=tion of claim whatsoever either to their person orto any 
Estate  They may acquire after they shall arrive to the 
full and Lawfull ages Aforesaid; all the above said negroes 
and their posterity to enjoy their full freedom without any 
Interruption from me or any person Claiming for by or 
under me  In Witness whereof I have hereunto 
                                         set 
[page break] 


[p.] (86) 

set my hand and seal  This thirteenth Day of the Eighth 
Month in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred 
and eighty two ~ 
Sealed & Delivered }                   Lemuel Jones  ¤LS¤ 
In the presence of } 
Nancy Pretlow  } 
Samuel Hargrave}     At a Court Held for Southampton County 
The 14_th Day of November 1782 
                               This Emancipation was Ackn 
=owledged beforethe Court by Lemuel Jones party Thereto & 
Ordered to be Recorded ~ 
                                Teste 
                                       Sam Kello  Cl.Cou: 
                                         ~-~^~-~ 
[entry end] 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 6 (1782-1787), pp. 85-86 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 3 



[At a Court held for the county of Southampton  the 14.th day of November 
 1782.] 

[...] 
_ 
¯ 
Lemuel Jones  produced an instrument of writing under his hand and seal 
emancipating the following slaves  to wit: Tom, Fanney, Nann, Sampson 
Siller, Emanuel, Creasy, James & Sampson  which was acknowledged by 
the said Lemuel Jones and ordered to be recorded. 
_ 
¯ 
[...] 


Southampton Co., VA, Court Order Book, 1778-1784, p. 248 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 27 


Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets mine] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/06db085.txt