Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....BEAL, manumission, 1789 

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Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds 
     Benjamin BEAL, Jr., deed of emancipation (of Mingo), 
     dated and acknowledged 12 Feb 1789 

Benjamin 
Beal Jr. 
Manumission 
of Mingo 

I Benjamin Beal Junr. of Southampton County Virginia having 
under my cear [sic; care] a negro man Called Mingo Aged about Twenty Seven 
years which I have heretofore held as a slave  but being fully - 
persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind 
and that it is my duty to do by others as I would desire to be done 
by in the like Situation) Therefore I do  Emancipate and set 
free the said Negro Man Mingo  and I do for myself my - 
heirs Executors and administrators Relinquish all my right 
title Interest and Claim or pretention of Claim whatsoever 
either to his person or to any estate he may hereafter acquire 
without any Interruption from me or any Person claiming 
or to claim for by or under me In Witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and Seal this Twelfth day of 
February  1789 ~ 
                             Benjamin Beal {sl} 

At a Court held for the County of Southampton the 
12th day of Feby. 1789  This Deed for the emancipation 
of Negro Mingo  was Acknowledged by the said Benja. Beal 
party thereto & ordered to be recorded 
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[Court orders, 2/12/1789] 

Benjamin Beal's manumission of his negro man Mingo was acknow
ledged by the said Benj. Beal and ordered to be recorded 
== 


[Court minutes, 2/12/1789] 

Manumission by Benja. Beal for his negro Mingo ackd. 
& O.R. 
# 


Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 7 (1787-1793), p. 190 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 3 

Southampton Co., VA, Court Order Book 1784-1789, p. 478 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 27 

Southampton Co., VA, Minute Book 1786-1790, p. 135 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 175 


Additional information: 

Benjamin BEALE Jr. left will 16 Feb 1796, proved 15 April 1796 
   (Southampton Co. WB4:736-37).  The will, as transcribed by 
   contributor Von Ming Stachon, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/beale01.txt 


[BEAL, BEALE] 

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Matt Harris, Zoobug64@aol.com [brackets & line breaks mine] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/07db190.txt