Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Scott, manumission, 1791 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds Anne SCOTT, deed of emancipation (of Will, Jo, Billy, Miles, Sue & Treasy), dated 13 Jan 1791, proved 10 Feb 1791 ________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ Anne Scott Manum: of six Slaves I Anne Scott of Southampton County Virginia having under my Care the follow- =ing negroes will aman aged fifty nine years Jo a man aged Twenty nine years Billy a boy about the last of July one thousand Seven hundred and eighty one Miles a boy born April one thousand Seven hundred and eighty six Sue a woman about forty five Years of Age and Treasy a girl born the tenth day of July one thousand seven hundred & seventy three whom I have heretofore held as slaves but being fully persuaded that freedom is the natural right of all mankind and that it is my duty to do unto others as I would desire to be done by do therefore hereby emancipate and set the said Will Jo Billy Miles Sue & Treesy free and I do for myself my heirs executors and adm'rs hereby relinquish all my right title interest and Claim or pretention of Claim whatsoever either to their persons or to any estate they may hereafter acquire saving to myself my heirs & assigns the Care & direction of the said Billy Miles and Treasy until they shall arrive to lawful age and then 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 my hand and seal this thirteenth day of January in the Year of our lord one thousand Seven hun= dred and ninety one - Sealed and Delivered} Anne Scott {sl} In Presence of ~ } -¤- Jo. Scott Jr.} At a Court held for the County of Giles Wester} Southampton the 10th day of Feby. 1791.- ŻŻŻŻŻ''ŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻ Richard Ricks} This Deed for the emancipation of the Joseph Ricks-} within named Six Slaves was proved by the oath of Jo. Scott Jr. one of the witnesses thereto affirmed to by Robt. Rick one of the people Called Quakers another witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded ~ ________________________________________________________________ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ [note confusion of witness' name] [Court minutes, 2/10/1791] [...] Anne Scott deed for manumission of Slaves therein named proved by the oath of Jo. Scott & affirmed to by R. Ricks & O.R. [...] Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 7 (1787-1793), p. 469 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 3 Southampton Co., VA, Minute Book 1790-1793, p. 31 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 176 Additional information: Ann SCOTT received these slaves as a legacy from her father, James Jordan SCOTT, who left will 20 Oct 1774, proved 14 Dec 1774. Southampton Co. WB3:139-41; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/s300j1wl.txt Division of the estate's slaves is recorded in Deed Book 6, pp. 570-71, and is noted in Court Order Book 1784-89, p. 213, 12 Oct 1786; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/06db570.txt Her brother James SCOTT emancipated his lot of slaves, 12 Feb 1789 (DB7:191; OB 1784-89:478); file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/07db191a.txt Her widowed mother Miriam SCOTT also emancipated her slaves, 12 Feb 1789 (DB7:191; OB 1784-89:478); file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/07db191b.txt Ann SCOTT later married an unknown PRETLOW. The union is not recorded in Southampton Co. Marriage Register 1750-1853, nor in the Quaker records. [PRETLOW, RICKS, SCOTT, WESTER] 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/07db469.txt