| County | Accomack |
|---|---|
| Name | Bird, Johannas |
| Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) | 23 Sept 1853/31 Oct 1853 |
| Abstract | Son Parker to hold my Negro Sarah a reasonable hire not to be subject to the control of Maragaret's husbadâ¦. My Negro Mary and her increase, if she have any to my daughter Elizabeth. To my daughter Polly my Negro George & â¦To my son William T. Bird my Negro John .... To son Colwell P. Bird my Negro Robert. ... Son Jacob, Parker, & Samuel to bear an equal proportion in feeding & clothing my afflicted man Elijiah & when he dies to have him decently buried. |
| Main Source Reference | Wills 1846-82 w, p. 157 |
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