| County | Accomack |
|---|---|
| Name | Bayly, Thomas (Hills Farm on Hunting Creek) |
| Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) | 27 March 1808/16 May 1808 |
| Abstract | To grandson John H. Baylyâ¦. & my old Negro woman Sabra, who shall remain on the plantation where I now live. To daughter Catharine Cropper my land⦠& my Negro man Abraham. ⦠To my son Thomas M. Bayly the plantationâ¦& my Negro slaves John, Akins, Levin & George.. To son Richard D. Bayly all the land... & also slaves Levi, Major, Ned, James, Sarah & Elijiah.... to daughter Margaret Ker Robins my slaves Zadoc, Jack, Rachel, Peter, Agnes & her child Letty & the other 1/2 of my cattle... To Wife Elizabeth Bayly the following slaves which I got by my marraige to her to wit: Thomas, Nehemaih, Milly, Sukey, Pleasant, Henry & Shepherd &... To my graddaughter Ann Custis Bayly $1200.... & Negro woman Thamar Bayly, who I sometime ago manumitted, shall have comfortable maintenance out of my estate if she is unable at any future time to maintain herself... Also Patience Bayly, who I also manumitted, shall go free from the time of my death. |
| Main Source Reference | wills 1807-30 dc w&c, p. 49 |
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