| County | Accomack |
|---|---|
| Name | Bayly, Thomas H. |
| Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) | 7 July 1853/28 July 1856 |
| Abstract | I set free my two house servants Bill & Becky as a testimony of my regard for them. & I enjoin them to live with my wife & children. Ask that those two remain in the Commonwealth of Va. They will add to our Free Negro population. Bill has a slave for his wife & Becky will never have any children. I prefer that my Negroes shall be kept together on my estate rather than be hired out, .... I direct my clothes to my Negroes. |
| Main Source Reference | Wills 1846-82 w, p. 234. |
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