| County | Accomack |
|---|---|
| Name | Beard, Matthew |
| Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) | 12 Aug 1821/24 Feb 1823 |
| Abstract | Negroes Clem & Davy to serve my niece Sophiah Edwards for 5 years & then be free forever. I give [Negro] Mary to my daughter's second child recently born⦠called Ann Pitts & if she does not live then to my daughter Ann Hall's next child living. Negroes Lucy and Sarah were claimed by John Kellam but they belonged to Ann Hatton and are now part of hsi estate. |
| Main Source Reference | Wills 1823-24 W&c, p. 76. |
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