| Page | 100 |
|---|---|
| Name of Enslaver | John Upshur, Sen. |
| Document type | Will |
| Abstract Information about the Enslaved Person/People | My will is that my Executor shall have authority to sell any part of my real estate for payment of debts and that my Negroes are not to compose any part of my persoanl estate for payment of debts. Estate divided between Son James Upshur, son-law Edmund Bayly and other four children Elizabeth Dennis, Rachel Bayly, William M. Uspshur & Sarah D. Upshur. Signed John Upshur 29 Apr 1799. Northampton Co. Book of Wills & Inventories No. 31 page 204. |
| Date | 9 Dec 1799 |
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