Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #1089 from Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1800-1860

County Accomack
Name Wessells, William (Wessels)
Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) 7 jan 1803 (Invy), Feb 1806 (Order to Audit), 28 Dec 18076 (Rec'd)
Abstract Negro boy Abraham, Pompey, Peter, Toby, girl Peggy, Betty, Rosanah, Mary, woman Rachel. Legacies to Custis Wells, Nasha Wessells & Easter Bird. The following got a 1/5 part of Negro Pompey: Nasha Wessells, Easter Bird, Levin Northam, Easter Thornton & Custis Wessells, Joshua Thornton. Walter Wessells' legacy: Nasha Wessells' legacy: Ron
Main Source Reference 1806 w&c, p. 424

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