Record #580 from Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1800-1860
| County | Accomack |
|---|---|
| Name | Laws, John Sr. |
| Date (written/proved/probated or recorded) | 12 Aug 1837/30 Dec 1839 |
| Abstract | ⦠To Samuel and David Abbott Negro man Daniel. To my daughter Adah Williams $1,000 & Negro girl Sarah until she arrives to age 25 , but if Adah Williams dies without a lawful child then to her brothers and sisters except my son John Laws. To my daughter Mary Williams ... & also Negro girl Lydia until she arrives at age 25 but if Mary Williams dies without a lawful child then to her brothers and sisters except my son John Laws. ...To my granddaughter Mary B. Laws Negro girl Esther until she arrives to age 25 but if she dies without a lawful child then to Rebecca Jackson, William Laws, Adah Williams & Mary Williams. Also to my son Zorobabel C. Laws all my remaining slaves until they respectively arrive at age 25.... All my slaves age 25 & upward not heretofore named to be free at my decease & those under that age to be free when they arrive to that age. |
| Main Source Reference | Will 1826-1846 w, p. 341. |
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