| County | Caroline |
|---|---|
| Liber:Folio | JR C:131 |
| Date of Will (Written) | x |
| Probate Date | 2/12/1808 |
| Name of Deceased/Testator | Edward Oldham Clarke |
| Heirs/Legatee | Negroes |
| Abstract | Gravesend to be free 1/1/1815. Will - brother of Gravesend - to be free 1/1/1817 and to have a donation of 5 pounds for his natural life. Dick, Suck and her child or children "be slaves for life, they having run away and absented themselves from my service. Nell to be free 1/1/1813. James and Samuel to be free when they arrive at the age of 20. Negro girls not mentioned being the daughters of Jack Grason and Pris his wife, to be free when they arrive at the age of 25. |
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