| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | THH 1:139 |
| Probate Date | 5/12/1836 will written 4/21/1836 |
| Name of Deceased | Anthony Thompson |
| Heirs | Anthony Thompson - son |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | to have Negroes Bill to serve 10 years and then to be free, Isaac to serve for 11 years and then to be free, John Mensca to serve for 18 years and then to be free, Negro man Joshua to serve 20 years and then to be free, Negro man Moses to serve 21 years and then to be free, Negro boy Aaron to serve for 24 years and then to be free, Negro boy Aaron to serve for 24 years and then to be free, Negro boy Allen to serve for 26 years and then to be free, Negro boy John Tyler to serve for 24 years and then to be free, Negro boy Broom to serve for 29 years and then to be free, Negro boy Jacob to serve 29 years and then to be free, Negro boy Charles to serve for 31 years and then to be free, Negro boy Job to serve for 33 years and then to be free, Negro boy Robert to serve for 39 years and then to be free, Negro boy Alfred to serve 28 years and then to be free, Negro boy Jerry to serve fro 43 years and then to be free, Negro boy Levin to serve for 41 years and then to be free, Negro boy Jim to serve for 44 years and then to be free, Negro woman Polly to be free at testator's decease, Negro woman Sarah to serve for 8 years and then to be free Nero woman Leah to serve for 12 years and then to be free, Negro woman Betsy to serve for 18 years and then to be free, Negro woman Sarah to serve for 21 years and then to be free, Negro woman Hannah to serve for 25 years and then to be free, Negro woman Mariah to serve 25 years and then to be free, Negro woman Jane to serve for 22 years and then to be free, Negro woman Mariah to serve for 26 years and then to be free, Negro woman Eliza to serve for 28 years and then to be free, Negro woman Sophia to serve for 30 years and then to be free, Negro woman Rose Ann to serve 27 years and then to be free, Negro girl Matilda to serve for 33 years and then to be free, Negro girl Phebe to serve 30 years and then to be free, Negro girl Emaline to serve 36 years and then to be free, Negro girl Susan to serve 38 years and then to be free, Negro girl Charlotte to serve 38 years and then to be free, Negro girl Mary to serve 41 years and then to be free, Negro girl Rebecca to serve 42 years and then to be be free, Negro girl Angeline to serve 43 years and then to be free, Negro girl Charity to serve 44 years and then to be free, Negro girl Lucinda to serve 44 years and then to be free, Negro girl Harriet to serve for 44 years and then to be free. Polly and Jerry's two children to serve them as follows: Mary to remain with them until she is fifteen and Susan to remain with them until she is 11. |
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