| County | Caroline |
|---|---|
| Liber:Folio | JR C:205 |
| Date of Will (Written) | 6/15/1812 |
| Probate Date | 7/14/1812 |
| Name of Deceased/Testator | Abel Griffith |
| Heirs/Legatee | Negroes |
| Abstract | the folloowing Negroes: Hessy aged 10, Catherine aged 10, Cloe aged14, Dealy aged 14, Juda aged 12, Minty aged 12, Bethany aged 7, Young Dasha aged 3 - all these too young to hire out at testatrix's decease shall be "put out to good humane people for their victuals and cloaths, until they arrive of age and size to hire out for wages" and none are to be sold. Should Thomas and Richard Wyn Lookerman die before any of these Negroes have arrived at age, then they are to be free. |
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