| County | Worcester |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | LPS1:44 |
| Probate Date | 21 May 1835 |
| Name of Deceased | Nancy Purnell |
| Heirs | Stephen & Lemuel Purnell - brothers |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | Negroes Edward, Joshua, Minty & the children of Miney - Isreal, Huldy, Milley, Jenkins, Adeline, Irvin, Phileman, Soloman, William, Fanny and Nancy. Also Rhody and her children - Hariet, Amy, Mariah, Charlotte, Clarissa, Josiah, Edward, James, Huldy and her children - James, Thomas, Minty, Mary Margaret. "Having confidence in my brothers...that should any of my said slaves who may be of proper age of discretion make application to them to be free; that they will at at such time as they shall think proper, grant freedom. "That after the death of my brothers, all slaves not yet freed, shall be free "as if they had been born of a free white woman." |
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