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Bladen County African American Resources

Wills

John Brown 1812 Bladen County
Submitted by: sbrow@gateway.net 

 

[From the will of John Brown]

John Brown willed to Thomas’s daughter, Mary Brown Miller, a negro girl named Nancy. Nancy was the daughter of a mulatto woman named Rachel.

…willed to Thomas’s son, John Bright Brown, a negro boy named Bur known by Judas ______ Bur.

…willed to John Jones Russ, the following slave: Amy

Amy has four children: Jack, Lydia, Tony, Abigail (son Joseph)

...willed to John Russ another negro girl named Peggy, the daughter of Abigail

... willed to wife Lucy Jones Brown the following slaves:

Bob

Virgil

Daniel

George

Johney

Toby

Louis

Josie

Sukie

Attie

Jack

Bur at West Gilareach

Abram

Davy

Bella

Ned

Toney

Robin

Judy

Dick

Isaac

Tell

Washington

Betty

Rachel (a mulatto woman)

Dina

* Sam

Nancy

* Little John

Combo

* John

Oscilla

* Josh

* Jim (mulatto boy)

* = possibly Rachel's children

[It was declared that after John B. Brown’s wife died, Jim would be set free. Others could be set free for meritorious services]

 

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