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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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