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New Hanover County, North Carolina · 1844

Last Will & Testament of Nathaniel Burroughs

A planter's will bequeathing enslaved people to heirs, naming individuals and family groupings.

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Last Will & Testament of Nathaniel Burroughs
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"In the name of God, Amen. I, Nathaniel Burroughs of New Hanover County, being of sound mind, do make this my last will and testament. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary my negro woman LUCY and her two children, ABRAM and ESTHER. Item: I give unto my son John my negro man CATO and the boy WASHINGTON. It is my will that the family of Lucy be not divided. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of April, 1844."

Source: New Hanover County, North Carolina, Will Book C (sample re-creation).

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Lucy
enslaved person
woman, mother of Abram & Esther
Abram
enslaved person
child of Lucy
Esther
enslaved person
child of Lucy
Cato
enslaved person
man
Washington
enslaved person
boy
Nathaniel Burroughs
enslaver
testator

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