MARYLAND -- Prince George's County
Several named slaves listed in Prince George's County Court Records (1696-1770)
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/princeg.htm
Slaves of Joseph MATTINGLY (land records dated 1787)
http://oldtrunkintheattic.blogspot.com/2015/06/slave-name-roll-project-mattinglys-in.html
Here's information from the will of Mary Hall Weems, dated 1848, Prince George's County, Maryland. She was married to James William Loch Weems. I found this source on WikiTree, so you can see the complete document there. Here is the relevant information, with the names of enslaved people in uppercase letters:
ReplyDelete"Item, whereas it is my desire that whatever I will and bequeath unto my granddaughter Margaret Hall Weems French Bowie, wife of Robert Bowie, shall be for her own use and benefit and separate from her husband and not subject to his will or liable for his debts, therefore, I appoint Walter W. W. Bowie her trustee, and I hereby will and bequeath unto him Walter W. W. Bowie, in trust, to and for the benefit of her, Margaret Hall Weems Bowie, during her life one half of all my personal property, Negroes, plate, household furniture, etc. not herein otherwise devised and after her death, the same to be equally divided among her children, share and share alike; and this devise is made unto Walter W. W. Bowie to and for no other use, intent, or purpose whatsoever other than to hold in trust for the aforesaid devise.
Item, I will and bequeath unto my grandson Walter Bowie, son of Walter W. W. Bowie, Negro woman BETSY now in the possession of his father.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my grandson Robert W. W. Bowie, Negro man BOB, a carpenter by trade, and the event of his death prior to my own, or before his arriving at age, then to his brothers and sisters, share and share alike.
Item, I give and bequeath unto W. W. W. Bowie, in trust as conditioned above, for the benefit of Margaret Hall Weems Bowie and her children, Negro girl ELIZA, daughter of YELLOW MINTY, also one dozen large silver spoons, now in my use, also one dozens desert spoons and one ladle and one dozen tea spoons and sugar tongs which are marked “B” and now in her possession, also the mahogany bedstead, bedding, brass and irons, shovel and tongs, washstand, that are in her bedroom; also the furniture in the drawing room except the flower pots.
Item, it is my wish and I hope it will be strictly adhered to, by my daughter Amelia and my granddaughter Margaret, that to whichever of the two my Negro woman LUCY may fall in the distribution of my Negroes, that her daughter HARRIETT may also be taken so that the mother and daughter may not be separated and it is my desire that LUCY may have her choice to work in the field or in the house and that she may be indulged in her wishes therein, and further, that she be well and kindly treated, these wishes being expressed in behalf of one who has been ever faithful and kind to me and attentive to my wants when I have been sick. I enjoin these requests as part of my will."