Collection of Virginia Probate Slave Inventories

Abstract

Contains nine Virginia Probate Inventories listing the assets of several estates, including male and female slaves. Each inventory lists how many slaves were purchased, their gender, and an approximate age range, usually "between 12 and 50 years of age." Most of the inventories are about 15 lines long and are in good condition.

Inventories from the the estates: Samuel Kelley, Jonas Smith, James Kincannon(?), Washington County, Va.; Robert B. Cary, Wythe County, Va.; Richard Long, John Porter, James Hendrickson(?), Susanah Friser(?), Russell County, Va. and Mark Johnston, Grayson County, Va.