Slaves of Ignatius Joy Sr, Maryland

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Surname/tag: slavery, black_heritage

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Ignatius Joy Sr (1687-bef.1780), and attempt to connect them to their families.

Thirteen slaves were mentioned in Ignatius Joy's will, written in St. Mary's, Maryland in 1777. Twelve of them were named in the will. One was not named in the will but was named in the distribution in 1782. Ten of these thirteen people were distributed among Ignatius's four children and one grandchild, while the remaining three were to stay on the estate as long as any of the children remained single. ^{[1] [2]}

• Rachael Joy (bef.1777-) £55

• Ben Joy (bef.1777-) £55

Rachael and Ben were bequeathed to Ignatius Joy, Jr. along with all of his father's land.

• Terry Joy (bef.1757-) £50

• Stephen Joy (bef.1777-) £25

Terry and her son Stephen were bequeathed to Sara Joy.

• Nan Joy (bef.1777-)

• Joe Joy (bef.1777-)

Nan and Joe were bequeathed to Elenor Clark Joy.

• Ned Joy (bef.1777-) £51

• Rose Joy (bef.1777-) £36

• Stephen Joy (abt.1777-) child of Suck (not named in the 1777 will but named in the 1782 distribution) £20

Ned, Rose, and Stephen were bequeathed to Joan Joy.

• Bernard (Joy) Greenwell (bef.1777-) £30

Bernard was bequeathed to Joan Greenwell.

• George Joy (bef.1777-) £45

• Suck Joy (bef.1757-) £38

• Jude Joy (bef.1777-) £37

George, Suck, and Jude were to remain on the plantation "for the use of the children...so long as there is one of my daughters living single on the said plantation."

Sources

Transcribed Will of Ignatius Joy Sr.

1. ↑ "Will of Ignatius Joy, Sr." Maryland Register of Wills, 1629-1999; St Mary's County Will Book JJ1, p 158 FamilySearch (Image 166 of 567)
2. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999": St Mary's County Distributions 1782-1829; Estate of Ignatius Joy, Senior, p 2 FamilySearch (Image 12 of 250)

• "Will of Ignatius Joy, Sr." Maryland Register of Wills, 1629-1999; St Mary's County Will Book JJ1, p 158 [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YTT-94DS?i=165&wc=SNYD-3TG%3A146536401%2C149093801&cc=1803986 FamilySearch (Image 166 of 567)

• "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMC-SH5?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-HZ3%3A146536401%2C148606401 : 20 May 2014), St. Mary's > Distributions 1782-1829 > image 12 of 250; Hall of Records, Annapolis.