Slaves of Peter Brickey Sr, Virginia
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Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Brickey Slavery
Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Brickey Slavery
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Introduction
This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by Peter Brickey I (abt.1715-bef.1787) and attempt to connect them to their families.
Slaves
From the Will of Peter Brickey, Sr. dated 16 Sep 1786.[1][2]
- Rachel given to son William Brickey Sr
- Judah to daughter Elizabeth McKenny (Brickey) Davis
- Jane to daughter Mary Jones
- Milly to son Daniel Morgan Brickey
- Samuel to daughter Nancy Ann (Brickey) Slinker
- Delia to son Samuel Brickey
- Alfred to son Samuel Brickey
- Peter to son Peter Brickey
- Gabriel to son John Brickey
- Sally to daughter Agness Lee
- James to son Jarred Brickey
- Silvy to daughter Temperance Barnes
- Andrew to son Elijah Brickey
- Caroline to daughter Dorcas Lefler
- Edmund to son George Washington Brickey
- Elias to son Andrew Jackson Brickey
- Molly Brickey (Note: not Molly Unknown-286470 who is listed in the will of Peter Brickey I (abt.1715-bef.1787))
Research Notes
I changed the slave owner from Peter Brickey Sr. (1761-abt.1836) to Peter Brickey I (abt.1715-bef.1787) because the former didn't die until 1836, and this probate record is from 1787 when his grandfather died.
Sources
- ↑
Will:
"Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800"
Original data: Lineages, Inc., comp.. Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800. Records transcribed from LDS Family History Library microfilm copies of wills for this locality
Ancestry Record 4900 #7088 (accessed 5 January 2024)
Will of Peter Brickey of Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, granted probate on 16 Sep 1786. - ↑
Mixed deeds, wills, court orders, and poll lists, 1653-1859:
"Mixed deeds, wills, court orders, and poll lists, 1653-1859"
Catalog: Mixed deeds, wills, court orders, and poll lists, 1653-1859 Deeds and wills, Vol. 17 1775-1797 (mixed dates) Deeds and wills, Vol. 18 1787-1794
Film number: 007645871 > image 13 of 572
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PX-KS72-8 (accessed 23 February 2024)
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It looks like, somewhere along the line, the two Peter Brickeys have been confused. Here are links to the full texts of their respective wills, with names of both children and slaves:
(1) Will of Peter Brickey d. 1786 in Westmoreland Co., VA: FamilySearch.org, Westmoreland County (VA) Deeds and Wills, Vol. 17 1775-1797 (mixed dates), pp. 5-6 (imgs 13 and 14 of 572). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-KS72-8
(2) Will of Peter Brickey d. 1836 in Botetourt Co., VA: FamilySearch.org, Botetourt County (VA) Will Books, Vol. E, pp. 764-766 (imgs 756 & 757) (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89PH-TWTV?i=755&cat=367591).
Inventory of his estate can also be found in Vol. E, pp. 720-722 (imgs 734 & 735) (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89PH-TWB3?i=734&cat=367591) It gives the ages of three of the enslaved individuals mentioned in the will - Edmund, aged 23; Elias, aged 27; and Molly, aged 57.
edited by S. Ford