Slaves of William Mayo, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Goochland, Virginia
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

Contents 1 Slaves of William Mayo 1.1 1727 Deeds with Daniel Stover 1.2 1732 Deed to Anne Mayo 1.3 1737 Deed from Thomas Dickins 1.4 1737 Amelia Co., Thithables 1.5 1739 Deed to Joseph and Sarah Scott 1.6 Final Will, 10 Feb 1744, Goochland Co. 2 Sources

Slaves of William Mayo

This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by William Mayo (1684-1744), and attempt to connect them to their families.

1727 Deeds with Daniel Stover

On the 27 October 1727, in Goochland Co., William made two separate purchases of enslaved people from Daniel Stover, also a planter in the county (8 in total, for £25). Less than a month later, on 13 November 1727, he sold them all back to Stover for 15 shillings.^[1]

First Transaction: From Stover to Mayo, all purchased for £15^[2]

• 1 man named Tom
• 1 man named Bristoll
• 1 woman named Manno
• 4 children (all presumed to be Manno's): Lovee, Pero, John, Billah

Second Transaction: From Stover to Mayo, for £10^[3]

• 1 boy named Quash

1732 Deed to Anne Mayo

On 26 June 1732, in a Goochland Co., Deed, William gave his daughter Anna "six negroes which he hath at his plantation at Willis River allias Willis's Creek."^[4]

• Wiltshire
• Cudgeo
• Primus
• Dido
• Belinda
• Dianna

1737 Deed from Thomas Dickins

In a land deed for 40 acres in King William Parish on the James River from a Thomas Dickins, Mayo also purchased:^[5]

• 1 man name Portiguo

1737 Amelia Co., Thithables

Mayo is listed in the 1737 Amelia Co., thitables for his property there (above Half Creek), along with two slaves:^[6]

• Cudgeo (named in 1744 will, bequeathed to Mayo's wife Ann)
• Pompys (may be the same man as Pompey, named in 1744 will, also willed to Mayo's wife)

1739 Deed to Joseph and Sarah Scott

On May 15, 1739, Amelia Co. Deed, William deeded to his daughter Sarah and her husband Joseph 1600 acres of land in Amelia Co. along with two female slaves:^[7]

• Quasheba
• Arabella

Final Will, 10 Feb 1744, Goochland Co.

33 individuals named in his will (two were also named in earlier records). Organized by who he willed them to^[8]

• 3 to daughter Mary Grey and her husband Edmund
  • Chloe
  • Silvia
  • Lucy (daughter of Chloe)
• 3 to son John Mayo
  • Hercules
  • Flora
  • Will
• 3 to son Joseph Mayo
  • Scipio
  • Phebe
  • Jolar
• 3 to daughter Rebecca Mayo
  • Hannah
  • Venus
  • Matt
• 21 to wife Ann Perratt (Those in italics may be transferred to sons John, Daniel and Joseph after her death at her discretion.)
  • Mamoe
  • Fatima
  • Jenny
  • Turpin
  • Congo
  • Awhey
  • Jollof
  • Cudgeo
  • Maddy
  • Harry
  • Rose
  • Pompey
  • Brissey
  • Shaty
  • Philip
  • Robin
  • Little Inan
  • Kate
  • Annie
  • Dick
  • Ned

Sources

1. ↑ 13 Nov 1727 Deed from Mayo to Stover: "Goochland Co., Deed Book No. 1, page 25"
   Catalog: Deed books (with wills, inventories, etc.), 1728-1901; general indexes to deeds, wills, etc., 1728-1969 Deed books [with wills, inventories, etc.], v. 1-3 1728-1742
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2. ↑ 27 Oct 1727 Deed from Stover to Mayo No. 1: "Goochland Co., Deed Book No. 1, page 23"
   Catalog: Deed books (with wills, inventories, etc.), 1728-1901; general indexes to deeds, wills, etc., 1728-1969 Deed books [with wills, inventories, etc.], v. 1-3 1728-1742
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3. ↑ 27 Oct 1727 Deed from Stover to Mayo No. 2: "Goochland Co., Deed Book No. 1, page 24"
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4. ↑ 26 June 1732 Deed from William to Anna Mayo: "Goochland Co., Deed Book No. 1, page 358"
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5. ↑ 30 Sep 1737, Deed from Thomas Dickins to William Mayo: "Goochland Co Deed Book 3."
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6. ↑ 1737 Amelia County Tithables, William Mayo: "Lists of tithables, in Amelia County above Half Creek, page 1"
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7. ↑ 15 May 1739, Deed from William Mayo to Joseph and Sarah Scott: "Amelia Co. Deed Book 1, pages 182-183."
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8. ↑ "William Mayo's Will" in Goochland County, Deed Book No. 4
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