Warren-MS-Will-1856

Slave names in Will of Mary Jamison Warren 1856

In the Will if Mary Jamison Warren of Leake County, Mississippi contains the following slaves by name:

... to Clarisa Moore in Texas my negro man John, my negro woman Clarisa and her child Bob and my negro woman Sally
... to my nephew Henry Jemison my negro man Willie and his wife Peggy together with their four youngest children, to-wit, Willie, Tom, Gabriel, and Doctor
... to my nephew William W. Jamison my negro man Lewis and negro girl Hannah
... to my neice Sophia J. Jamison my negro boy Esay and my negro girl Lucy
... to my nephew Thomas J. Cooper my negro woman Jane and her five children to-wit, Silas, Collin, Elizabeth, Isabelle, and Willie
... to my nephew Thomas J. Cooper my negro man Martin and my negro woman Mary
... to my friend Robert Tyrus my negro man James.
... to my neice Mary E. Flemons my negro woman Mitilda
... to my husband Nathan Warren my negro man Austin, my negro woman Edy and their youngest daughter Easter, I also give to my said husband my negro man Edmond and Ed.

This will was probated in Leake County, Mississippi 11 August 1856

It is my purpose and hope that the posting of this information would help someone trace the almost impossible to find slave ancestors.  Jim

Contributed by: (Jim Savage) savage1@WAS.NET