WILLIAMS-VA-1813

The information below is abstracted from the Virginia Acts
of Assembly for the session beginning in December 1813
(bound volumes will probably be labeled "1814" which was the
year of publication).  The actual books are available in
many libraries, as well as on microfilm from the Library of
Congress (Records of the States series; about 1949).  Most
of this information is from what are called "private acts" 
-- acts that do not apply to everyone but allow a particular
person or group to do something not ordinarily allowed under
state law.

The county is the county of residence, if given; "probably"
means someone else mentioned in the Act lived there, and is
only used (as a clue for the researcher) if no county of
residence is given for that individual.  Most of the
terminogy is just as it appeared in the act, with one
exception.  "Slave owner" has been added in the listing for
each person meeting that description.

,  JAMES
free man of colour; previous master Richard Williams freed
him upon his payment of $600; allowed to remain free.
Petersburg, town of
1813 Dec Virginia Acts of Assembly; page 154

Williams,  Richard
slave owner; his former slave JAMES allowed to remain free
Petersburg, town of (probably)
1813 Dec Virginia Acts of Assembly; page 154

Contributed by: rosieb@sprynet.com "Rosanna Bencoach" --
Richmond VA