Land Record Abstracts

In Frederick County, Manumissions were filed with the land records and listed as such; however, slaves were also listed in other catagories such as Sales, Mortgages and other unique titles. Jeff Duvall compiled a listing of all the Manumissions (linked on MidMdRoots website), but the other records are not as easily found. These are some accidently found while doing other research.

Manumissions - One might think this was a legal paper providing proof of freedom upon a slave being released from bondage and this was the case for a few of them; however, most of them provided a future date of being released by a date or age. Surprisingly, a few were released upon becoming of age (females at 18 and males at 21), but most were much longer. It seems most of these were recorded soon after obtaining the slaves and served more as a "Certificate of Ownership" for the owner's benefit. In fact, one was found listed as such. Some of these records were listed in the index under the owner's surname and some under the slave's surname, while others, having no surname, were listed under "Negro or Negroes".

These Abstracts are listed alphabetically by the owner's surname.

ARNOLD, David 

Manumission of:

- BECK, negro woman; to free Mar 1824
- MARY ANN, child of Beck; to free 1 Nov 1841
- DENNIS, negro; to free Mar 1835
- JET, negro; to free Mar 1838
- WASH, negro; to free Mar 1839
- PETER, negro; to free Mar 1844
- LEE, negro; to free Mar 1847

Any child born to Beck or Mary Ann to be free at the age of 28.

[Fredrick Co, MD Land Records - WR-46, 403 dated 19 Apr 1814]



BAKER - O'LOUGHLIN - HILL

Request to Remove SLAVES from Virginia
- Virginia BAKER and Corbin BAKER became entitled at the death 
of their mother, Elizabeth O’LOUGHLIN, formerly Elizabeth BAKER, 
late of Jefferson Co, Virginia (later WV) to the following negroes 
to wit: 

- JOSIAH, age about 21 years
- BECKEY, age about 16 years
- SAM, age about 14 years

Christian KEMP of Frederick Co, MD became the guardian of the 
said Virginia BAKER and Corbin BAKER and had a law to pass to 
remove said negroes into the State of Maryland.  Have removed 
said negroes agreeable to said law given from under hand this 
1st day of June 1822.
[Frederick Co, MD Land Records - JS-15, 701 - 10 June 1822]



BERNARD, John 

Mortgage to Peter BUTLER

 included slaves: 

- SARAH, negro wench
- PETER, negro child

[Fredrick Co, MD Land Records - B-554 - 6 May 1752]



BOONE, Robert of Jefferson Co, VA

List of Slaves - 19 Sep 1822

- negro LETTY and her children:  age 23; JOHN, age 4; LEWIS, 10 months

[Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 462 - Sep 1822]



CRAPSTER, Abraham 

- Sale from Basil Crapster of Anne Arundel County

- ZILPHY, negro girl
- LUCINDA, negro girl
- AMELIA, negro girl
- HENRIETTA, negro girl
- HENRIETTA (younger), negro girl
- GEORGE, negro boy
- RUFUS, negro boy

[Fredrick Co, MD Land Records - HS-18, 357 - 17 Feb 1843]



DAVIS, Ignatius 

- Manumission of: 

- KATE  (free but must work to provide clothing for her 
   husband ROBERT for six years from 24 Oct 1792, at which 
   time ROBERT will also be freed).
- ROBERT (husband of KATE); to free six years from 24 Oct 1792.
- SAM (s/o Kate & Robert); to free in 21 years from 19 Jun 1792.

If they should run away, then they must serve three times the 
period they are gone.

[Fredrick Co, MD Land Records - WR-12, 49 dated 4 Nov 1793]



DAVIS - RATLIFF - Certificate of Ownership

Joseph DAVIS, previously of Louden Co, VA, but now 
of Frederick Co, MD, received as a gift from his 
grandfather, Joseph RATLIFF

Slaves
- FANNY, age about 22, and her three children, 
- ANNE, age abt 4 (mulatto)
- EVE, age 2 or 3
- CHARLOTTE, age abt 8 months

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-47,12 dated 19 May 1814]



DEVILBISS, Casper - Manumission of: 

- HAGAR, negro girl, age 21 last April (now set free)
- DANIEL, negro boy, age 25 in May 1819 (to set free on that date)
- ELIZA, negro girl, age 22 in Jan 1822 (to set free on that date);
   
If Eliza shall have children during her servitude:  
males to be free at age 25, females to be free at age 22

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-43, 144-145 dated 15 Aug 1812]



DONALDSON, Stephen 

Manumission of:

- negro man DICK, age about 44; to free this day

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-46, 266-267 dated 29 Nov 1813]



DUNCAN, William, cordwainer

Manumission of: 

- negro boy SURRY, age 11 on 4 Aug 1795; to free upon age 30

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-13, 504 dated 31 Aug 1795]



EBERT - PUNCHARD

Bill of Sale - 21 Sep 1822

Eli EBERT sold to William PUNCHARD of La Fouche, Louisanna 
at $5,205 cm for: 

SLAVES for Life

- MARY, age 24, 5' 4", black complexion; and her infant:
.......CHARLOTTE, age 7 months
- ISAAC, age 7, crooked leggs, 3' 10", high complexion
- CHANEY, age 6, black, 3' 10 1/2"
- DAVID, age 2, 2' 10"
- ISAAC, age 12, black, slim, 4' 7 1/2"
- CLARY, age 22, black, 5' 6"
- DANIEL, age 5, black, 3' 11 1/2"
- BEN, an infant, age 4 months
- SERENA, age 15, black, 5' 6 1/2 "
- FANNY, age 20, yellow complexion, 5' 3 1/4"; 
   two fingers burned on left hand; and her child:
.......MARY ANN, age 2
- DENNIS, age 2, 2' 11 1/2" 
- LYDIA, age 37, black, 5' 3" and her five children:
.......CHARLES, age 7, black, 4'; has white spot on left eye 
.......JOE, age 2, 2' 4 1/2 "
.......RACHEL, age 6 months
.......BETSEY, age 17, black, 5' 1 1/2"
.......MARGARET, age 4 months
- MARIA, ae 27, black complexion, 5' 6"
- PETER, age 11, black complexion, 4' 7"
- NICHOLAS, age 8, black complexion, 4' 
- LLOYD, age 5-6 months

[Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 762-763 - Sep 1822]



EBERT - STONE

Bill of Sale - 28 Sep 1822

Eli EBERT sold to Caleb STONE of Maddison Co, KY
at $345 cm for: 

SLAVE for Life

- TURNER, age 12, yellow complexion, 4' 6 1/2"

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 763-764 - Sep 1822]



EBERT - WOOLFORK

Bill of Sale - 14 Nov 1822

Eli EBERT sold to Richard WOOLFORK of Baltimore, MD 
at $2,235 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- BILL, age 21
- TOM, age 23
- NICK, age 20
- NATT, age 16
- CHARLES, age 25

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 770 - 14 Nov 1822]



EBERT - WOOLFORK

Bill of Sale - 18 Nov 1822

Eli EBERT sold to Richard T. WOOLFORK of Baltimore, MD 
at $875 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- JOHN, age 23, black
- JOHN, age 19, black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 770-771 - 18 Nov 1822]



EBERT - WOOLFORK

Bill of Sale - 14 Oct 1822

Eli EBERT sold to Samuel M. WOOLFORK of Louisianna
at $5,997 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- SAM, age 25, black
- EVAN, age 28, black
- TOBIAS, age 24, copper colour
- NELL, age 50, dark yellow
- GEORGE, age 22, copper colour
- JESSE, age 22, coper colour
- MARIA, age 13, copper colour
- ANDREW, age 28, black
- BETSEY, age 35, black
- ELIZA, age 7, black
- ELLEN, age 5, black
- TRECY, age 2, black
- LOUISA, age 18, black
- SAM, age 9 months, black
- KITTY, age 18, black
- MARY, age 2, black
- CHARLOTTE, age 6 months, black
- BETSEY, age 15, black
- HENNY, age 9, black
- WILLAMINA, age 13, black
- MIRANDA, age 10, black
- ANN, age 12, black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 767 - 14 Oct 1822]



EBERT - WOOLFORK

Bill of Sale - 23 Oct 1822

Eli EBERT sold to Samuel M. WOLFORK of Louisianna
at $437.50 cm the following

SLAVE for Life

- HOLESWORTH, age 22, black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 768 - 23 Oct 1822]



ETTINGE, Isaac, miller 

Sale to Cornelius ETTINGE, farmer 

Slaves - PETER,  BEN,  GEORG,  PAGG,  NENNY

[Frederick County Land Records - B-555 dated 12 May 1752]



EVERHART, Lawrence 

Declaration of List of Slaves, now possessed in Frederick Co, MD, 
but bought out of Loudon Co, VA on 7 May 1795.

  - JACOB, age abt 26
  - HANNAH, age abt 26
  - NANCY, age abt 7

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-13, 259 dated 14 May 1795]



HALLEY - COLQUITT

Bill of Sale - 8 Oct 1822

Hilleary H. HALLEY sold to Benjamin COLQUITT of Greensborough, 
Georgia at $830 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- LEVINA, age 35, black, 5' 8 1/2", slender
- ELIZA, age 12, black, stout
- NANCY, age 16, 5' 3", black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 766-767 - 8 Oct 1822]



HALLEY - STONE

Bill of Sale - 28 Sep 1822

Hilleary H. HALLEY sold to Caleb STONE of Maddison Co, KY 
at $1,485 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- POLLY, age 33, black, 4' 10"'; one eye; and her two children: 
.......DEBBY, age 2
.......GEORGE, age 3 months
- MARY, age 11, yellow complexion
- WILLIAM, age 9, yellow complexion
- RACHEL, age 6, black
- SHADRICK, age 10, black
- ANN, age 12, black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 764 - Sep 1822]



HALLEY - WHITE

Bill of Sale - 4 Oct 1822

Hilleary H. HALLEY sold to Philip WHITE of Orleans, Louisianna
at $2,545 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- LEWIS, age 18, yellow complexion, 5' 5 1/2", 
   (pleasant countenance and stammer in his speech)
- MARIA, age 17, black, 5' 1 1/2"
- CHARLES, age 7, mulatto, 3' 11"
- BENJAMIN, age 14, black, 4' 8 1/2"
- VIOLETTA, age 22, yellow complexion; and her two children: 
.......LOUISA
.......CHARLOTTE
- MARY, age 19, black, 5' 6"
- JOE, age 20, yellow complexion, 5' 7"

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 769-770 - 2 Nov 1822]



HALLEY - WOOLFORK

Bill of Sale - 23 Oct 1822

Hilleary H. HALLEY sold to Samuel M. WOOLFORK of Louisianna
at $890 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- UPTON, age 25, light black complexion, 5' 8 1/2"
- GEORGE, age 26, high black, thin, 6' 7 1/2"

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 767-768 - 23 Oct 1822]



HALLEY - WOOLFORK

Bill of Sale - 23 Oct 1822

Hilleary H. HALLEY sold to Samuel M. WOLFORK of Louisianna
at $675 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- FLORA, age 13, dark mulatto
- JOE, age 16, black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 768-769 - 23 Oct 1822]



HAMMOND - PUNCHARD

Bill of Sale - 12 Sep 1822

Eden HAMMOND sold to William PUNCHARD of La Fouche, Louisanna 
at $450 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- ELIZA, age 19, mulatto, yellow complexion; and her child: 
.......HORACE, age 2, yellow complexion

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 765 - 19 Sep 1822]



HAMMOND, Thomas John 

Manumission  of:

- Isaac BRYAN, age 43 

of Frederick County signed on 18 Dec 1812
[Frederick County Land Records - WR-43, 443-444 dated 28 Dec 1812]



HAWKINS - DAVIS 

Bill of Sale from Joseph DAVIS to Thomas HAWKINS at $120

 for Negro Slaves
- FANNY, age about 19-20, and her two children,     
- ANNE, age 2 years
- EDY, age  6 months

Pymt due by Jan 1813 or void. (wit/ James S. HOOK)
[Frederick County Land Records - WR-41, 314-315 dated 21 Jan 1812]



HICKMAN - STONE

Bill of Sale - 28 Sep 1822

John HICKMAN sold to Caleb STONE of Maddison Co, KY 
at $350 cm the following

SLAVE for Life

- LOUISA, age 17, yellow complexion, 4' 6 1/2"

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 764-765 - Sep 1822]



HILL, Christian

Manumission of:

- DICK, age 19; to free on 1 Jan 1831

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-36, 348-349 dated 12 Feb 1810]



JAMISON, John - exec/of  Leonard JAMISON

List of Slaves - 27 Sep 1822

- negro ABRAHAM and his wife CECILY and HENRY

Bought on 5 Sep 1822.
[Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 762 - Sep 1822]



JAMISON - PURCELL - McGERRY - EGAN 

To Francis B. JAMISON and John B. PURCELL from John F.McGERRY 
of New York City, New York, surviving joint tenant of Michael 
D. EGAN at $10.000 in Dec 1829.
Previously from John DuBois in Oct 1826 [JS-26, 65-68].

LAND - 1,000 acres and personal property

SLAVES - 
- negro men ABRAHAM, NACE, BARNEY, PETER, DANIEL, LEWIS
- negro women MARY, HENRIETTA, PRUDENCE, CATHERINE RACHAEL, 
  MARY ELIZABETH, ANN MARIA, CECELIA and MONICA

and livestock, household furniture and farming utensils.
[Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-33, 62-64 - Jan 1830]



LEMASTER - BRISCOE

Abraham LEMASTER Jr - Sale of Negro Slave

- JACOB (age about 22 in Nov 1800)

He had belonged to Ralph BRISCOE, but in judgment against
BRISCOE in 1790, was then awarded to Abraham LEMASTER.
LEMASTER sold him, along with stock, wagon and other implements
to his son, Abraham LEMASTER Jr on 25 Nov 1800.
[Frederick County Land Records - WR-20, 303-304 dated 25 Nov 1800].



LUCKETT - NOLAND

Declaration - 15 Jan 1795

Molly Ann LUCKETT 
- by Will of Philip NOLAND of Loudoun Co, VA - 15 Mar 1794

Declared the following slaves were removed from Virginia into Maryland
on 25 Dec 1794:

PASS and CHARLES

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book WR-13, 27 - Jan 1795]



RAMSBURGH, Stephen

Manumission of: 

Children of his former slave NANCY
- SARAH, negro woman, age 18 (free at age 24)
- JACK, negro boy slave, age 16 (to free at age 26)
- BILL, negro boy slave, age 6 (free at age 26)

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-8, 42 dated 19 Apr 1788]



RICHARDSON, Sucrosy (female) 

Manumission of: 

- BETTY, negro girl; free upon age 18 (1 Feb 1809); 
   and any children during her servitude: 
   females free at age 18; males free at age 21

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-13, 344-345 dated 1 Jun 1795]



SMALLWOOD - GOOD

William SMALLWOOD issued Manumission of: 

PEGGY, negro slave, age 30  (bought from Adam GOOD) 
and her children: 
- NELLY, age 8
- DIAN, age 4
- JAMES, age 2

All now set free.

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-46, 152-153 dated 15 Jan 1814]



SWEARINGEN, Tabithia 

Manumission (from her Will)
by Daniel GETZENDANNER Jr and David C. WINEBRENNER

negro slave Charles ROLLS, age 30; dark complexion, 5' 5" tall.

Charles was to be set free upon age 35, 
but they chose to free him now.

[Frederick County Land Records - BGF-8, 397 dated 19 Mar 1863]



THOMAS, Dr. Philip

Manumission of: 

- Frederick JAQUES, mulatto man, age 31; 
 (then living in Baltimore City in service of Dr. Ashton ALEXANDER)

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-36, 307-308 dated 25 Dec 1809]



VINCENDIERE - WOOLFOLK

Bill of Sale - 19 Nov 1822

Victoire VINCENDIERE sold to Richard T. WOOLFOLK 
of Baltimore, MD at $1,285 cm the following

SLAVES for Life

- JOHN, age 17, dark complexion
- RAMOND, age 15, black
- EMMOS, age 20, yellow complexion

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 771 - 18 Nov 1822]



WARFIELD - PUNCHARD

Bill of Sale - 3 Sep 1822

Alexander WARFIELD sold to William PUNCHARD of La Fouche, Louisanna 
at $305 cm the following

SLAVE for Life

- DELIA, age 18, rather stout, large nose with bumpy face with 
   bright spots, not very black

Frederick Co, MD - Deed Book JS-15, 766 - 19 Sep 1822]



WARFIELD, Alexander 

Manumission of: 

- NED, s/o NICK, age 36; to free 1 Nov 1813
- MARY, d/o BESS, age 14; to free 1 Nov 1816
- DINAH, d/o BESS, age 8; to free 1 Nov 1819
- STEPHEN, s/o BESS, age 6; to free 1 Nov 1824

Any future children born shall be free when born.

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-36, 306 dated 20 Oct 1809]



WILLIAMSON, Elisha H. 

Manumission of: 

- ANNIS, negro woman, age 42; to free this date
- JANE, negro woman, age 20; to free 26 Sep 1817
- RACHEL, negro woman, age 15; to free 26 Sep 1822
- DICK, negro boy, age 6; to free 26 Sep 1835
- CARLINE, negro girl, age 5; to free 26 Sep 1831
- MARY ANNE, negro girl, age 3; to free 26 Sep 1833
- JERRY, negro boy, age 1; to free 26 Sep 1840

Should ANNIS have further children:  
males to be free at age 35; females to be free at age 28.

[Frederick County Land Records - WR-40, 448-449 dated 26 Sep 1811]