William T. Rodgers' Orphan Account - 1793-1797

William T. Rodgers, orphan, To Polley Rodgers

Credit

By Negro Man Harvy Kept by the Widow the Year 1795

09.00.0

Negro man Levin Do the Year 1793

07.00.0

Do ... George Do ... 1793

07.00.0

Do ... Isaac Do ... 1793

07.00.0

2 Negro Girls Milly & Comfort &c the year 1793

04/10/00

By Old Pegg for her victuals &c the year 1793

05.00.0

Total

32.10.0

By Judah & Children Sabrah, Susey & Leah for 
Victuals & Clothes to Robt Twiford the Year 1793

By Bridget to Geo. Smith for her Victuals & Cloths for 1793 to 1798

By hire To Geo. Hannaford for her Victuals & Clothes from 1793 to 1798

By Negro Boy hired out to Littl Savage the Year 1793

00.12.0

By Negro Man Harvy Kept by the widow the Year 1794

09.00.0

Do George Do ... Do

08.00.0

Do Isaac Do ... Do

05.00.0

Negro Girl Milley Do ... Do

02/10/00

Do ... Leah ... Do

00.12.0

Negro Boy Adam Do ... Do

01.00.0

Total

26.02.0

By Old Pegg kept by the widow say worth hire Victuals
& Clothes the year 1794

By Judah & Child Susey to Thomas Savage for their
Victuals & Clothes the year 1794

By Levin Hired out to Jacob Savage the year 1794

07.00.0

By negro Woman Comfort hired out to David Ashby the year 1794

03.00.0

By Negro Man Harvy Kept by the widow the year 1795

09.00.0

Do George Kept the Year 1795

09.00.0

Do Isaac Do ... Do

05/15/00

Negro Woman Milly Do ... Do

03.00.0

Do Girl Leah 01.00.0

By Old Pegg Kept by the widow the year 1795 for her Victuals & Clothes

By Negro Levin hired to John Savage Year 1796

£08.00.0

Comfort & Child Mary to Jas Ashby the Year 1796

01/10/00

Adam to free Geoge Year 1796

02.00.0

By negro Man Harvy Kept by the Widow Do 1796

09.00.0

Do ... Do George Kept by ... Do

09.00.0

Do ... Do Isaac Kept by ... Do

07.00.0

Do Woman Milley Kept by ... Do

03/10/00

Do Girl Leah Kept by ... Do

01/10/00

Total

41.10.0

By Negro man Harvy kept by the widow Year 1797

09.00.0

Do ... George kept by the Do ... Do ... 1797

10.00.0

Do Girl Leah kept by the Do ... Do ... 1797

02.00.0

Do Boy Addam kept by the Do ... Do ... 1797

02/10/00

Total

23.10.0

By Negro Woman Milley & Child Tinney kept by the
widow for Victuals & Clothes the year 1797

By negro man Levin Hired to Jno Savage the year 1797

10.00.0

By negro woman Comfort & Child Mary to James Ashby the Year 1797

01/10/00

By Negro Woman Liddy & Child Agnes to Zorob
Chandler for & all charges the year 1797

By Negro Man Levin hired to Littleton Savage
the year 1795

01/10/00

By Negro Boy Adam to Stephen Warrington the Year 1795

By Negro Woman Comfort supposed to be with child to David Ashby to pay all charges & pay her Victuals &c the year 1795

By Negro man Isaac kept by the Widows the year 1797

By Negro Woman Milly & Child Tinney kept by the
widow for Victuals & Clothes the year 1797

07/10/00

Total

189.19.0

In Obedience to an order of Accomack County Court bearing date August the 26th 1798 to us directed we have Stated an account retation to the Slaves belonging to the Estate of Zorobabel Rodgers Junr Deceased and made as Will and Testament of those hired to other people as those retained by Polly Rodgers (now Mrs. Bird) and not hired out during her widowhood and find a balance as above Stated given under our hands this 27th April 1800.
John Smith
Tu: Snead
Geo. A. Wise

Returned into Court Octr 28th 1800 and ordered to be recorded.


Source:
Walczyk, Gail M.  Accomack county Ophans Accounts 1798-1801.  Coram NY: Peter'rs Row 2000; p. 81f.


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