William T. Rodgers' Orphan Account - 1799-1800

William T. Rodgers, orphan To Jacob Bird

Debit

Apl 13th 1799

To Cash paid Betty France for curing a canser
on a Negro man Levin foot

01/04/00

Bot of William Seymour & Co

01.05.11 3/4

May 1st

To 1 pare of Shoes

00.06.0

June 16th

To 6 yds of virginia Linning @ 2/.

00.12.0

Bot of William Seymour & Co

01.12.3 3/4

Decr 6th

To one pare of Shoes

00.06.0

One Negro Woman Lidda & 4 Children Susay,
Jingo, Agnes and Anney @ the lowest bidder

To Jacob Bird for the Year 1799

14.19.11

One Negro Woman Cumfort & two Children
Mary & Leah @ the lowest bidder

To James Ashby for the year 1799

02/07/03

Two Children Sarah & Frank @ the Lowest Bidder

To Adam Freeman for the Year 1799

06/19/11

One Negro Woman Old Pegg @ the lowest Bidder

To Jacob Bird for the Year 1799

03/06/02

To 2/3 of the tax on 360 38.12

To 1 Year Bord

12.00.0

To 1 yd Cloth @ 6/6.

Total

44.16.9 1/2

Jany 1st 1800

To 1 hat

00.12.0

Aprl 5th

Bot of William Seymour & Co

01/06/00

May 10th

To 1 pare of Shoes

00.06.0

May 16th

To 6 yds of Virginia Linning @ 2/.

00.12.0

To 1 hat

00.07.6

To 1 Years board

00.10.0

To 50 peach trees Bot of Mr. Douty 12/. pr hd

00.04.0

To 350 peach trees Bot of Bridget White @ 9/. pr hd 2/3

01/01/00

Septr 29th 1800

To Cash pd Vicar for a Grave fee giving To Leah

00.06.0

To 2/3 tax pd Jno Bull 4 dol 20 cents

01/04/03

To Cash paid Thomas Bayly

02/02/09

Total

20.11.9

Credit

By Cash recd for the rent 2/3 plantation for the year 1799

24.19.0

By Negro woman Milly & Child Tinney for the year 1799

01.00.0

By Negro Girl Leah for the year 1799

02/10/00

By negro Man Harvy for the Year 1799

07.00.4

By negro man Levin for the Year 1799

10/01/00

By negro man Isaac for the Year 1799

13.06.0

Total

65.13.0

By negro Girl Philis for her victuals & Clothes
a Deaf one for the Year 1799

Total

65.13.0

Ballance due the orphin for last year

300.17.8

Due the Orphan

300.19.5

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

Source:

Walczyk, Gail M.  Accomack County, VA, Orphans Accounts.  1798-1801.  Coram, NY: Peters Row, 2001;  p. 82f.  

© Copyright 2001 by Gail M. Walczyk