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Division of the Slaves of Bird Eastham
Identifier: 2023.105.1
Description:
Division of the estate of Bird Eastham made after his death in 1834. Transcription of Rappahannock County Will Book A, pgs 69-71. Thirty slaves were divided among his heirs, with his wife also keeping some as her dower. Their were ten children, eight sons and two daughters, the oldest child being born in 1790. His daughter Ann married Thomas Hand. His daughter Eliza married Absalom Jordan. He was married twice, his first wife being named Lucy, his second wife was Joanna Allen.
Division of the estate of Bird Eastham made after his death in 1834. Transcription of Rappahannock County Will Book A, pgs 69-71. Thirty slaves were divided among his heirs, with his wife also keeping some as her dower. Their were ten children, eight sons and two daughters, the oldest child being born in 1790. His daughter Ann married Thomas Hand. His daughter Eliza married Absalom Jordan. He was married twice, his first wife being named Lucy, his second wife was Joanna Allen.