William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1
Published July, 1894
Edward W. James
Page 52
SLAVE OWNERS IN PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
[In my January number a list of slave-holders in Princess AnneCounty
having more than ten slaves was published. The following list comprises all
having under ten slaves. It will be seen that in this county the large majority
of the heads of families owned slaves.
This by no means represented all the families interested in slave property.
Many persons preferred to hire slaves, and, besides the hirers of slaves,
there were many persons who, while not owning slaves, were dependent upon that
species of property, such as overseers, store-keepers, physicians etc. These
last had a more substantial interest in the slaves than the nominal slave-owners.
On the whole, slaves were better distrubuted than horses in East Virginia.
The class of low whites was small. However illiterate, they were never
dependent on their wealthier neighbors. Beverley, Jones, Smyth, and
other early writers, say that poverty, the parent of servility, was almost
unknown in Virginia. -- EDITOR]
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(1) The compiler of this genealogy is greatly indebted to Mr. C. W.
Throckmorton of New York, Dr. A. G. Grinnan of Madison Co., Va. and Mercer
Slaughter of Atlanta.
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Slave Owners in Princess Anne Co., Va. during the year 1810, who owned less
than 10 slaves.
COMMUNICATED BY EDWARDS W. JAMES.
Page 54.
Edward Brown of Moses 2 Ansell Cox 2
Thomas Bonney 3 Joseph Corprew 1
Wm Banks 1 Wm Cannon 1
Jno Banks, Jr. 4 Avarilla Capps 4
Henry Brock 3 Molly Cox 2
Sarah Carraway 3 Morris Capps (*5) 1
Margaret Calvert 7 Rodney Capps Wd Wm 3
Josiah Cook 1 Joel Capps 1
Thomas Corprew, W.N.(3) 3 Sally Corbell 2
Jesse Capps 4 Lydia Capps 3
Lydia Capps 4 Lancaster Capps 1
Hilliary Capps 2 James Dyer 1
Wm Campbell 2 Henry Davis 3
Joshua Cone 2 David Dunbar 2
Hilliary Cone 2 Wm Doudge 2
David Cooper 7 William Davis 1
Jno Cox of Geo 2 Richard Davis 4
Frances Capps 1 Tully Doudge of Joab 1
Jeremiah Cane 1 Mary Drewry 9
Henry Cavender 1 David Dawley 4
John Cannon 2 Wm. Dudley 1
Frances Capps 4 Robert Dudley 3
John Cox 7 Willoughby Dyer 5
Elizabeth Cannon 1 Lewis Drayton 1
Solo Capps of John 1 Samuel Drayton 1
Mary Cavender 2 Edward Diggs 2
John Cumberfoot 1 Horatio Davis 4
Henry Capps 1 Lewis Dey
8
Leek Creekman 1 Solo Duncan, F. B. 1
Martin Cummins 4 Wm. Davis 7
Lemuel Curlin 2 Caleb Dawley Sr. 3
Elizabeth Corprew 5 Nathan Doudge 4
John Cannon of Pungo(4) 1 Jno Etheridge 1
Maryan Capps 2 Henry Edmonds 1
Jacamine Cason 2 Wm. Edmonds 1
Mary Capps 3 James Etheridge 3
John Capps 1 John Ewell
6
Hillary Capps 2 Mary Etheridge
2
Charles Capps 1 Ezekiel Ewell 3
Anna Capps 2 James Ewell 3
John Craft 3 Moses Eaton
1
5. Widow of Wm. Capps
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16. This article should be read in connection with that in the
January Quarterly.
17. The names of slave owners are taken from a census report
labelled "A Copy of the 3d Census To remain at the Clerk's Office for
the inspection of all concerned --- Wm. Bishop Asst, to The Mar-
shall of the Virginia district;" and the report is signed: "The above be
correct as fair as I know -- of the inhabitants of Princess Anne County.
Given under my hand this 15th day of Decer, 1810.