Bridget Newman

<281> Bridget Newman -- Born 1775. Daughter of Criss Newman <469>. Residing at Nomony Hall in 1775, 1782, 1784, 1785, 1790, and 1791. On preliminary list of persons to be sent from Taurus to Capricorn in 1787, but not sent. Named in 1791 deed of emancipation. Scheduled for emancipation in 1793. Emancipated by deed dated January 1, 1793; deed proved in Westmoreland County Court1 February 28, 1793. Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1, 1791, pt. 1, pp. 8, 18, 21, and Pt. 2, pp. 2, 17; "2d Book of Miscellanies,"pp. 101-4; Letterbook, 1787-1789, p. 18; Westmoreland County Personal Property Tax List, 1785, VSA; Travis Jones's Inventory of Taxable Specific Articles at Namony Hall, March 1, 1784, C.F.P., 1651-1861, Sect. 36 (Mssl C2468 82102), VHS; Letterbook, 1782-1784, p. 10; Whites & Blacks, living at Nomony Hall in Westmoreland County, October 4, 1775, C.F.P., 1651-1861, Sect. 36 (Mssl C2468 82100), VHS; Westmoreland County Deeds and Wills, No. 18, 1787-1794, VSA microfilm, pp. 291-2.