Nanny Carey

(328> Nanny Cary -- Born ca. 1769 (sources vary from 1769,to 1771). Daughter of Harry Bacon <496> and Easter <--->;wife of Sam, property of John Simpson; mother of Hesse [Cary?] <085> and Betsy Cary <137>. Residing at Gemini in 1782; tithable there in 1785. Perhaps served at Coles Point for a while. Transferred from Gemini to Capricorn in January 1788. Residing at Sagittarius in December 1788, at Capricorn in 1791 and 1796. Named in 1791 deed of emancipation. Scheduled for emancipation in 1801.Emancipated by deed dated January 1, 1801; deed proved in Frederick County Court, February 2, 1801. Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1, 1791, Pt. 1, PP. 9, 31, and Pt. 2, PP. 10, 26, 51; 2d Book of Miscellanies,' P. 48;Westmoreland County Personal Property Tax List, 1785, VSA; Frederick County Deed Book 27, 1800-1803, VSA microfilm, p.134; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1787-1788, p. 12; Letterbook,1787-1 789, pp. 18, 63; Letterboak, 1782-1784, p. 8.