Thomas Gaskins

(219> Thomas Gaskins (Tom) -- Born 1778. Son of Molly (436> and Peter <498>. Residing at Coles Point in 1785, 1788, 1790, 1791, and 1796. Scheduled to be sent from Coles
Point to the Shenandoah tract in April 1787, but withdrawn
from list. Named in 1791 deed of emancipation. Scheduled
for emancipation in 1799. Emancipated by deed dated
November 3, 1799; deed proved in Frederick County Court,
December 3, 1799. Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1,
1791, pt. 1, pp. 7, 28, and pt. 2, pp. 6, 23, 44; 2d Book
of Miscellanies,N pp. 28, 93; Letterbook, 1785-1787, pp.
250-53, 263-64; Westmoreland County Personal Property Tax
List, 1785, VSA; Frederick County Deed Book 26, 1799-1800,VSA microfilm, p. 216; Frederick County Order Book 33, 1799-
1800, VSA microfilm, pp. 179-80.