Bob

(352> Bob -- Born 1766. Parents unknown. Residing at Nomony Hall in 1784 (tithable), 1785 (tithable), 1790, 1791, and 1796. Described as a ginner in 1790 and as a hatter in 1791. Temporarily assigned to Coles Point in 1786 and again in 1788 and to Old Ordinary in 1789 and again in 1791. Assisted in recapture of two escaped criminals at Nomony Granary in 1790. Named in 1791 deed of emancipation. Scheduled for emancipation in 1798. Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1, 1791, pt. 1, pp. 10, 27, and pt. 2, pp. 1, 18, 31; 2d Book of Miscellanies," pp. 101-4; Travis Jones's Inventory of Taxable Specific Articles at NomonyHall, March 1, 1784, C.F.P., 1651-1861, Sect. 36 (Mssl C2468 a2102), VHS; Westmoreland County Personal Property Tax List, 1785, VSA; Nomony Hall Journal, 1785-1787, p. 35; Letterbook, 1787-1789, P. 132; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1788- 1789, pp. 8, 16, 29; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1789-1790, PP. 13, 72; Letterbook, 1789-1792, pp. 110-11; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1790-1 792, p. 83.