Rachel

<499> Rachel -- Born 1740 or 1741. Parents unknown; husband
dead by 1787; mother of Charlotte Newman <292> and Hannah
Newman <243>. Residing at Taurus in 1782 and 1785
(tithable). Sent from Taurus to Capricorn in January 1788.
Residing at Capricorn in 1789 and 1791. Over 45 years old
in 1791. Possibly emancipated by deed proved in
Westmoreland County Court on June 24, 1794 (text not
recorded). Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1, 1791,
pt. 2, pp. 10, 26; "2d Book of Miscellanies," p. 109;
Letterbook, 1782-l 784, p. 7; William McClannaham's Inventory
of Sundry Effects at Taurus, January 1, 1785, C.FP., 1651-
1861, Sect. 36 (Mss1 C2468 62103), VHS; Westmoreland County
Personal Property Tax List, 1785, VSA; Lettex-book, 1787-
1789, pp. 18, 63; Westmoreland County Orders, 1790-1 795, VSA
microfilm, pp. 367-68.