Emancipation of Sib by Estate of Lucy Heusted (1799)

by Joshua Purdy and Israel Peck, Executors

for the Estate of Lucy Heusted

Volume 14, Page 420-421

Signed: October 9, 1799

Recorded: October 9, 1799   

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss In Greenwich  these

may certify that application has been made to us the subscribers Justices of the 

peace in and for said Fairfield County by Joshua Purdy of Rye in Westchester

County and State of New York as of the last Will and Testament of the

widow Lucy Heusted late of said Greenwich the other of the executors of the said

last Will and testament of said Lucy Heusted dec'd expressing their desire
(according to the will of said dec'd) to emancipate and make free the negro 
girl called Sib of the estate of said dec'd. And according to to the Statute Law of this 
State Entitled "An act in addition to and alteration of an act concerning 
Indian, Mullatto and negro servants and slaves" we have enquired, examined
and find the said Sib to be a healthy person and between the age of twenty five 
and forty five years of age and have personally examined said Sib who wishes
to be made free and emancipated as aforesaid. We therefore hereby cer-
tify that the said Sib is a proper person to be emancipated and made
free agreeably to said Statute Law. Given under our hands and Test of 
Office the 23rd day of Seprember AD 1799.                Jabez Fitch   Justice of peace

.                                                                                      Ebenzr Mead  Justices of peace

Know all men by these presents that on receiving the above certificate 

and by the direction of the will of the said dec'd Lucy Heusted We the Subscribers

Joshua Purdy of Rye in Westchester County and State of New York and Israel Peck

of Greenwich in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut as executors of the last

will and testament of said dec'd Lucy Heusted Do hereby give, grant, emancipate, 

make free and set at liberty the said negro slave Sib free and clear from us

as executors of said will and from any demands of any other person claiming

her as the estate of said dec'd. And from the date hereof said Sib is permitted 

to go for herself and is to be a slave to no person and to transact her 

own business which we give said Sib agreeably to the directions of the

will of said dec'd Lucy Heusted as aforesaid. As witness our hand and
seals the 9th day of October AD 1799.                   Joshua Purdy   L.S.

In presence of                                                          Israel Peck        L.S.

Abraham Peck
Anna Peck

Rec'd to record October ye 9th, AD 1799
and recorded by me Jabez Fitch  Register

Emancipation of Morris by Amos Mead and Richard Mead (1802)

Volume 15, Page 392
by Amos Mead and Richard Mead
Signed: November 23, 1802
Recorded: November 23, 1802     

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss In Greenwich 

This may certify that application has been made to us the Subscribing Justices 

of the peace in and for Fairfield County by Amos Mead Esquire and

Richard Mead of said Greenwich expressing their desire to emancipate their negro 

man Morris, and according to to the Statute Law of this State entitled an Act 

in addition to and alteration of an act concerning Indian, Mollato and negro 

servants and slaves. We have enquired, examined and find the said Morris to 

be a healthy person and between the age of twenty five and forty five years of age and 

have personally examined the said Morris who wishes to be made free and

emancipated agreeably to said Statute Law. Given under Our hands and 

test of office the 23d day of November 1802.

.                                                                   Jabez Mead

                                                                                                Justices 

                                                                                                of peace

                                                                    Gilbert Close

Know all men by these presents that on receiving the above certifi-

cate We the Subscribers Amos Mead and Richard Mead of Greenwich 

in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut  Do give, grant, emancipate 

and make free and set at liberty our said negro man Morris from

and after the date hereof free and clear from us and our heirs and every  

other person or persons claiming him for or under us or them and from &

after the date hereof he the said Morris is permitted to go for himself and 

be a slave to no person and to transact his own business. In witness whereof 

we have hereunto set my hands and seals the 23d day of November 1802

Jabez Fitch                                                   Amos Mead    L.S.

                          Witnesses   

Gilbert Close                                                Richard Mead  L.S.