George Ground
- Name
- George Ground
- Race
- White
- Location
- IAS: County of Roanoke; Myers Spring was his plantation
- Page and Line Number
- IAS1: PP. 68
- Date(s) Seen in Records
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Will Book 1: January 17, 1842
IAS1: December 28, 1841 - People Enslaved
- Ellick
- Elijah
- Sally
- Madison
- Milly Ann
- Unrecorded Named Boy
- Nelly
- Nancy
- Luckey
- Davey
- Mary
- Jenny
- Unrecorded Named Child
- Amanda
- Patsy
- Additional Information
- Bequeathed the above enslaved individuals to David Moyerz, William Fizer, Lewis Circle, and Peggy Lowry.
- David Moyerz
- William Fizer
- Lewis Circle
- Peggy Lowry
- In the IAS Book 1, George Ground specified that the future increases of the enslaved people he bequeathed to Lewis Circle would also be in Lewis' possession. The language of "future increases" was commonly used in regards to enslaved women, in which an enslaver would claim all future lineage of that woman was in their possession to then bequeath and enslave.
- In Will Book 1, George Ground bequeaths enslaved people to Lewis Circle and makes him an executor. However, in IAS Book 1, which has a copy of the will in the will book, Lewis Circle is still recorded as an executor, but enslaved people were bequeathed to Lewis "Zirkle." There was a Lewis Zirkle in the Roanoke area; however, he is not listed as enslaving anyone in the census records. Moreover, since the Will Book lists Lewis Circle both times, it is assumed that Luckey, Davey, Nancy, Nelly, and the unrecorded named boy were bequeathed to Lewis Circle and not Lewis Zirkle. However, in case this is an error, Lewis Zirkle is linked below.
- Lewis Zirkle
- In the IAS Book 1, George Ground willed Samuel Britts, who married his daughter Catharine, one equal fourth part of the remaining part of his estate not already willed to other individuals, with the exception of his enslaved people.
- George Ground purchased four enslaved people from Samuel Stoner: Jenny and her child, a girl named Patsy, and a girl named Amanda.
- Samuel Stoner
Part of George Ground