A motion was made by Edward Watts to be exempt from paying taxes and other fees on the people he enslaved: Rose, Patty, Lydia, Phillis, Jim, and Bock. Please note that there are many individuals who were enslaved by Watts and named Jim. View Edward Watts's profile for more information.
In IAS Book 4, the partition of the lands and other property of Edward Watts, Jim is listed among the enslaved individuals that were bequeathed to Edward Watts's daughter, Mrs. Holcombe. A value of $300.00 was placed on Jim.
Jim and the others willed alongside him were to remain on the Chapman plantation for a year after Chapman's death to "work for a year after Chapman passes, bringing the plantation to good standing and then to all be sold."