Field Cousins was listed in the register as having a "yellow complexion" and scars on his forehead and near the joint of his left forefinger. He was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and he previously registered in Goochland County on October 21, 1851. This same information was recorded in Common Law Book D.
A value of $650.00 was placed on Ferdinand and he was later purchased by John S. Richardson. Ferdinand was referred to as a boy in the record. That likely means that Ferdinand was still a child at the time this was recorded.
After being purchased by John Richardson, Ferdinand was split from his mother and brothers.
William Farly's 1846 will stipulated that the enslaved people listed above be bequeathed to his widow, Fanny W. Farly. Upon her passing, these enslaved people were to be divided equally between the enslaver's children.
An indictment against Fanny Lee for petit larceny was listed in Common Law Book F. A warrant was later put out for her arrest. Fanny pled not guilty but was found guilty, and she was sentenced to fifteen strikes. She was found not guilty for a second charge of petit larceny, but this charge was never described in detail.