(A husband and wife run away)
Virginia Gazette
(Parks), Williamsburg,
October 26 to November 2, 1739
RAN away on the 30th of September last, from the Subscriber, living in Hanover County, Two Negros, viz. A Negro Man, nam’d Roger, born at Angola, a pretty tall, well-set Fellow about 30 Years old: He had on, when he went away, a new Oznabrig Shirt, and an old Cotton Wastecoat, a Pair of Virginia Cloth Breeches, strip’d Black and White, and a Pair of Country-made Shoes. The other, a thick square Woman, named Moll, about 18 Years old, Virginia born; is Wife to the above-nam’d Roger, and is very big with Child. She had on, an old Oznabrig Shift, and an old Cotton Wastecoat and Petticoat. They both speak tolerable good English.
Virginia Gazette
(Purdie), Williamsburg,
November 29, 1776.
RUN away the first of January 1775 a likely mulatto negro wench named KATE, 18 years of age, well made, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, and talks very smooth. She was hired to mr. Philip Moody of Williamsburg in 1774, and last year to mr. John Thruston, from whence she ran off. She has got a husband in Williamsburg, and probably may pass for a free person, as she is well acquainted in that city, and I have repeatedly heard of her being there. She formerly belonged to the estate of mr. John Cary, deceased, of York county. I will give 20 s. to any person that will secure her in jail and give me intelligence thereof, or 40 s. if brought to me in King & Queen, at mr. John Thruston's. EDWARD CARY, jun.
Virginia Gazette
(Purdie), Williamsburg,
Prince George, Sept. 28, 1767.
RUN away from the subscriber, the 22d of this instant, three slaves, viz. JUPITER, alias GIBB, a Negro fellow, about 35 years of age, about 6 feet high, knock kneed, flat footed, the right knee bent in more than the left, has several scars on his back from a severe whipping he lately had at Sussex court-house, having been tried there for stirring up the Negroes to an insurrection, being a great Newlight preacher. ROBIN about 25 years of age, a stout fellow, about 6 feet high, has a film over one of his eyes, a sore on one of his shins, and is brother to Gibb. DINAH, an old wench, very large, near 6 feet high; she has a remarkable stump of a thumb, occasioned by a whitlow, by which the bones of the first joint came out and is mother to the two fellows. They carried with them a variety of clothes, among the rest an old blue duffil great coat, one bearskin do. a scarlet jacket, and a fine new linen shirt. It is supposed they will endeavour to make their escape southward. Whoever takes up, and conveys to me the above slave, shall have a reward of 50s. for each of the fellows, and 20s for the wench, if taken in Virginia; if any other government, £5 for each of the fellows, and 40s for the wench paid by GEORGE NOBLE.
