Cabinet-maker Thomas Day's father John Day was taxable in Meherrin
Parish, Greensville County, from 1794 to 1799: taxable on a slave in
1795 and 1796, called a "workman" in 1798 and 1799 when he was taxable
on 2 free male tithes age 16-21 who may have been his brothers-in-law
He married Mourning Stewart, daughter of free African American Dr.
Thomas Stewart of Dinwiddie County and was a "free" taxable in
Dinwiddie County from 1800 to 1802: charged with the tax for his
brothers-in-law Henry and Armstead Stewart in 1800, his brother-in-law
Armstead Stewart in 1801, and his brothers-in-law Armstead and John
Stewart in 1802 He was taxable in St. Andrew's Parish, Greensville
County, in 1803 and 1804: called a "workman" in 1803 (His
brother-in-law) Thomas Stewart was called a cabinetmaker "living with
John Day" in the "List of Free Negroes and Mulattoes" for the lower
district of Sussex County in 1806, but John was not included in this
list. He was taxable in Sussex County on a horse from 1806 to 1812:
taxable on a slave in 1810 and 1811, 2 tithes and 2 horses in 1812 John
was listed as a cabinetmaker in the Dinwiddie County list of "Free
Negroes and Their Occupations" between 1814 and 1817 He was head of a
Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina household of 5 "free colored"
in 1820: a male and female over 45, a male under 14 and 2 males 14-25
who were likely his sons John and Thomas, and a "free colored male and
female aged 55-100 and a male slave aged 10-24 in Nutbush District of
Warren County in 1830. The administrator of his estate sold his tools
for $69.25 on 5 January 1833. His son John was later appointed chief
justice of Liberia.
[Greensville County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1850, frames 178,
187, 200, 217, 230, 243]. Dinwiddie County Chancery Orders 1832-52,
12-13. Dinwiddie County PPTL, 1800-19, 1800B, p. 4; 1801A, p. 4; 1802A,
p. 4. Greensville County PPTL 1782-1850, frames 296, 314. Sussex County
List of Free Negroes and Mulattoes, 1801-1812, frame 32, LVA microfilm
no. 221. Sussex County PPTL, 1800-19, frames 676, 700, 748, 781, 814.
Dinwiddie County[PPTL, 1800-19, 1814A, p. 4; 1817A, p. 23. Warren County
Will Book 34:254].
Paul Heinegg
On 9/28/2022 10:31 AM, Jon Kukla wrote:
> Fascinating! Very nifty discovery . . .
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 9:28 AM Brooks, Vincent <
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>> The “Art And Mystery Of [Black] Cabinetmaking” in today's The
>> UncommonWealth.
>>
>>
>> https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2022/09/28/the-art-and-mystery-of-black-cabinetmaking/
>>
>>
>>
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