01/10/1850: Bright, Mary E. & Moore, Sarah E. bequeathed slave by Martha B. Browning nee' Embry (Eliza Jane)

Entry/Object ID

WL.0089

Collection

1835-1877 Platte County, Missouri, Wills

Archive Items Details

Description

Bequeaths "…unto my two sisters Mary E. Bright and Sarah E. Moore my Negro girl Eliza Jane for the use of themselves and the heirs of their body unless at any time one should want to sell their interest in said girl to the other sister which would be one half the value of said girl to each, in that event, I wish her to be sold by one of their husbands and retained in the family of whichever may buy the other's half of said girl."

Date(s) of Creation

1/10/1850

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Eliza Jane

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Bright, Mary E. & Moore, Sarah E. bequeathed slave by Martha B. Browning (Embry)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. B 1849-1862: WL.B.009

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

5/30/2025

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Robin Nava

Date

6/30/2025

General Notes

Note

1850.01.10 WL.B.009 Browning, Martha Eliza Jane.jpg 1850.01.10 WL.B.010 Browning, Martha Sell Cyrus and Mary.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1835-1877 Wills CatalogIt version.xlsx [Wills 2.14.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

01/10/1850: Bright, Mary E. & Moore, Sarah E. bequeathed slave by Martha B. Browning nee' Embry (Eliza Jane)