Dorcas Mobley

Notes

From the will of Mary Read, 1781

"...Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Dorcas Mobley, my best feather bed of furniture ..."

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Wife of Mordecai Mobley, who died about 1792. In addition to his wife Dorcas, his will mentions son Jesse Mobley and daughters Mary Lowry, Media Shaw, Mavil Shaw, Lydia Joplin, Pharaby Mobley, Sukey Mobley, Edith Mobley, Ollef Mobley, Betsy Mobley. He names his five youngest daughters as Pharaby, Sukey, Edith, Ollef, and Betsy. Slave names include Cesar, Bess, Sal, Sarah, Jin, Jeaney, Isaac, Banester, Ben, Tobe, Jacob, Mol, Bev, Dinah, Pat, Squire, Judy.

Her will, written December 13, 1807, gives equal shares of Negro slaves to daughters Molley Lowery, Midda Shaw, Lidda Joplin, Mavel Shaw, Pharaby Thompson, Olive Mobley, and Betse Mobley, and son Jesse Mobley. Leaves 5 shillings to daughter Suky Mobley. Gives tract of land and plantation to daughter Edith Gill. [info from find-a-grave]