Minutes of the Trial before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, July,
1820, as provided by Hon, Gary Williams, Clerk of the Sussex Co,
Vircuit Court.,
Col, Mason's estate was reimbursed for $)00 representing the value of
Bob on Def, 18, 1820,
THE SOUTHAMPION SLAVE REVOLT OF 1831: A COMPILATION OF SOURCE MATERTAL
by Tragle. Page hh6
",e.- Col, Mason lived close to the present town of Waverly..and his
home was subsequently owned by daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca J,
Mason Briggs and William S. Pleasants, who were married in 1823, ° It
was Mrs. Briges' slave, Dick, who was rewarded for apprehending Bob.
When Pleasants and wife lived at Mason place it wasreferred to as
'Distant View.' It has been called 'Pleasant Springs Farm' in more
recent times, but now nothing remains of the old house or the farm,
The plantation avenue is now a street in'Javerly called Pleasant
Spring Avenuee "Shell Bank" was the homeof David Mason's. nephew.. e"
Ltr. dtde 10-26-1981 from Hon. Gary Williams.
Minutes of the Trial before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, July,
1820, as provided by Hon. Gary Williams » Clerk of the Sussex Co,
Circuit Court.,
Col, Mason's estate was reimbursed for $00 representing the value of
Bob on Def, 18, 1820,
THE SOUTHAMPI ON SLAVE REVOLT OF 1831: A COMPILATION OF SOURCE MATERTAL
by Tragle. Page hl6
",.-Col, Mason lived close to the present town of Waverly..and his
home was subsequently owned by daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca J,
Mason Briggs and William S. Pleasants, who were married in 1823, ° It
was Mrs. Briggs' slave, Dick, who was rewarded for apprehending Bob.
When Pleasants and wife lived at Mason place it wasreferred to as
"Distant View.' It has been called 'Pleasant Springs Farm' in more
recent times, but now nothing remains of the old house or the farm,
The plantation avenue is now a street in‘laverly called Pleasant
Spring Avenuee "Shell Bank" was the homeof David Mason's. nephew..e"
Ltr. dtd.e 10-26-1981 from Hon, Gary Williams.
Minutes of the Trial before the Court of Oyer and Terminer, July,
1820, as provided by Hon, Gary Williams, Clerk of the Sussex Co,
Circuit Court.
Col, Mason's estate was reimbursed for $100 representing the value of
Bob on Def 18, 1820,
THE SOUTHAMPLON SLAVE REVOLT OF 1831: A COMPILATION OF SOURCE MATERIAL
by Tragle. Page LL6
",+.ol, Mason lived close to the present town of Waverly.,and his
home was subsequently owned by daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca J,
Mason Briggs and William S. Pleasants, who were married in 1823, ° It
was Mrs. Briggs' slave, Dick, who was rewarded for apprehending Bob.
When Pleasants and wife lived at Mason place it wasreferred to as
‘Distant View.’ It has been called "Pleasant Springs Farm! in more
recent times, but now nothing remains of the old house or the farm,
The plantation avenue is now a street in'laverly called Pleasant
Spring Avenue. "Shell Bank” was the homeof David Mason's. nephew..."
Ltr. dtd. 10-26-1981 from Hon, Gary Williams,
Boe pore ly Ke tary Wiles, Gof ete
acne etate was eisherat for lon rmpeeeeting the eve of
Wronges hse le mace ri
Sets ae
BOB, August 13th, 1820
Bob, a black man, was a slave, the property of Col. David Mason, 68~
year-old owner of "Shell Bank" plantation, Sussex Coe, Va. Col, Ma-
Son was considered a hard task-master and in 1795, Reubin and Allen,
two of his slaves, were hanged for attempting to kill him. On June
8, 1820, he struck Bob with his walking cane and,Bob ran off, That
night, he told two other slaves that he intended killing Mason and
Showed them a heavy club. The next day, Col, Mason left his fields
around 2 o'clock in the afternoon and was not seen alive again. On
the morning of June 10, neighbors were summoned and a searching party
formed. They discovered the Colonel's body in a shallow grave by a
fence about one-quarter mile from his house on the evening of June
11. When Bob was apprehended, he confessed, He said that me met
Mason and begged his pardon. Mason struck him again with his stick
and told him that he would have him lashed 100 times, Bob then beat
him to death with the club, breaking his jaw and neck and badly man-
gling his head, At his trial, several other slaves testified against
him as did five white men to whom he had confessed. He pleaded wxxk
not guilty, but the evidence against him was overwhelming and he was
4 af
conbicted a : Shanged at Sussex Court House
on August 13, 1820,
BOB, August 13th, 1820
Bob, a black man, was a slave, the property of Col. David Mason, 68~
year-old owner of "Shell Bank" plantation, Sussex Coe, Vae Col. Ma-
Son was considered a hard task-master and in 1795, Reubin and Allen,
two of his slaves, were hanged for attempting to kill him. On June
8, 1820, he struck Bob with his walking cane and,Bob ran off, That
night, he told two other slaves that he intended killing Mason and
Showed them a heavy club. The next day, Col, Mason left his fields
around 2 o'clock in the afternoon and was not seen alive again. On
the morning of June 10, neighbors were summoned and a searching party
formed. They discovered the Colonel's body in a shallow grave by a
fence about one-quarter mile from his house on the evening of June
11. When Bob was apprehended, he confessed. He said that me met
Mason and begged his pardon. Mason struck him again with his stick
and told him that he would have him lashed 100 times, Bob then beat
him to death with the club, breaking his jaw and neck and badly man-
gling his head, At his trial, several other slaves testified against
him as did five white men to whom he had confessed, He pleaded wwkk
not guilty, but the evidence against him was overwhelming and he was
conbicted and Sentenced_to Hie,.—He-was hanged at Sussex Court House
on August 13, 1820,
BOB, August 13th, 1820
Mason, 68=
Col. Ma-
len,
son and
fields
Bob then beat
ng his jaw and neck and badly man-
At his trial, several other slaves testified agains
hin as did five white men to whom he had confessed, He pleaded Wait
not guilty, but the evidence against him was overwhelming and he was
| convicted and sentenced_to #: He hanged-at Sussex Court House
on August 13, 1820,
So
yer a to, al wan,
peste Lt, fue”
