| Last will and Testament of Thomas Walker of Monroe County VA written in 1845 and probated in 1853, bequeathed to his daughter Elizabeth Pomeroy wife of James Pomeroy in the 5th clause, lands and slaves to be held in turst for the support of his daughter Elizabeth. This property included a tract of land lying in Mercer Co. known as "Round Bottom" 2 tracts of land in Monroe Co. containing 280 acres, 50 acres adjoining the "Stokely Place" all of which are contiguous tracts and known as "Bob's Pond"; Also slaves were to be sold and the proceeds put in trust for Elizabeth. They were Peggy age 16, Hannah age 12, Charlotte age 5. This age of this Hannah is about the same as the slave Hannah Polly Walker purchased from her father in 1853. |