Whispers of Rebellion: Narrating Gabriel's Conspiracy

Index

Abraham (T. Burton’s), 43–44, 153, 157; pardon of, 95; recruitment of, 33; trial and verdict of, 94, 178n17 Absolem (Wm. Price’s), 158; trial and verdict of, 109 Adams, John (president), 20, 21 Adams, John, slaves of, 161, 164n30 Adams, Richard, 129 African roots, importance of, 8, 44 Albemarle County, 44, 87, 101 Allen, James: lands of, 16; slaves of, 48–49, 100, 156 Allen, Jim/James (J. Price’s), 94, 157 Allen, Richard, 154 Ambler, John, 76 American Citizen, 131 American Colonization Society, 139 Ammon, Harry, James Monroe, 195n7 Anderson, William, slaves of, 158 Aptheker, Herbert, American Negro Slave Revolts, 5, 8, 182n1, 192n32 Arch (H. Ford’s), 168 Armistead (Wm. Galt’s), 28–29, 89, 160, 163n18 arson plot, 1798, 28–29, 164n33, 209n34 Atlantic Monthly, 4 Aurora, 76, 205n22, 221n7 Austin, Dorothy, 163n12 Austin, Thomas, slaves of, 82, 155, 156 Austin, William, 53–54, 56, 135, 159n3; slaves of, 161 Backus [Bacchus] (D. Bridges’s estate ), 161, 163–64n21 Bacon, Izard: lands of, 15, 153; manumission of slaves, 146, 209n32; slaves of, 89, 157, 168 Baker, Temperance, slaves of, 89, 157 Ballard (Buchanan’s), 160 Baptists, 83–84, 205n22 Barret, John, 111, 201n3 Barret, Lewis (not given), 73, 161, 165n39, 201n3 Barrett, Anderson, slaves of, 168 Bartlett, Jos./Jas (unknown), 161, 165n44, 200n30 Bartlett, Martin (unknown), 161, 165n44, 200n30 Bate, Richard, 189n28 Baylor, Francis, 194n4 Beddenhurst (or Weddenhust), Alexander , 114, 188–89nn27–28, 210–11n1 Index 232 } index Bedford County, 101, 153 Bell(?), John, slaves of, 68, 161, 166n50 Ben (C. Carter’s), 158, 159n14; trial and verdict of, 108, 169n6 Ben (C. Smith’s), 158; trial and verdict of, 30–31, 101 Ben (T. H. Prosser’s), 168; accusations by, 161; details on, 27; interrogation of, 59, 63; manumission of, 27, 137, 143, 180n21; objectives of, 39; possible recruitment by, 33–34; testimony of, 27, 38, 40–41, 45, 46, 57, 63, 72, 73, 75, 78, 80–82, 84, 88, 89, 96–98, 99, 104, 109, 113, 152, 164n29, 169n1, 178n17, 199n26; Woolfolk and, 50 Ben (T. H. Prosser’s; different from above), 146 benefit of clergy, 26, 224n28 Bentley, Col. William, 21, 66–67 Berkeley, William, 22, 85–86, 106 Berlin, Ira, 147 Bernard, William, 87, 167n55 Billy (Buchanan’s), 160 Billy (R. Gaufney’s), 161, 164n26 Billy (R. Gregory’s), 156; execution of, 75, 79, 153; recruitment of, 34, 47; trial and verdict of, 74, 75 Billy (Wm. Lewis’s estate), 161, 163n17, 163n20 Billy (A. Lipscombe estate’s), 38, 157, 159n9; pardon of, 95; trial and verdict of, 95 Billy (N. Lipscombe’s), 153, 157; pardon of, 95; trial and verdict of, 95 Billy (Mary crewman), 90–91, 94, 105, 107 Billy (Wm. Penn’s), 154, 158; trial and verdict of, 108 Billy (unknown [1]), 75, 168 Billy (unknown [2]), 136, 224n28 Billy Chicken (free man), 161, 164n29 Billy Chicken (D. Williamson’s), 153, 156, 164n29; accusations against, 65; capture of, 66; trial and verdict of, 82 Bird, Jesse. See Byrd, Jesse Bird, Reubin. See Byrd, Reuben Bob (J. Gunn’s), 161, 164n28 Bob (Sally Price’s), 65, 161, 163n19, 198–99n26 Bob (Mrs. Sutton’s), 160, 163n10 Bob (unknown), 154, 160, 162n1 Bob (N. Wilkinson’s), 65, 89, 161, 164n34 Bolahs (or Bowlagh), Lewis, 226n3 Booth, Thomas, 101–2, 165n41 Boulanger, John, 189n28 Bowler, Jack/Ditcher (Wm. Bowler estate’s), 157, 198–99n26, 210–11n1; accusations against, 65, 79, 80, 96, 162n4; described, 25; gunpowder secured by, 47; at large, 24, 61, 93; leadership role of, 32, 33, 44–46, 50, 57, 58; location of, 179n18; objectives of, 37–38; outvoted as general, 50; reward for capture, 80, 198n24; skills of, 25; surrender of, 100–101, 107, 128, 142; swords made by, 47, 197n17; transportation of, 139, 169n2; trial and verdict of, 109, 113, 124 Bowler, Richard (Dick), 25, 80; slaves of, 160, 162n4, 179n18 Bowler (Wm.) estate, slaves of, 25, 157 Bowling Green, Virginia, 14, 16–17, 25, 107, 109, 163n12, 165n37, 178n17, 224n32 Boyce, John, 64 Boyd, James and Samuel, 165n40 Brandum, Jacob (free man), 161, 165n43, 200n30 Bridges, Dick, slaves of, 161, 164n21 Bristoe (unknown), 80, 168 index { 233 Bristol (C. Carter’s?), 40, 168, 169n6, 186n18 Bristol (P. Thilman’s), 157, 159n10; trial and verdict of, 98, 194n4 Brook, the. See Upham (Ufnam) Brook Brook Bridge, 14, 15 Brooke, John: lands of, 15, 153; slaves of, 80, 153, 156 Brooke, Moses (J. Graham...