William Gleaves Bible

The Gleaves Family Bible was published in 1793 and it is assumed that William Gleaves purchased it about 1795.  It contains the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, the New Testament and the Book of Psalms as used by the Church of Scotland.

The only page in the Bible with handwriting on it lists the births of Gleaves slaves.  Two other pages attached to the Bible list various family dates that Anna Gleaves Rich transcribed and typed.

Gleaves Rhodes of Hilton Head Island, S.C. currents owns the Bible.  The Bible is in very fragile condition with some pages missing at the back of the book.  The binding has separated from the spine but the cover is in tact.

 

Slave Births Listed in the Gleaves Family Bible

Name

Birth Date

Catsa

July, 1794

Plim

March 16, 1796

Linda

October 15, 1803

Sampson

July 18, 1804

Rachel

October, 1805

Lissa

October, 1807

Sarah

October, 1807

Levina

May 29, 1812

Dicy

May 1, 1814

Eliza

August 3, 1816

Jeremiah

May 19, 1817

Harden

February 27, 1819

Alexander

April 21, 1819

Fluvanna

July 25, 1821

Emily

February 7, 1822

Dick

February 20, 1823

Andrew

October 15, 1823

Granville

August 7, 1825