<sod>'''Samuel Gist''' (1717, [[England]] &ndash; February 1815) was an Englishman who rose from humble beginnings to became a wealthy slave owner and plantation owner in the [[Colony of Virginia]]. Upon the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]], he returned to Great Britain. In 1808, he drafted a [[will]] which stipulated the [[manumission]] of all of his slaves. He later amended it so that his executors could revoke that provision.However, the executors freed many, possibly all, of the slaves, probably numbering around 500, though some estimates go as high as 1000.<ref name=OHC>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Samuel_Gist |title=Samuel Gist |publisher=[[Ohio History Connection]] |accessdate=March 19, 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>'''Samuel Gist''' (1717 or 1723, [[England]] &ndash; February 1815) was an Englishman who rose from humble beginnings to became a wealthy slave owner and plantation owner in the [[Colony of Virginia]]. Upon the outbreak of the [[American Revolutionary War]], he returned to Great Britain. In 1808, he drafted a [[will]] which stipulated the [[manumission]] of all of his slaves. He later amended it so that his executors could revoke that provision.However, the executors freed many, possibly all, of the slaves, probably numbering around 500, though some estimates go as high as 1000.<ref name=OHC>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Samuel_Gist |title=Samuel Gist |publisher=[[Ohio History Connection]] |accessdate=March 19, 2016}}</ref><eod>