Nancy; I suspect your question really is when can a child hold title to or buy, sell or trade slaves. If so, in VA in the 18th century, that would be age 21 (except under special circumstances of emancipation or often after he/she married at younger than majority). In practice, folks formally "gave" slaves even to little children, however that child could not legally sell, trade or otherwise dispose of that slave until that child came of age. One must be careful in making conclusions about "ownership" of slaves, since VA treated slaves as real property for some purposes, and as personalty at other times. Be gone for a couple weeks. Paul > | > | | << Would some kind person tell me at > what > | age a Father can give his son a > | | slave, > | | in 1795? Legally. > | Nancy