He freed them and his will stipulated creation of a community Pandenarium for them in Pennsylvania, a free state.
[7] His friends included James Madison, James Monroe, Hugh Nelson, Bishop Madison, Benjamin Rush, Francis Walker, Alexander Stevenson, John C. Calhoun, and Governor Nicholas.
[2] Edward Coles, in the same social circle as Everett, set his slaves free in 1819.
[10] He was said to be "fifty years ahead of his time in scientific thought and vision" by the American Historical Society.
[3] Beginning in 1804, he lived at a mansion called LaFourche that was near Shadwell[11] at the intersection of Routes 730 and 731, formerly Three Notched and Fredericksburg Roads, in Keswick.
[13][14][c] In 1811, he purchased a 1,200-acre portion of the Belmont estate, which included a residence, from John Rogers.
[1] In 1821, Everett had a total of more than 1,000 acres after purchasing a 400-acre tract called Pouncey's from Thomas Jefferson.
[9] He was then a member of the House of Delegates (1813-1814, 1819-1820),[1][7] and he was involved in public affairs and politics within Virginia.
Local abolitionists assisted in the project to establish 24 furnished homes set on two acre lots, orchards, wells, and graded roads.
A group of 63 people traveled from Virginia and arrived in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 1854.
Besides the stipulations in the will for the community that would become Pandenarium, the rest of the estate went to Dr. Charles D. Everett, his nephew.