. Margaret (Ballard) Waite abt 1771 Spotsylvania, Virginia - 16 Jun 1830. (We have written about that photograph here and here.) Conjectural sketch (inset) of Fredericksburgs first Market House/Town Hall, constructed c. 1757 and fronting on Caroline Street. Recently some drivers in Spotsylvania County used traffic apps to avoid delays caused by a serious crash and . His is an important voiceone of two complete memoirs from a Fredericksburg slave, and by far the best. The attack occurred just a few yards from this location, down Commerce Street. From Hennessy: Update: On July 31, 2014, PNC Bank announced that the former National Bank Building on Princess Anne Street was up for sale, bringing its continuous use as a bank since 1820 into question (certainly no building in town has been subject to the same commercial use for as long). Wilson had not put up a convincing defense, and both the attacker and the details of that dark nights events remained clouded in mystery, until the next witnessa source more likely to be overlooked than trustedtook the stand. If some of the matches are only coincidental, that lowers the number further yet. Chancery Records Index: Hanover County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-001-1913-041 Library of Virginia The Library of Virginia . That he owned fifteen or more adult slaves (each valued, on the average, at a figure higher than that of his house and farm buildings) suggests that he could easily have afforded a larger and more pretentious dwelling had he wanted one. April 18th 1862. Tatham, and printed by Thomas Nicholson," and "reprinted by . Virginia County Records, Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800 Being transcriptions, from the original files at the county court house, of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners (Source: FamilySearch) Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records 1639-1850 (Source: Explore Ancestry . The district partners with area businesses to develop learning opportunities for the students. Research Library, Caf, & Store will maintain. As of the census[20] of 2010, there were 122,397 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. [But] every Man Servant was out on the house top looking over the River at the yankees, for their glistening bayonats could eaziely be Seen. A cousin of the English Civil War parliamentarians William and Hardress Waller, Waller had a brother called William who became a Church of England clergyman and another brother, . The self-criticism and efforts for abolition ended, however, after Nat Turners rebellion of 1831. Published here for the first time through the courtesy of business- and civic leader Joe Wilson, who commissioned the painting for his familys collection in 2006, Fredericksburg Landing shows the towns Rappahannock wharves in 1816. MORE VIRGINIA SLAVERY RESOURCES. 1676. By 1803, his parents had both died and he and a cousin were joint executors of his fathers estate. Abraham (F.Negroe) 7 & 1 slave p.380 Fauquier County. His left arm was amputated. He married Catherine "Caty" Carleton 1759-1822. Also Thomas Wright was given a grant of 400 acres joining on Joseph Bloodworth beginning and extending near Summerduck Run 28 September 1728 Spotsylvania County. In the early years of the eighteenth century, settlers from the tidewater region of Virginia begin pushing north and west into Spotsylvania County, a huge wilderness lying west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Marker is at or near this postal address . Not only did freedmen not usually take the name of their former master, they almost never did. Over time an elaborate system of controls was developed that included the legal system, religion, incentives, physical punishment, and intimidation to keep enslaved people working. For a great history of Helens primary home at Gay Mont in Port Royal, click here.). The ford road comes out of the river on the north side and is still quite evident where it [crossses] the river into Fauquier. Loundon Co. Duncan, Patricia B. Abstracts of Loudoun County Virginia Register of Free Negroes 1844-1861.Willow Bend Books, Westminster Maryland, 2000. Real destitution and distress exists in this county even among that part of its people who are not indigent but who have not the necessary supply of [food] to feed them.**. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The banjo is a uniquely American musical instrument with African origins. This page was last modified 09:22, 20 May 2021. 1810 Census Stoner, Bourbon Co, KY 1 Slave. Spotsylvania County/Caroline County Z-149 Z-156 (0) Hunter's Iron Works E-116 (0) Historic Falmouth E-47 (0) Scope and Content Orange County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1738-1865. It is our duty and privilege to claim an equal place among the American people. In 1830, Liberia had only about 1,400 settlers. Local folklore holds that Boxley participated in the Underground Railroad by hiding runaway slaves in an excavated place beneath his cabin. Spotsylvania County Public Schools is a public school district serving Spotsylvania County, Virginia. I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? While Haley's story portray's Waller as a wealthy doctor and owner of several plantations and . (1645-1726) England. . The County Court (the modern equivalent to the Board of Supervisors), sought exemption from the requisition. Edited by Louis B. Wright. Birth index of slaves, 1853-1866, volumes 9-12. Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Virginia, Slave Owners]] . An 18th-Century Pre-Nuptial Agreement from Fluvanna County page 14; Three Lists of Negro Slaves Owned by Lewis Holladay of Bellefonte, Spotsylvania County, Va., 1800-1817 page 19; Spotsylvania County, Va. Tax Assessments, 1779-1780 page 20; Central Virginia Historical Organizations page 24 1955. Permission courtesy Joe Wilson, copy photo courtesy Tom W. Freeman; image not for re-use or reproduction. They lived at Greenfield Plantation. As the court martial trial of James Lynch and William Irvin progressed, Lynch had set up fellow-soldier John Wilson as the man responsible for throwing bricks at shopkeeper Charles Milller and his brother George, fatally injuring George Miller. Spotswood established a colony of German immigrants on the Germanna tract in 1714, partly for frontier defense but mainly to operate his newly developed ironworks. 1717 under the direction of Lieutenant Governor Alexander Spotswood, the furnace was operated by skilled black slaves, a pioneering use of slave labor for a technological industry. The World's largest gravesite collection. He married Mary T. Terrill on 23 December 1856, in Orange, Virginia, United States. George was a soldier in the war of 1812, and returned determined to lead a life of freedom for himself, his family and slaves. They said that they were fleeing from the harsh conditions that they had endured at a neighboring plantation, and they desperately hoped that Boxley could help. Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic) Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020 White . Directions. It was demolished in 1813 and replaced with the current Market House/Town Hall (situated on the opposite side of the same block). The colonization movement was controversial among Black Americans. Helpful Links. One explanation given in the classroom and elsewhere is that Carters William easily became William Carter. luckily, there are now some local records easily accessible on-line to test whether slaves in one area actually did adopt their final masters name. One Hundred and Fifty years ago today, the Union army arrived opposite Fredericksburg for the first time. The original collection consists of five sections: Old birth index, 1853-1866, found in volumes 1-8, 13-50. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Sparacio. Three bounty hunters tried to capture him while he worked in his field and his sons successfully fought them off. The Tubal Furnace site contains the remains of the earliest archaeologically identified iron furnace in Virginia. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. He was the son of Abraham Estes II 1697-1759 and Anne Watkins 1696-1735. Led by the radical abolitionist, John Brown, eighteen whites and five African Americans, seized the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in October 1859. Richard Estes' son in law Absalom Row purchased Greenfield Plantation at the estate sale. This page was last modified 06:26, 6 May 2021. The collection is comprised of free negro registrations, 1832, 1860; patrollers's returns and claims, 1774-1859; petitions to remain in the state, 1843; petitions for voluntary reduction to slavery, 1861; certificates of importation, 1812-1815, and miscellanous documents. Enslaved African Americans continued a rich tradition of African parables, proverbs, and legends. Meet at Market Square. Herndon was hailed a hero for helping to save more than 150 souls. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. There were 31,308 households, out of which 42.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.30% were non-families. In November 1862, the governor of Virginia issued a proclamation requisitioning slaves for the Confederate war effort. Soon thereafter he saw a Spotsylvania County newspaper advertisement for his bounty, and he left and settled near Cincinnati, Ohio where he worked as a school teacher. While hunting the bird he spots slave hunters, runs back to his village and tells the inhabitants what he has seen. Bounty hunters were still trying to find him in 1821, but Ohio Governor James Preston would not pursue the matter. She married James Higgins 1754 Caroline Co, VA - 1825 Montgomery Co, KY. 1810 Census Montgomery Co KY [James Higgins] 6 Slaves, Historic log dating project a Greenfield Plantation. A letter from a slaveowner was necessary to permit enslaved African Americans to be baptized at Upper Goose Creek Church in Fauquier County. While in New York before the war, Ellen Herndon met young Chester Arthur, whom she would soon marry. This morning I attended, and spoke at, Crossing the Rappahannock: A Pilgrimage to Freedom. Many found work at Stafford Countys Aquia Landing on the Potomac River, loading and unloading the supply ships that docked there. Library of Virginia. He married Sarah "Sally" Chiles 1768-1826. Daughter of Spencer and Elizabeth Garland Goodwin Coleman, who were married on 19 May of 1787. As is shown in the original images, you can barely discern Tinpot Run to the right. The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the slave holder. Abigale F. Negroe 4 p.343 Fauquier County. 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