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 Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that if any of you are interested, the following Rootsweb mailing lists are now officially up for adoption. As I really don't have the time that needs to be put into them, I am hoping a more devoted list mom or dad, will step forward. :) This is a "first come, first served" adoption, and if you request to adopt, and don't hear back from me immediately, please be patient.                                                                      Take care,                                                                         Diana                                                                       List mom AL-FREEDMEN AL-ORPHANS ALDALLAS AMERICAN-INDIAN-MISSIONS ANCHORS ANDERSONVILLE ANKER BOONE-DANIEL-KY CASHATT CONNACHER DAMATO DanvilleCrossing DanvilleQueries DAVIS-VA DOLLAR ETN-OZ FL-AfricaAmer FL-FREEDMEN FL-PAHOKEE FLCOLLIE FLHARDEE FLHERNAN FLMARTIN FLOSCEOL FLPALMBE FLUNION FRYER GA-ELBERT-CO GAWALTON HONEYMAN IA-FREEDMEN IABUTLER IACLARKE IACLAY IAFRANKL IAMONROE IATAYLOR IN-FREEDMEN IN-LAWRENCE-MTZionCemetery INBLACKF Justice-Marshall KS-FREEDMEN KSJEWELL KY-ADOPTIONS KY-AUBHISTSOC KY-FEUDS KY-FOLKLORE-GHOST-STORIES KY-FREEDMEN KY-INTERTRIBAL KY-LITTLE-SANDY KY-REGULATORS KY-SLAVES KY-STURGEON KYADAIR KYCARTER KYEDMONS KYLARUE KYLINCOL KYMORGAN-HISTORY LA-FREEDMEN LAACADIA LAASSUMP LAWEBSTE LONGLEY MARTINDALE MO-FREEDMEN MOWORTH MS-FREEDMEN MSAFRICANAMER MSCLAY MSKEMPER MSMONTGO MSRANKIN MSWINSTON NC-FREEDMEN NCCOLUMB NCSCOTS NJ-AFAM NJ-FREEDMEN NJ-ORPHANS NYFULTON OBERLIN OBERMAN OBRE OH-FREEDMEN OH-SLAVES OKCCGS ORDER-OF-ELKS ORDER-OF-THE-EASTERN-STAR PA-BUCKS-CEMETERIES PA-DEL-CEMETERIES PA-DEL-CHESTER PA-FOLKLORE PA-FREEDMEN PA-MEMORIES PA-MONTGOMERY-CEMETERIES PA-OLD-RAYSTOWN PA-PHILA-CEMETERIES PA-RIDLEY PA-ROLLCALL PA-SUSQUEHANNA PA-SW-OBITS PADATA PAMCKEESPORT ROBENHORST ROBIE ROBSON SC-DUTCHFORK SC-FREEDMEN SC-VETERANS SOOTER SOUTHERN-CHAT SOUTHERN-PLANTATIONS Southern-Trails SPARKES STAGGS STURGILL-EAST-KY TN-BLOUNT-OBITUARIES TN-FREEDMEN TUTT TX-BAPTIST TX-CATHOLIC TX-COTTON TX-EARLY-LEADERS TX-FREEDMEN TX-HISTORY TX-LUTHERAN TX-MEMORIES TX-MERCERCOL TX-METHODIST TX-OILGEN TX-REVOLUTION TX-SHARECROP TX-VETERANS TX-WOOD-CEM TX-WOODMEN TXBOSQUE TXCALDWE TXCALLAH TXCHAMBE TXCOCHRA TXCRANE TXCULBER TXDUVAL TXHARTLE TXHEMPHI TXHUNT-ARCHI VES TXHUNT -OBITS TXKENDAL TXKENEDY TXKENT TXKIMBLE TXMOORE VA-AfricanAmer VA-CHURCH-HILL VA-FREEDMEN VA-ROLLCALL VAAMELIA VACHARLE VACNORFO VADINWID VAGREENE VAISLEOF VALDRES VANANSEM VANOTTOW VANVOORHEES VAPOWHAT VAPRINCEG; WV-FREEDMEN WV-MetroValley WVPRESTO WVSUMMER

Wilcox County AlArchives Deed.....Sarah Ann Andress - Jane Davis October 31 1860 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Stephen Lee leeactive@aol.com December 5, 2003, 4:23 pm Written: October 31 1860 Recorded: November 5 1860 Wilcox County Deed Book "O" Page 55 The State of Alabama} Wilcox, County} Know all men by these presents that I Jane Davis, of the state and county above named for, and in consideration of the love, good will and affection, which I have and do bear, towards my daughter Sarah Ann Andress, now living in the State of Louisiana and City of New Orleans and for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar, to be paid by her into my Estate, have given, granted, and conveyed and by these presents, do freely, fully and unreservedly Give, grant, deliver and convey unto the said Sarah Ann Andress during her natural life, and at her death, to her children a certain negro girl named, Rose, about seventeen years of age; together with an equal share of my estate, which my other children, arising from the sale of my land, and other property, which I wish sold, except my negros and my debts paid there from, and then the balance divided equally between my children and the children of my deceased daughter, Martha J Farish. The above negro girl, and distributive share of my Estate above named, I give to my said daughter Sarah Ann Andress for life time, not to be subject - to the debts, engagement contracts or liabilities of her present, or any other husband or any one else, and at her death to go to and become the property of her children. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal. This 31st day of October in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty. her Jane X Davis mark A.C. Ramsey} Johnathan Wright} W.M. Blackmon} Simeon Cannon} The State of Alabama} Wilcox, County} I Zoraster S. Cooke, Judge of Probate Court for the County and State afore said hereby certify that William M. Blackmon, a subscribing witness to the foregoing conveyance known to me, appeared before me this day, and being sworn, stated that Jane Davis the grantor in the conveyance voluntarily executed the same in his presence; and in the presence of the other subscribing witnesses, on the day the same bears date; that he attested the same in the presence of the grantor and of the other witnesses, and that such other witnesses subscribed their names as witnesses in his presence. Given under my hand this 5th day of November A.D. 1860. Z. S. Cooke Filed November 5th 1860.} Judge of Probate Zo. S. Cooke} Judge} This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Freda Noble <tnoble@mcn.org> Date: Jun 17, 2007 6:41 PM Subject: [ALWILCOX] James Ingram's will???? To: AlWILCOX <ALWILCOX-L@rootsweb.com>, ALMONROE <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com>, ALLOWNDES <ALLOWNDE-L@rootsweb.com> Can someone help me identify whose will is given below. Is this James the son of Lovard and Martha E. Ingram? James INGRAM, I do give and bequeath a negro boy named Simon to my grandson, John T. Ingrram, son of James Ingram, I do give a bequeath a negro girl named Fanny. Item 4th To my daughter, Elizabeth Hill, I do give and bequeath the following negroes viz: a negro boy named Warren, one named Peter, one named Daniel, one woman named Leah. To my granddaughter, Martha Ann E. Hill, daughter of James and Elizabeth Hill, I do give and bequeath a negro boy named Bob. To my granddaughter Eliza Ann Hill, daughter of James and Elizabeth Hill, I do give and bequeath a negro girl named Melinda. To my daughter Nancy Faust, I do give and bequeath the sum of $100.... Executors: Sons, William Ingram and James Ingam, son-in-law James Hill. I have a copy of this will in my records. Thank you for any info. Freda ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALWILCOX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Larry Chandler <lchand3835@cox.net> Date: Apr 14, 2007 1:01 PM Subject: [BIRD] Bird/Byrd-- Halifax County Va 1840 To: Bird mailing list <BIRD@rootsweb.com> Greetings, I am looking for info on William Byrd/Bird, a free Black, who lived in Halifax County Va. William was born abt 1848, to Susan Bird/Byrd. ================================================================ In the 1850 Census I found: HALIFAX COUNTY Va, Northern District. Bird, ----Melunia ------------ 29y ------------Susan -------------- 30y ------------William W. --------- 3y ----------------Could the W. stand for Willis ?? ============================================================= In 1860 Halifax County Va, Northern district. page 97, I found William : GALLIMORE---------Thomas----18y----laborer BYRD,------------------William ---14y-----laborer ============================================================= Also in 1860: one page away, page 96 Halifax County Va, , In a home there was a white man Adolphus Chandler -- Head of house Adolphus had $1,400 real estate, and $6260 per prop, Adolphus also held Six Slaves. Living in the same home with Adolphus were Free Blacks BIRD/BIRD-----MELUNIA-----40y $100 real estate, $60 personal property, --and her sister BIRD/BYRD-----SUSAN--------40Y--(mother of William ?)--------And her daughter BIRD/BYRD-------SUSAN--------8Mo-------------------------------------- ============================================================= In 1870 I found: Roanoke, Halifax Co Va., Page 49 BIRD,--------Mariah-------23y----farm laborer BIRD,--------William----22y----Domestic Servant Ransom-----Ada-----------13y----Domestic servant Clark----------Solomon----22y----Farm laborer ?????----------Isaac--------13y----Farm Laborer =============================================================== In 1880; Roanoke, Halifax Co. Va, page 40, SD 2, ED 122 Canada,------Martin-----white male---60y----farming BIRD, --------Melunia---black female--62y---servant Bird,-----------Addy------black male------6y---boarder ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Living in next house was: BIRD,---------BILL--------mu---male------30y Bird,-----------Fannie------bl----female----9y----daughter Bird,-----------Eddy--------bl----male-------7y----son Bird,-----------Addy-------bl-----male------5y-----son ================================================================ In 1900, Birch Creek, Halifax County Va Byrd,---------C. James-----52y----head -----------------Charlott-----50y----wife -----------------Sallie R.------20y---dau ------------------Charlie-------19y---son ------------------Laz------------10y--son ------------------Lacy R. ------6y---dau ================================================================= 1910---Birch Creek, Halifax Co. Va. Byrd,-----------James------62y-----married 1X for 35y ------------------Charlotte---60y----married 1x for 35y -------------------Charlie-----28y -------------------Lazarus----20y- -------------------Lacy---------16y------daughter ============================================================== 1920---Birch Creek, Halifax Co. Va. Bird-------Jim--------------70y -------------Charlotte-------67y -------------Lazarus---------33y----son -------------Bertha-----------22y----dau-in-law -------------Jimmie------------3y------gnd-son -------------Henry A. -------1y------gnd-son Williams--Flobe------------50y-----niece =========================================================== 1930, Birch Creek, Halifax County, Virginia Byrd,-----Lazarus----------head-----40y----married at 24y of age ------------Bertha------------wife, ----32y -----married at 19y ------------James ------------son-------14y -------------Henry R. ---------son-------12y --------------Malisa------------dau-------10y --------------Lazarus-Jr?------son--------8y --------------Monroe-----------son--------6y --------------Lacy----------------son--------4y ---------------Berkley------------son--------8mo Larry In HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. seeking Afro-American Brown Byrd Chandler Chappell Lacy Younger. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BIRD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: B.J. Smothers <bjsmothers@bellsouth.net> Date: Feb 9, 2007 8:59 PM Subject: [ALWILCOX] Black Belt African American Genealogy Conference - Feb 16-18, 2007 To: aldallas@rootsweb.com, alwilcox@rootsweb.com, almareng@rootsweb.com, alperry@rootsweb.com, al-africaamer@rootsweb.com, alabama@rootsweb.com Join us! The Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc. is sponsoring the first ever Black Belt African American Genealogy Conference and Family History Fair on February 16-18, 2007 in historic Selma, AL. See the BBAAGHS website for information and registration: http://www.bbaaghs.org/ B.J. Smothers President Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc. PO Box 1228 Selma, AL 36702 334-877-4846 www.bbaaghs.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALWILCOX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Will of Jacob Rhodes Will, naming slaves http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/robeson/wills/rhodes01.txt -- Grant W. Johnston, Chico, CA

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY 1879 May 1879 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 10, 2006, 9:57 pm The Jacksonville Republican May 1879 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for MAY 1879 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, May 3, 1879 LOCAL News Jerry Gladden, an industrious negro man, lately living in Jacksonville, died last week of that species of consumption so fatal to the blacks in this section. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, May 17, 1879 OXFORD News Items Green Striplin, a worthy colored man living about three miles from town, lost his wife on the night of the 5th inst. She died of gastric and intestinal congestion. --- --- LOCAL News Si Crow, an old negro man, formerly belonging to Mr. James Crow, died last week. Si, in slavery time, was a blacksmith and very valuable to his master. ---

I don't know if anybody else is on this list, but here is an item of interest This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DU.2ADE/689 Message Board Post: The Black Belt of Alabama DNA Project is intended to use DNA as a tool for African Americans researching their central Alabama roots. Anyone who can trace their ancestry to Dallas, Marengo, Perry or Wilcox counties (or to areas that border these counties) in the period from about 1840 through 1880 is welcome to participate. The Black Belt of Alabama project is sponsored by the Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society (BBAAGHS), headquartered in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama and by AfriGeneas.com, the premier African American genealogy website. Black Belt of Alabama DNA Project http://www.familytreedna.com/public/BlackBeltDNA B.J. Smothers Group Administrator

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ALBUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com <ALBUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com> Date: Jul 11, 2006 6:00 AM Subject: ALBUTLER-D Digest V06 #141 To: ALBUTLER-D@rootsweb.com Content-Type: text/plain ALBUTLER-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 141 Today's Topics: #1 Savage [lsavage198@msn.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from ALBUTLER-D, send a message to ALBUTLER-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ X-Message: #1 Date: 10 Jul 2006 18:12:05 -0600 From: lsavage198@msn.com To: ALBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <MB08niSnRMWuLn5U9T3000050a8@MB08.myfamilysouth.com> Subject: Savage Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Savage Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0R.2ADE/2455 Message Board Post: Looking for Savage- connection (african american) 1800-1900. Butler, Lowndes, Wilcox counties.

Subject: [JOHNSTON] Gallen Johnston, b. abt. 1840 in VA. To: JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hYl.2ACIB/4326 Message Board Post: Gallen Johnston, age 40 and born in VA., is listed a Miner in the 1880 census for Will County, Illinois. I am not related to this family, just passing on this information, which comes from a webpage called "African American Coal Miner Database." The link for the site is listed below. Joyce http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blackcoalminers/mineraam.html ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== Don't forget to check alternative spellings like Johnson and Johnstone.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: fkennedy8@cox.net <fkennedy8@cox.net> Date: 30 Apr 2006 13:06:10 -0600 Subject: [ALWILCOX] Re: information To: ALWILCOX-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DU.2ADE/643.1 Message Board Post: I am the gg grandaughter of Jerry Horn. Jerry was 100% Cherokee Indian. I have found out that he was a "slave on the Horn Plantation in Alabama." The only Horne Plantation that I have found was located in Wilcox County, Alabama. He had two sons that were sold to the Hart Plantation. I verified that J. A. C. Horn had slaves. Was his plantation called the "Horn Swamp Plantation"? ==== ALWILCOX Mailing List ==== List Mom for ALWILCOX-L: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: smothers@mindsping.com <smothers@mindsping.com> Date: 22 Jan 2006 20:31:24 -0700 Subject: [ALWILCOX] Re: African American Mixon's To: ALWILCOX-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DU.2ADE/647.1 Message Board Post: Hi Michelle, I am also researching AA Mixons from Rehobeth. My Charley Mixon (abt 1852) married Cally Burpo (abt 1855). I believe Cally was the daughter of Bachus (abt 1810) and Kitty Burpo (abt 1815) and Charley was the son of Sam Mixon (abt 1830). Who were the parents of your Samuel Mixon and of Narcis Burpo? Thanks. B.J. Smothers ==== ALWILCOX Mailing List ==== List Mom for ALWILCOX-L: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: mwilson51@nyc.rr.com <mwilson51@nyc.rr.com> Date: 19 Jan 2006 21:09:00 -0700 Subject: [ALWILCOX] African American Mixon's To: ALWILCOX-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mixon-Burpo Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DU.2ADE/647 Message Board Post: My great garndfather's name was Samuel Mixon, he married Narcis Burpo and they had seven children. They are both listed on the 1900 census in Rehoboth Alabama. My grandmother's name was Callie Mixon and she was born in 1895, she is listed on the census as one of the seven children. ==== ALWILCOX Mailing List ==== We have archives! Search for your ALWILCOX information here..... http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ALWILCOX ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Maryland Census, 1772-1890 Adam Adams Charles County, Durham Par. Lower Hun. 1775, MD Early Census Index Adam Adams took the Fidelity Oath in Charles County, Wm & Mary Lower Hundred in 1778, MD Early Census Index MARYLAND MARRIAGES 1655-1850 Adam Adams, Male, Marriage Date – Jan 5, 1833 to Susan Newcomer, in Washington County, Maryland AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL-BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX (AGBI) Adam Adams, Vol 01; page 302; Heads of Families. At the 1st U. S. census MD by U. S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, 1907, (189p.); 47 In 1840 census, Adam Adams was enumerated twice in Charles County, Md, age 80, Veteran, District 3, Roll 163, page 145, and then again in District 4, Roll 163, page 147 He does not show up in the 1850 census. ************************************************************************************************* Saundra Brown <saundra_b_2001@yahoo.com> wrote: From: "Shirley Moller" <antiquedish@jps.net> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:34:25 -0700 To: MDCHARLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDCHARLE-L] Adam Adams free black of Charles Co., MD Rev. War pension papers Hello List, I compiled the following pension papers and information on ADAM ADAMS OF Charles Co., MD. Hope it helps someone in their research. Shirley Middleton Moller, Calif. Adams, Adam State: MD County: Charles Co. Location: Wm & Mary Lower Hu Census/Enumeration year: 1778 *** Md Genealogical Society Bulletin PENSIONERS RESIDING IN MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 June 1840 Abstracted by Grace H. Jarvis, C. G. Maryland ADAMS, Adam, age 80; 3rd District, Charles County. *** REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS OF CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND 1775-1783 ADAMS, Adam (1762/3 -). Private, 1st Maryland Line, enlisted on May 16, 1778 and discharged on May 16, 1781. [Ref: D-78, D-330, D-533]. Resident of William & Mary Lower Hundred in 1778 [Ref: Q-I:297]. In December 1815, the Treasurer of Maryland was directed to pay to "Adam Adams, during his life, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a private, annually in quarterly payments." He was placed on the pension rolls in Charles County as of May 1, 1818, retroactive to March 21, 1818. He applied for a federal pension [S34623] on March 28, 1818, and in 1820 stated he was aged about 57 and had a wife Ann Adams, aged 26, and these children: Pamelia Adams [aged 14], Eleanor Adams [aged 9], John Adams [aged 8], Robert Adams [aged 6], Richard Adams [aged 4], and Lydia Adams [aged 3 months]. [Ref: Q-II:314, R-33, V-I:0]. *** Md. Adams, Adam No. S-34,623 Addams Content In 1820 aged 57 yrs & res Charles Co. Md. Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Ma__ 1818 and Pleasants Hills, Maryland Maryland, Charles County Sec. Be it remembered that on this twenty eighth day of march eighteen hundred and eighteen Before the subscriber an afsociate Judge of the first Judicial District of the state of Maryland (Comprising the Counties of Saint Marys, Charles and Prince Georges) Personally appears Adam Adams a free black citizen of Charles County in the District and state aforesaid, and being duly sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God deposeth and Saith, that he enlisted as a private soldier with Lieutenant John Mitchell in Captain Henry Gaithers Company first Maryland Regiment in May seventeen hundred and seventy seven, for and during the continuance of the war, and that he continued to serve as ___ until duly discharged in November seventeen hundred and eighty three, when the Maryland line was discharged at Annapolis, and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is now in need of Afsistance from his Country for support. Edmund Key State of Maryland Charles County Sec. Be it Remembered that on this twenty eighth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen Before the subscriber an afsociate Judge for the first Judical District of the state of Maryland, personally appears Colonial William Bruce late a Captain in the first Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army and made oath in the Holy evangely of Almighty God that he is personally acquainted with Adam Adams in the preceding deposition mentioned that he knew said Adams while belonging to the Army during the Revolutionary war, and saw him often and for a long time serving in the first Regiment First Judical Distrct of Maryland Charles County: On the 5th day of June 1820 Personally appears in open Court, being a Court of record for said County, Adam Addams aged fifty seven years, resident in Charles County in said District, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follow,: In the first Mary land Regiment - commanded by General William Smallwood, in a Company commanded by Capt. Henry Gaither attached to the Maryland line, that the time he served in the Ameri can revolutionary war was from the year 1776 til the year 1783, that the date of the original declaration is the 28th day of March 1818, The number of his pension certificate is 327. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with interest thereby So to diminish it - as to bring myself with in the provision of an act of Congrefs entitled "An act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land & named Services of the United States in the revolutionary war pafsed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, con tracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed __ by me subscribed - Schedule of my property and income. 2 Draught horses, 2 Mulch cows, 4 yearlings, 1 Calf, 3 hogs, 40 dollars annual income from the United State of Maryland his Adam X Adams mark And I do solomnly swear that my occupation is that of a farmer, that I am unable to derive a sufficient competency therefrom to support my family, the numbers ages and names of which are as follows, Ann Addams my wife aged 36 years Pamelia Addams 14 ditto Eleanor Addams 9 ditto John Addams 8 ditto Robert Addams 6 ditto Richard Addams 4 ditto Lydia Addams 3 months All of which live with me and contribute but little towards their support - Sworn to and declared by me Adam Addams the day and date herein before written Before John Barnes of Charles County Court I Edmund Key, one of the Judges of the first judicial District of Maryland [compromising the counties of St Marys, Charles and Prince Georges) do hereby certify that Adam Adams the applicant abovenamed, appeared in Charles County Court, and made affidavit to the truth of the facts set forth in the aforegoing deposition, that the said Court is exprefsly made a Court of record by an act of the General Afsembly of Maryland pafsed at November Sefsion eighteen hundred and one, proceeding according to the course of the common law, keeping a record of their proceedings, having the power of fine imprisonment and unlimited jurisdiction both civil and criminal. I further certify that I have adjudged the property (___ of the annunity) contained in the proceeding Schedule to be of the value of eighty eight dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed my seal (in open Court) this sixth day of June eighteen hundred and twenty. Edmund Key ( seal ) I John Barnes Clerk of Charles County Court, do hereby certify that the aforegoing oaths, and the Schedules thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the proceedings of the said Court, and I do further certify, that as the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is eighty eight dollars. In Testimony whereof I have subscribe my name and affixed the seal of Charles County Court aforesaid, this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord on thousand eight-hundred and twenty. John Barnes of Charles County Court bb

If you can relate to any of these surnames, please contact me at saundra_b_2001@yahoo.com Hello, I'm continuing my research on my Oliver side of my family. My Dad and I published a book about our ancestry in 1992 entitled THE OLIVER LINEAGE, Period Covered: 1811 to 1992 North Carolina to Maryland, researched by Saundra R. Oliver Brown, and compiled by Lawrence E. Oliver, Sr. My family were slaves to Benjamin Oliver 2, nephew of Benjamin Oliver I who moved from Virginia to Duplin County, NC. Benjamin2 was born around 1803, and died in 1881. The records show he married Ann Jane Dickson on December 14, 1829. He wrote a will on July 12, 1872 and it was probated on September 20, 1881 (CR.035.801.9, volume 4, page 212 of the Will book in the North Carolina Archives in Raleigh, N.C.). Benjamin2's father was Francis Oliver. His will was written October 28, 1807, probated January 1808 (CR.035.801.9, Vol. A, p. 371 North Carolina Archives. Would there have been an inventory, and appraisement, and disbursement documents to go along with this will? It was Benjamin Oliver (1803) who took notes for the NC Cohabitation Records I found out that Sawnee and Nellie Oliver lived together through the North Carolina cohabitation records. Also, in the RECORD OF NEGRO MARRIAGES, 1825-1866 which is also on microfilm #120 and microfilm C.635.60015, Sawnee Oliver has been living together for 40 years. Also stated in the Microfilm #156-0003 Marriage Bonds Early to 1868, Duplin County, NC. I estimated then that they had been together since 1826. An 1870 document labeled Acknowledgments of marriages of Persons of Colored, dated August 13, 1866 was another document that mentioned them. Also, in this same record Sawney's daughter Ellen Oliver married Martin Carr, the son of Fortin and Julia Carr, on December 5, 1868 by J. R. Oliver, M.G. My Oliver relatives married the Carrs and the Kornegays, as well as, others in the neighborhood. Then I drew up a comparison chart between the 1850 and 1860 slave schedules. Benjamin had 14 slaves in 1850 and 21 slaves in 1860, living in 5 slave houses. 1850 male slave age 70 - 1860 there wasn't a matching slave 1850 male slave age 50 - 1860 male slave age 60 - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MY 3 X GREAT GRANDFATHER - SAWNEY OLIVER born about 1799 in Virginia 1850 female slave age 39 - 1860 female slave age 47 - THIS COULD HAVE MY 3 X GREAT GRANDMOTHER - NELLIE born about 1811 in North Carolina 1850 male slave age 4 - 1860 male slave age 14 - THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MY 2 X GREAT GRANDFATHER - ALFRED/ALFORD OLIVER born about 1846 Sawney and Nellie Oliver had 9 children as shown by the census. I don't know whether there were any children before the 1870 census. Sawney is in the 1870 NC Mortality Schedule having died in January 1870 of dropsy. In 1870, Nellie Oliver is living next door to slaveowner Benjamin Oliver2 (visitation 261-family group 259, Duplin County, NC) Now I'm ready to ask the rest of my questions besides the ones above: 1. Are there any more records there I should look at when researching my African American family? Could I get copies? 2. Are there any tax records of the African American Olivers there? Could I get copies? 3. Would there be any birth or death records for any of the people in the family group record? Could I get copies? 4. Are there any suggestions you might give me to further my research? Family Group Record ========================================================================================== Husband: SAWNEE OLIVER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 1799 VA Death: Jan 1870 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C. document - 1870 NC Mortality Schedule Census: 1870 Mortalit NC Burial: Marriage: 1826 Duplin County, NC Father: UNKNOWN OLIVER Mother: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN ========================================================================================== Wife: NELLIE UNKNOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 1811 DUPLIN COUNTY, North Carolina Census: 1870 Faison, Duplin, North Carolina Death: bef 1880 NC Burial: Father: FATHER OF NELLIE UNKNOWN Mother: MOTHER OF NELLIE UNKNOWN ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M WILLIS OLIVER Birth: 1830 NC Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Death: Burial: Spouse: SARAH UNKNOWN (m bef 1870) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 M ALFRED OLIVER Birth: Mar 1846 Mt. Olive, DUPLIN CO., North Carolina Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Census: 1880 Faison, Duplin, North Carolina Census: 1910 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C. Census: 1920 WOLFSCRAPE TOWNS, DUPLIN COUNTY, North C Death: Burial: Spouse: SARAH PRICE WILSON (m 17 Nov 1866) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 M ROBERT OLIVER Birth: 1849 Duplin County, NC Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Census: 1880 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C. Census: 1900 Dist 23, Beat 3, Coahoma Co, MS Death: Burial: Spouse: MARIAH UNKNOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 F ELLEN OLIVER Birth: Aug 1851 DUPLIN COUNTY, North Carolina Census: 1910 FAISON TOWNSHIP, DUPLIN CO., N.C. Death: Burial: Spouse: MARTIN CARR (m 5 Dec 1868) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 M COUNCIL OLIVER Birth: 1853 DUPLIN COUNTY, North Carolina Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Census: 1880 Faison, Duplin, North Carolina Death: Burial: Spouse: MARGARET CARR (m 25 Dec 1873) Spouse: Georgia ELLA MILLER (m 8 Dec 1904) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 F CAROLINE OLIVER Birth: 1854 Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Death: Burial: Marriage: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 M CHARLES OLIVER Birth: 1857 Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Death: Burial: Spouse: ELIZA UNKNOWN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 F NELLY OLIVER Birth: 1860 Census: 1870 Duplin County, NC Death: Burial: Marriage: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 F ELICE OLIVER Birth: 1862 Death: Burial: Marriage: ========================================================================================== 1-UNKNOWN OLIVER (-) sp: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN (-) 2-SAWNEE OLIVER (1799-Jan 1870) sp: NELLIE UNKNOWN (1811-bef 1880) 3-WILLIS OLIVER (1830-) sp: SARAH UNKNOWN (1839-) 4-HENRY OLIVER (1855-) 4-CABB OLIVER (1861-) 4-HAGAN OLIVER (1862-) 3-ALFRED OLIVER (Mar 1846-) sp: SARAH PRICE WILSON (abt 1850-1927) 4-RUSSELL OLIVER (-) 4-MILLIE OLIVER (-) 4-LUCY OLIVER (-) 4-OLIVIA OLIVER (aft 1866-) 4-HENRY OLIVER (1869-) 5-VERNON OLIVER (1907-) 4-WILLIAM OLIVER (1871-) 4-ELLA OLIVER (1872-) sp: HENRY (SAM) CONNOR (1867-) 4-HARRIETTE OLIVER (1874-) sp: FERDINAND BOWDEN (-) 5-CURRY BOWDEN (-) 5-HENRY BOWDEN (-) 4-ANDREW HENRY OLIVER (Jan 1875-31 Aug 1946) sp: NANCY WHITFIELD (11 Mar 1886-) 5-HENRY ANDREW OLIVER (21 Oct 1905-12 Aug 1979) 5-HELEN OLIVER (Mar 1909-) 5-BEULAH OLIVER (1916-) 5-THELMA OLIVER (1918-) 4-ELIZABETH "Lizzie" OLIVER (4 Aug 1878-25 Feb 1946) sp: JOHN THOMAS WRIGHT (1875-1957) 5-JOHN2 THOMAS WRIGHT (Sep 1908-1985) 5-BEATRICE WRIGHT (1910-) 5-SADIE WRIGHT (21 May 1911-) 5-ISAAC WRIGHT (1912-1980) 5-DAISY M. WRIGHT (1915-Dec 1982) 5-ELIZABETH WRIGHT (1916-1916) 4-OCTAVIUS/OCTAVE OLIVER (Jul 1881-) 4-DAISY OLIVER (May 1886-) sp: JOHN BUDD (-) 4-LAWRENCE OLIVER (Dec 1887-) 4-MITCHELL OLIVER (1890-) sp: MAGGIE CARROLL (12 Feb 1898-) 5-JAMES ALLEN OLIVER (-Jun 1998) 5-DAVID OLIVER (-abt 20 Feb 1995) 5-WILLIAM "BILL" OLIVER (-) 5-THELMA OLIVER (1909-) 5-ANDREW FRANKLIN OLIVER (1910-) 5-OLIVIA OLIVER (1914-1914) 5-GLADYS OLIVER (31 Mar 1914-) 3-ROBERT OLIVER (1849-) sp: MARIAH UNKNOWN (1850-) 4-EPHRAIN OLIVER (1874-) sp: SARAH UNKNOWN (Jan 1875-) 5-MARY W OLIVER (Jan 1896-) 4-OFFICE OLIVER (1876-) 4-JOHN OLIVER (1878-) 4-JESSIE OLIVER (Nov 1880-) 4-MAGGIE OLIVER (1882-) 4-MARY L OLIVER (Jan 1887-) 4-ROBERT J OLIVER (1889-) 3-ELLEN OLIVER (Aug 1851-) sp: MARTIN CARR (Feb 1850-) 4-ESSIE CARR (-) sp: PATRICK CARLTON (-) 5-UNKNOWN CARR (-) 5-Alma CARR (1909-) 4-WILLIAM CARR (1868-) sp: ANNA WELLS (1887-) 4-JAMES HENRY CARR (1870-) sp: DELLA CARROLL (1869-) 4-FANNIE CARR (1872-) 4-ROBERT CARR (1875-) 4-JOSEPH CARR (Feb 1875-) sp: ROSANA HILL (Oct 1878-) 5-FERLISE CARR (Jul 1898-) 5-GEORGE Washington CARR (Feb 1899-) 4-SUSAN CARR (1877-) 4-CHARLES CARR (1 Oct 1877-) sp: GENEVA MORRISEY (-) 5-ARDINIA CARR (27 Jul 1912-) 5-LEONARD CARR (-) 5-MARGARET CARR (-) 5-ADDIE CARR (-) 5-MELVINA CARR (-) 5-MABEL CARR (-) 5-SHELTON CARR (-) 5-EARL CARR (-) 5-JEFFERSON CARR (-) 4-Kate CARR (Apr 1879-) 4-ELLIE CARR (Jun 1885-) 4-DOC CARR (Aug 1886-) 4-FORTIN2 II CARR (Aug 1887-) sp: VERA UNKNOWN (-) 5-SAMMY CARR (-) 5-HARVEY CARR (-) 5-NATHAN CARR (-) 5-FRANK CARR (-) 5-SALLY CARR (-) 5-ANNIE CARR (-) 4-MARY CARR (May 1892-) 4-ELLEN CARR (1893-) 3-COUNCIL OLIVER (1853-) sp: MARGARET CARR (abt 1851-) 4-WILLIAM OLIVER (1862-) 4-JUNIOUS OLIVER (1872-) 4-RICHARD OLIVER (1875-) 4-THOMAS OLIVER (1877-) sp: MARY JANE KORNEGAY (1872-) sp: MATTIE CONNER (1880-) 4-CORA OLIVER (1878-) sp: Georgia ELLA MILLER (1874-) 3-CAROLINE OLIVER (1854-) 3-CHARLES OLIVER (1857-) sp: ELIZA UNKNOWN (Apr 1861-) 4-DAVID J OLIVER (Dec 1879-) 4-MAGGIE OLIVER (Oct 1881-) 4-COUNCIL OLIVER (Aug 1883-) 4-ROBERT OLIVER (1885-) 4-EDDIE OLIVER (Aug 1887-) 4-SULA OLIVER (May 1888-) 4-CARRA L OLIVER (Aug 1889-) 4-GEORGE OLIVER (Apr 1894-) 4-RICHARD OLIVER (Feb 1899-) 4-JOSEPH OLIVER (Dec 1898-) 3-NELLY OLIVER (1860-) 3-ELICE OLIVER (1862-) 2-SOPHIA OLIVER (1820-) Prepared by: Saundra Rounette Oliver Brown saundra_b_2001@yahoo.com

MapYourAncestors.com I haven't had time to play with it yet – other than just exploring the examples they have – but you might want to experiment a bit with MapYourAncestors.com, a site that does exactly what the name would make you think – map out where your ancestors lived. The default example is the Bush family, and if you click on the individual entries, windows pop up with photos and basic details. For a simpler, but international example, click on "Beginner Example" at the top of the page. Note in the upper right-hand corners of each map that you have map, satellite and hybrid options for viewing. The maps also include zoom and click-and-drag functionality, so you can zero in or out, or follow a line that seems to veer off the map. If you decide to try it out, drop me a line and let me know how it goes!

Tracing Back Family Lines: Workshop helps Louisiana families uncover Haitian roots Louisiana Weekly Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:58 PM PDT In the tumultuous years from 1791 to 1809, so many people left Haiti for New Orleans that the city's population increased by one-third. Some came by way of Cuba, Europe and New England to find permanent refuge in Louisiana. LA CREOLE celebrates local heritage Louisiana Weekly Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:57 PM PDT Over a year ago, Pat Schexnayder and Ingrid Stanley were involved in researching genealogies in Louisiana. They met through an online forum, and began to discuss Creole history and heritage.