Some of my ancestors too owned slaves, and their names are mentioned in copies of wills i have. Twana >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [DC] Slaves >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:19:36 EDT > >Hello, >Some of my folks had slaves. I have found them in Wills, documents where >they >were sold, and books. >I keep a list of them in the notes of the person that owned them in my >Genealogy. >In fact one of my Ancestors (Lewis Coon) set one of his slaves free >in 1812 in Mississippi and the Free slave acquired at least one slave. >That is in Court Records. My gggggrandfather in front of the Sheriff and >other men was handed the money to pay for the slave because the towns >people >wouldn't let the free slave pay for the bought slave himself. >The free slave "Ceaser " became quite wealthy. >He paid off his freedom to the descendents of Lewis Coon by working for >them >for a time or paid them 200 cash. My ggggrandfather & mother was paid 200 >dollars. >Robbie > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... >Now What ???? > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.