What families are known to have owned slaves? Yes, it was terrible but it is part of our history. Maybe it would help if we put our heads together. Families who owned slaves included Mollohan, Walker, Bell, Boggs, Bailey. Minter Bailey who brought his family from Fauquier County, VA to Jane Lew about 1807 also brought several slaves. His will in 1833 named which slaves went to which of his children. Remember there is the possibility unnamed ones could have existed who were sold under personal property. Minter Bailey, Jr. who owned the Bailey House Hotel in Weston had about ten slaves. His sister Eunice Bailey Stalnaker Steorts inherited at least one but a free black was later listed in the Steorts household. Linda In a message dated 5/20/2010 3:55:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Jim is actually my long lost cousin. I'll email him and see what they have. Thanks for the tip. --- On Thu, 5/20/10, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: From: Larry <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 2:40 PM The courthouse does not contain slave records or at least none are available to the public. The courthouse recently gave documents to the Greenbrier Historical Society that do contain some slave records. You might e-mail your question to the GHS at [email protected] attention to Jim Talbert who is the Archivist for the Society. Larry Heffner Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. On May 20, 2010, Rob Nicholas <[email protected]> wrote: I'm looking for more Pre 1800 records from say about 1754 to 1820 or so. I have the will of my 5th Great Grandfathers from Greenbrier and neither of them mentions slaves. Which is good to know but i wondered if there were records in the courthouse in Greenbrier that might contain these records? --- On Thu, 5/20/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 1:38 PM I think that both 1850 and 1860 census records have a slave census -- it does not give the name of the slave but does give the slave owner. 1840 enumerates the slave in the household but only names the head of household. Doesn't that just sound terrible. Wish they could have been called something else other than slave or owner but it is what it is. One of my families had the names of the slaves listed in 1783 PA records when they were required to be registered and then when he died in Kentucky in 1799 -- two of these (named in the will) were passed down to his children. I have no clue what happened to the other one -- or the eventual outcome for these two but would love to have that information. With many of my family lines being from the south -- pre Civil War -- well, you get he picture. I have had a hard time thinking of it but know that I am not responsible for what happened back then and can only be the BEST person that I can today and acknowledge that I find the ide! a of owing another person incomprehensible. Take care. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 11:16 am Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV Depending on what time frame you're looking into, you could check the Personal Property tax records where the number of slaves are listed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Nicholas" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:09:02 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV Does anyone have access to slave records in Greenbrier County? This is one area i'd like to know if my family owned any slaves in Greenbrier. As far as I can tell after they left Greenbrier they never did but when they landed and were in Greenbrier for almost 50 years before anyone left and this one area I haven't delved into for fear of finding out but I think it's time to find out. Rob Nicholas ------------------------------- I think that both 1850 and 1860 census records have a slave census -- it does not give the name of the slave but does give the slave owner. 1840 enumerates the slave in the household but only names the head of household. Doesn't that just sound terrible. Wish they could have been called something else other than slave or owner but it is what it is. One of my families had the names of the slaves listed in 1783 PA records when they were required to be registered and then when he died in Kentucky in 1799 -- two of these (named in the will) were passed down to his children. I have no clue what happened to the other one -- or the eventual outcome for these two but would love to have that information. With many of my family lines being from the south -- pre Civil War -- well, you get he picture. I have had a hard time thinking of it but know that I am not responsible for what happened back then and can only be the BEST person that I can today and acknowledge that I find the ide! a of owing another person incomprehensible.

Anyone Interested re slaves in Clarksburg. Here is what I have found about David Morrison who came to Crooked Run around 1840 from Virginia. The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram Newspaper on March 22, 1998, carried an article about the Sardis Baptist Church's 150th anniversary. A lot of the Baptist churches in Harrison County were organized with the aid of the Sardis Baptist Church; many of the early churches served as schools and the Lambert's Run Church is one of the few one-room churches that still exists. The church leader explained that included in the early archives of the church is the notation that in February 1851,Amelia, a colored slave woman, belonging to David Morrison was received for Baptism and accepted into the church May 17, 1851. It was practically unheard of for a colored person to be admitted to a white church. In describing the church, before the updating in 1972, the Rev. Loar said it was an old shiplap side building with a double entry in the front which was the standard in the late 1800's The right side was for men and the left was for ladies, and, the seating in the church was split that way. The church seats were hand-built out of Poplar plants and still in use in 1972. Two of David’s sons, William and Thomas, were neighbors of Peter W. Ash on Crooked Run; they all went fox hunting together and frequently took the Morrison slaves ( Jack, Joe, George, Mose, Beverly, Armstrong & Ed) along who entertained them with Virginia Plantation songs. (p 126-131, Vo. 2,) Family Stories & Bible Records by Lolita A Guthrie ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 3:31:49 PM Subject: [HCGS] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV -- what families? What families are known to have owned slaves? Yes, it was terrible but it is part of our history. Maybe it would help if we put our heads together. Families who owned slaves included Mollohan, Walker, Bell, Boggs, Bailey. Minter Bailey who brought his family from Fauquier County, VA to Jane Lew about 1807 also brought several slaves. His will in 1833 named which slaves went to which of his children. Remember there is the possibility unnamed ones could have existed who were sold under personal property. Minter Bailey, Jr. who owned the Bailey House Hotel in Weston had about ten slaves. His sister Eunice Bailey Stalnaker Steorts inherited at least one but a free black was later listed in the Steorts household. Linda In a message dated 5/20/2010 3:55:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Jim is actually my long lost cousin. I'll email him and see what they have. Thanks for the tip. --- On Thu, 5/20/10, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: From: Larry <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 2:40 PM The courthouse does not contain slave records or at least none are available to the public. The courthouse recently gave documents to the Greenbrier Historical Society that do contain some slave records. You might e-mail your question to the GHS at [email protected] attention to Jim Talbert who is the Archivist for the Society. Larry Heffner Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. On May 20, 2010, Rob Nicholas <[email protected]> wrote: I'm looking for more Pre 1800 records from say about 1754 to 1820 or so. I have the will of my 5th Great Grandfathers from Greenbrier and neither of them mentions slaves. Which is good to know but i wondered if there were records in the courthouse in Greenbrier that might contain these records? --- On Thu, 5/20/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 1:38 PM I think that both 1850 and 1860 census records have a slave census -- it does not give the name of the slave but does give the slave owner. 1840 enumerates the slave in the household but only names the head of household. Doesn't that just sound terrible. Wish they could have been called something else other than slave or owner but it is what it is. One of my families had the names of the slaves listed in 1783 PA records when they were required to be registered and then when he died in Kentucky in 1799 -- two of these (named in the will) were passed down to his children. I have no clue what happened to the other one -- or the eventual outcome for these two but would love to have that information. With many of my family lines being from the south -- pre Civil War -- well, you get he picture. I have had a hard time thinking of it but know that I am not responsible for what happened back then and can only be the BEST person that I can today and acknowledge that I find the ide! a of owing another person incomprehensible. Take care. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, May 20, 2010 11:16 am Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV Depending on what time frame you're looking into, you could check the Personal Property tax records where the number of slaves are listed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Nicholas" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:09:02 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [WVGREENB] Slave Records in Greenbrier and WV Does anyone have access to slave records in Greenbrier County? This is one area i'd like to know if my family owned any slaves in Greenbrier. As far as I can tell after they left Greenbrier they never did but when they landed and were in Greenbrier for almost 50 years before anyone left and this one area I haven't delved into for fear of finding out but I think it's time to find out. Rob Nicholas ------------------------------- I think that both 1850 and 1860 census records have a slave census -- it does not give the name of the slave but does give the slave owner. 1840 enumerates the slave in the household but only names the head of household. Doesn't that just sound terrible. Wish they could have been called something else other than slave or owner but it is what it is. One of my families had the names of the slaves listed in 1783 PA records when they were required to be registered and then when he died in Kentucky in 1799 -- two of these (named in the will) were passed down to his children. I have no clue what happened to the other one -- or the eventual outcome for these two but would love to have that information. With many of my family lines being from the south -- pre Civil War -- well, you get he picture. I have had a hard time thinking of it but know that I am not responsible for what happened back then and can only be the BEST person that I can today and acknowledge that I find the ide! a of owing another person incomprehensible. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message