Researching these "free" families in Franklin County. Jesse Rattley Sr, (1785-1860), Solomon Bibby (1764-1846), Gillie Pettiford (1790-1830's), Milbry Mitchell Dunne (1780-1864) & Hilliard Dunston, Franklin County Commissioner (wife Martha Anne Bibby). All were "free persons of color" in and around Franklinton in Franklin County, NC. Robert Jackson