On the Mountain known as Bells Mountain there were a family of Bostons buried there. When my great grand uncle did his research on these three families located on the Mountain, Kirtley, Bells , and Bostons. Most of the Boston family moved South. Out of the Boston Family there were some slaves kept by the Boston families. Frances Boston was given slaves when she married William Bell, you may have to look for William Bells will or Frances Bells will. The other two were Sarah Boston and William Bradley Boston. William Boston had a total of 24 slaves, 12 were male , Black, oldest was 18 years old, looks like two sisters, with large families. William Bell, William Boston's brother-in-law had a total of 19 slaves. The only Black male slave was 45 years of age and old enough to produce children. He may have been the father of all these children. Francis Bell who was son of William Bell inherited slaves from his mother Francis Boston when he married and started his family and he has 6 slaves, a full family. Now you have to remember the Bell family and the Boston family libved together, not a 100 yards from one and the other. When the Proclamation Emancipation was declared and slaves were freed they could take the names of their owners, If Francis Bell inherited slaves from his Mother, they would still beconsidered Boston slaves. If you need a record of the lists email me at _CatheriHon@aol.com_ (mailto:CatheriHon@aol.com) Hope this helps Cathy