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    Category: Court Records

    🕊60 Souls to wit: 1841

    In the Greensville County Will Book #6, beginning on page 122, the 60 “slaves to wit” of the deceased Thomas Parham are noted. The names, ages, and… Read more “🕊60 Souls to wit: 1841”

    April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    Brickwall Breakthrough to 1778: Clara Mabry and Family

    Great news! Most recently, I have discovered more important details in the story of our own Clara Mabry. Several 1856 newspaper articles referred to Clara as an… Read more “Brickwall Breakthrough to 1778: Clara Mabry and Family”

    March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    The Legacy Is Not Lost

    21 December 1863 Inventory of Edward P. Turner The list of Edward P. Turner’s “possessions” in the above 1863 inventory document first came to my attention in… Read more “The Legacy Is Not Lost”

    February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    The State of Spates

    Remember how we’ve discussed the saga of Clara Mabry’s daughter, Irvinia, and the explosive 1856 legal case involving both she and Timothy Spates (Irvinia’s husband)? What ever… Read more “The State of Spates”

    February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    The Boss Lady: Nancy Balkcum aka Harpo, Who Dis Woman?

    Nancy Balkcum. My 3rd great-grandmother. A white woman. Nancy Balkcum was born about 1805 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Hester Balkcum, but not the… Read more “The Boss Lady: Nancy Balkcum aka Harpo, Who Dis Woman?”

    January 26, 2022January 27, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    1848 Estate Book Sale

    Sussex County, Virginia court records document the 1848 estate sale of one Benjamin F. Pretlow. This sale caught my eye because of the book titles listed: Something… Read more “1848 Estate Book Sale”

    January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    Southampton County, Virginia|The Estate of Putnam Moore

    Recorded in Southampton County Court on 20 May 1833 History, just like the truth, is out there. This is our situation. The Genealogy Situation Room

    January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye

    A number of years ago, a fellow descendant of Emeline Potts Eppes located an 1878 deed of trust for Emeline in the Greensville County, Virginia courthouse. My… Read more “11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye”

    December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    “Nineteen Years A Slave”—Hardy Ferguson’s Freedom Papers|Greensville Court Records|August 6, 1838

    At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for the County of Greensville at the Court House thereof on Monday the sixth day of August in the year… Read more ““Nineteen Years A Slave”—Hardy Ferguson’s Freedom Papers|Greensville Court Records|August 6, 1838”

    September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by Barbie Jones
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