Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Virginia, Slave Owners]] . More importantly, he lived to see the North defeat the South in the Civil War and the end of slavery for which he advocated for so long. Local river connectionsPotomac as well as Rappahannockbrought vulnerability as well as economic opportunity. Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States . The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. The ground I am standing on is the sandbar situated in the river you can see above. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections. He and other Confederate wounded were being gathered there for evacuation to hospitals to the south and further away from enemy lines. Enjoy exciting benefits and explore new exhibitions year-round. 13, A-Blyth, 1867-1879. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Scope and Content Orange County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1738-1865. 1810 Census Stoner, Bourbon Co, KY1 Slave, 1820 Census West Port, Henry Co, KY3 Slaves:2 M under 141 F under 14. He built a school for his children and welcomed other pioneer families who were seeking a better life. George Boxley lived the rest of his life on this land in Indiana. The Superior Court Grand Jury returned an indictment against Boxley for insurrection; his wife was never blamed or charged for aiding her husband. A Guide to the Orange County (Va.) Copies of Court Records with African-American names, 1796-1883 . His will was probated there on 25 July 1810. Aberdeen, Henry 4/4 p.826 Norfolk County. Among them was Dangerfield Newby, a former slave from the Shenandoah Valley. Abt 1701 Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 18 Apr 1776 Pamunkey, Spotsylvania County, Virginia . The exodus of slaves from Spotsylvania County had a devastating effect on the local economya fact made clear by the records of he County Court. I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? The musical traditions of enslaved communities merged European practices with intricate rhythm patterns, off-key notes, foot patting, and a strong rhythmic drive. The County Court (the modern equivalent to the Board of Supervisors), sought exemption from the requisition. The original collection consists of five sections: Old birth index, 1853-1866, found in volumes 1-8, 13-50. However, as he was sworn in on June 2, 1865, Gallands story had the power to clear a mans name and reveal the threads of guilt among the accused soldiers. In his final act as a slave, he did so again. We know only a few of their stories. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. 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Take advantage of all the exciting benefits that membership offers including access to member-only publications. Dr. Brodie S. Herndon, a prominent Fredericksburg physician and reportedly the first American doctor to perform a cesarean section, also spent part of his youth in the Bank building. Later, the Ware family took over management of the Bank and its residential space. (LogOut/ This page was last modified 09:22, 20 May 2021. Her decision resided in her confidence in the Union armys ability to gain ultimate victory. 1676. I write while the smoke of the burning bridges, depot, & boats, is resting like a heavy cloud all around the horizons towards Fredcksbg. Led by the radical abolitionist, John Brown, eighteen whites and five African Americans, seized the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in October 1859. Artifact: 2011.019.593. A. S. Barnes. The first to live here was Dabney Herndon, whose offspring were several and famous. Part one can be found here, and part two is here. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22. They moved to Indiana, built a home on what he named Pioneer Hill and prospered. The enemy are in possession of Falmouth, our force on this side too weak to resist them. 4 (1896/1897):104-106, 292-299. This collection contains an index and images of birth registers of enslaved persons from Virginia compiled by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Baptist and Methodist ministers preached hope and redemption to enslaved people who fashioned Christian gospels into a communal music of spirituals about salvation, deliverance, and resistance. Children of Abraham Estes and Anne Clark - known enslavers: Richard Estes was born about 1741 in Spotsylvania County VA and died 5 Aug 1832 in Spotsylvania Co VA. . I spent the day today with a National Geographic film crew and the great-great-grandaughter and g-g-great grandson of John Washington, retracing with them the Fredericksburg world of John Washington, a slave who came of age in the years before the Civil War, and who left behind an astonishingly good memoir. On May 9, 1861, at 23 years of age, Alfred volunteered for service in the Greenbrier Rifles, which would become part of the 27th Virginia Infantry, a regiment in the famous Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army. 2008 - 2022 INTERESTING.COM, INC. (1609-1675) England. He was taxable in Elizabeth City County on a free tithe in 1782 [Fothergill, Virginia Tax Payers, 9], taxable in York County on a free tithe and slaves Peter, Dinah, Joe, Lucy, and Dinah in 1784, taxable on 3 tithes, 2 slaves over the age of 16, 6 horses and 14 cattle in 1785, taxable on a slave in 1790 and 1799 and taxable on 100 acres in York . They were the parents of at least 2 sons. Washingtons memories of slavery in Fredericksburg, and especially in this house, are a powerful testament to a life striving toward freedom. a history of st. mark's parish (genealogies) More Genealogy Tools Fielding died 1826. He published two anti-slavery articles under a pen name. Will written 23 Aug 1826. Haki Kweli Shakur August Third Collective NAPLA NAIM 3-6-52ADM. Marker is on Lee Drive, on the right when traveling west. Musings on genealogy and family history. Galland was an African American camp servant and cook in the employ of accused soldier Amos Fielding, and he stood in the unique position of being able to relate the words and actions of the accused in the immediate aftermath of the incident. (We have written about that photograph here and here.) Germanna was the seat of Spotsylvania County from 1720 to 1732. He helped runaway slaves, taught school, and supported abolitionism. Spotswood established a colony of German immigrants on the Germanna tract in 1714, partly for frontier defense but mainly to operate his newly developed ironworks. It should be noted, however, that the principal center for genealogical research in Virginia is the Library of . graphical Analysis of Virginia for the years I790-I," "compiled by Wm. 1746-54, p. 362), and died in 1768 in Spotsylvania Co., Va. Mrs. Hiden states: "in the absence of documentary proof, we can still feel confident that Thomas Graves was the son of a John Graves who had lived in King and Queen Co. but was of the Gloucester Co. family, born about 1670, son of . He built a cabin in 1830, the first in Adams Township. I will return to this scene on August 19 and take the picture on or about the same day it was taken 150 years ago. Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Virginia, Slave Owners]] . Website Feedback. You can reserve a seat by calling 540 654-5543. These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research. Over the next 100 years, the area comprising original Spotsylvania will be . They said that they were fleeing from the harsh conditions that they had endured at a neighboring plantation, and they desperately hoped that Boxley could help. Good Friday, 1862. They lived at Greenfield Plantation. General Jackson died a few days later from pneumonia at nearby Guinea Station. It was demolished in 1813 and replaced with the current Market House/Town Hall (situated on the opposite side of the same block). Local folklore holds that Boxley participated in the Underground Railroad by hiding runaway slaves in an excavated place beneath his cabin. It accounted for the saleand resulting destruction of families and social networksof as many as two million Black people from Richmond to the Deep South, where the cotton industry provided a market for enslaved labor. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. A letter from a slaveowner was necessary to permit enslaved African Americans to be baptized at Upper Goose Creek Church in Fauquier County. The self-criticism and efforts for abolition ended, however, after Nat Turners rebellion of 1831. There are some 1,756 freedmens names (if I counted correctly.). See article: Historic log dating project a Greenfield Plantation for history and photographs. Note: The volume relating to Caroline County survives in the archives of the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center. While slaveholders asserted that their workforce was loyal, they also lived in constant fear of a revolt. A turn of the century view of the Liberty Street side of 600 Commerce St., Charles Millers shop. Fitzhugh successfully petitioned the state of Virginia for compensation for his lost slaves, and was rewarded with $1400 for his lost investment. Was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1693, 1696, 1699, and one of the committee in 1700 reporting a revision of the laws which were approved by the General Assembly in 1705. This is a powerful description of what the arrival of the Union army meant to most white residents in Fredericksburg. This page has been accessed 1,457 times. Id say that between 300 and 350 people attended, all of them intent on getting close to a historic moment and place that most of them had not known about until a few months ago. MAIL: PO Box 7311, Richmond, Virginia 23221, Please Note: VMHC galleries will be temporarily closed January 17-23 and 28-31. . Accounts vary in details, but the facts are that Boxley, himself a slaveowner, opposedor came to opposethe institution of slavery. The colonization movement was controversial among Black Americans. This interaction developed into a working relationship that most certainly left impressions upon the soldiers. George was a soldier in the war of 1812, and returned determined to lead a life of freedom for himself, his family and slaves. The court later declared that The public enemy have carried off two thirds of the available blacks labor of the county, and that by 1864 half of the countys lands were no longer in cultivation. Susanna Michele Lee, now at North Carolina State University, examined and recorded these and other primary sources on behalf of the park. Washington began his day that Good Friday tending bar at the Shakespeare House hotel on Caroline Street, where todays Soup and Taco stands (with the best tortilla soup in town). The purpose of the meeting is to continue the discussion on one application for which a public hearing was opened on September 12, 2022: Continued Application - 301-303 Hanover Street : 301-303 Hanover . Anthony Armistead. Slave Owners Spotsylvania County, 1783. The image shows slaves crossing the Rappahannock River at Tinpot Ford, just below the Orange and Alexandria Bridge, visible in the background. Revised February 2021. The ford road comes out of the river on the north side and is still quite evident where it [crossses] the river into Fauquier. Edited by Louis B. Wright. On November 10, 1977 almost a year after the airing of Roots, Alex Haley and LeVar Burton took a trip to Spotsylvania County to meet with county supervisors and the Waller family during the filming of the "Roots: A Second Look.". Birth: Stevens, J. Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Slave Owners]] . In 1829, white citizens there demanded representation in a government controlled by easterners with different interests. 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Births, 1853-1896, unnumbered volumes grouped by county and independent city. Boxley fled to Ohio and Indiana, where he was joined by his family. Is this the most important Civil War-era building in the Fredericksburg region? Thanks from all of us at Virginia County Records, Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800 Being transcriptions, from the original files at the county court house, of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners (Source: FamilySearch) Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records 1639-1850 (Source: Explore Ancestry . Marker is at or near this postal address . Marker is located along Lee Drive in the Fredericksburg-Spotyslvania Military Park. A number of white Virginiansincluding James Monroe and John Randolph of Roanokejoined antislavery northerners in this effort. There were 31,308 households, out of which 42.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.30% were non-families. The Prose Works of William Byrd of Westover: Narratives of a Colonial Virginian. He was born about 1795 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and married Sarah Lindsay Taylor (1791-1869) of Norfolk, Virginia, on December 21, 1819. As Doctor Galland rose to testify, he must have presented both an unusual figure on the stand and a deep surprise to the soldiers on trial. This is a mid-level category and should not have individual profiles added to it. George Boxley (1780-1865) was a white abolitionist and former slaveholder who allegedly tried to coordinate a local slave rebellion on March 6, 1815, while living in Spotsylvania, Virginia. A great number of the freemens names are the same as those of local white residents. A historical society in Virginia, where slavery began in the American colonies in 1619, has discovered the identities of 3,200 slaves from unpublished private documents . The only slave Lea owned in 1806, when Kizzie allegedly gave birth to Chicken George, was a \girl Rachel. . This morning I attended, and spoke at, Crossing the Rappahannock: A Pilgrimage to Freedom. The Fredericksburg News of January 6, 1854 trumpeted the "success" of the sale: Fredericksburg seems to be the best place to sell slaves in the State. Fielding Estes was born 1744 in Spotsylvania County, VA and died 1826 in Henry County, KY. The experienceprofound in many waysgot me wondering whether or not we were standing before the most important Civil War-era building in the Fredericksburg region. [23] The Spotsylvania County School division also has a Career and Technical Center and participates with other local school systems to offer the Commonwealth Governor's School. Be the first one to, Slave Owners Spotsylvania County, 1783 (Continued), The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 4, https://archive.org/metadata/jstor-4241963, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/4241963, JSTOR Early Journal Content, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Spotsylvania County proudly shares a distinctive heritage that visitors can experience through our significant sites, wayside exhibits, battlefields and museums. The management of an enslaved workforce was a frequent topic of debate among slaveholders. Abt 1701 Spotsylvania County proudly shares a distinctive Heritage that visitors can experience our. Government controlled by easterners with different interests, Slave Owners ] ] Progress Administration WPA. 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