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Isaac Holliman Sought Legal Relief via Freedmen’s Bureau

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established in the War Department by an act of Congress on March 3, 1865. The Bureau was responsible for the supervision and management of all matters relating to the refugees and freedmen and lands abandoned or seized during the Civil War, duties previously shared by military commanders and US Treasury … Continue reading Isaac Holliman Sought Legal Relief via Freedmen’s Bureau

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3rd Great Grandmother Amanda Darden and 4th Great Grandmother Georgianna Hall

Women often get lost in genealogy, especially when they get married. I don’t think oftentimes, people even realize they are ignoring the women in their ancestry. I have been determined to find my female ancestors and their family lines. Amanda Darden married Moses Allmond on October 10, 1878, in Nansemond County, Virginia. According to the Nansemond Register of Marriages, Amanda’s parents are listed as Allen … Continue reading 3rd Great Grandmother Amanda Darden and 4th Great Grandmother Georgianna Hall

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4th Great Grandfather Isaac Holleman -Enslavement, Manumission, Re-Enslavement and Self-Liberation

Isaac Holleman was my fourth great-grandfather on my maternal grandmother’s paternal line. One of the earliest records I found bearing his name came from the Freedmen’s Bureau. The document included the October 6, 1866 request for transportation from Fortress Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, where he had been classified as “contraband.” Traveling with him were his wife Ann and three children: Robert, Moses and Ada. Ada … Continue reading 4th Great Grandfather Isaac Holleman -Enslavement, Manumission, Re-Enslavement and Self-Liberation

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Self-Emancipated Luke From Isle of Wight Found in Essex

Based on the other typos here, I think Lyhe in the first runway ad is Luke in the second ad. If they are in fact the same person, Luke, working as a carpenter, passed for free for several years and was captured and placed in the Essex County Jail in 1771. When pressed, he said he belonged to Moses Allman (not my Moses) of Isle … Continue reading Self-Emancipated Luke From Isle of Wight Found in Essex

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Birth Record for 2nd Great Granduncle Anthony Allmond

I found the birth record for my 2nd great granduncle Anthony Allmond. He was born May 15, 1853. You can see from the label that the record was “filmed out of sequence”.  On the second page that should show the mother seems to be from a different page because it doesn’t match up. What you do see is William Allmond listed as owner. I wonder if there’s … Continue reading Birth Record for 2nd Great Granduncle Anthony Allmond

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Birth Record for 2nd Great Grandfather Moses Allmond

I’ve been looking for the death certificate for one of my 2nd great grandfathers because I don’t know when he died or where he is buried. I know where his brother and one of his half sisters are but not him. I didn’t find the death record but I found a birth record. One thing that it confirms is the last enslaver family for his … Continue reading Birth Record for 2nd Great Grandfather Moses Allmond

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