The event sent shockwaves throughout the nation and deepened the divide over slavery. This may require viewing multiple records or images. The summer 1862 occupation of Fredericksburg and Stafford County is a period in the regions history that receives little attention when compared to the battles and events that followed a few months later. Reel 0966 - 1850 Virginia - Ohio County) Reel 0967 - 1850 Virginia - Orange, Page, and Patrick Counties) Reel 0968 - 1850 Virginia - Pendleton and Pittsylvania Counties) Reel 0969 - 1850 Virginia - Pocahontas, Powhatan, and Preston Counties) Reel 0970 - 1850 Virginia - Prince Edward, Prince George, and Prince William Counties) Part one can be found here, and part two is here. Scope and Content Orange County (Va.) Free Negro and Slave Records, 1738-1865. His will is recorded there in the Halifax County courthouse dated 14 June 1810. Still others received employment as drivers for artillery forges and transportation wagons. African Americans adapted Indigenous, European, and African food traditionssuch as deep-fat frying, gumbo, and fricasseeto feed their own families as well as those of their enslavers. The self-criticism and efforts for abolition ended, however, after Nat Turners rebellion of 1831. Imagine troop concentrations in southern Stafford County and on the heights just west of Fredericksburgand military movements from one towards the other. You can reserve a seat by calling 540 654-5543. Whole estate to be kept together until youngest child comes of age. 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). Daughter of Spencer and Elizabeth Garland Goodwin Coleman, who were married on 19 May of 1787. Conjectural sketch (inset) of Fredericksburgs first Market House/Town Hall, constructed c. 1757 and fronting on Caroline Street. Spotsylvania County 9104 Courthouse Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553. 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. Artifact: 2011.019.593. ParentVUE and StudentVUE Access . As of the census[20] of 2010, there were 122,397 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. Linkpendium! Born at Eliam Farm Spotsylvania, Virginia, adjoining Pine Forest. He married Mary Mitcham 1750-1820. He married Sarah "Sally" Chiles 1768-1826. Lawson Barnett 15 Feb 1791 Fauquier, Virginia, United States - 12 Jul 1864. Three bounty hunters tried to capture him while he worked in his field and his sons successfully fought them off. Beverly Beazley abt 1827 Virginia, United States. by county. The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. Spotsylvania County. His plan was based on "heaven-sent" orders to free the slaves. The meeting will begin at 5:30 pm at 301-303 Hanover Street. These tensions prompted the 1816 creation of the American Colonization Society, devoted to removing free Black Americans to Africa. . Besides surveying some of the local contours of the conflict during its bicentennial, my interest lies with an intriguing aspect of the history of the Fredericksburg area, an aspect thats obscured by the drama and duration of the Civil War: the nature of military events here, whether limited or extensive, has shifted back and forth between those involving local or regional combatants, and those featuring overseas interests or forces. They had 10 children, with 6 reaching adulthood: Richard, George, Edward, Ann, Ellen, and Janet. 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. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. From Hennessy: Update: On July 31, 2014, PNC Bank announced that the former National Bank Building on Princess Anne Street was up for sale, bringing its continuous use as a bank since 1820 into question (certainly no building in town has been subject to the same commercial use for as long). Volunteers provide additional staffing nights and weekends at Stations 1, 2, 4, and 8. Marker is on Lee Drive, on the right when traveling west. One Hundred and Fifty years ago today, the Union army arrived opposite Fredericksburg for the first time. Fielding Estes was born 1744 in Spotsylvania County, VA and died 1826 in Henry County, KY. Inventory 18 Nov 1820 - Slaves:1 Negro Man Randal $2501 Negro Woman Chana one Child Patience $3251 Nigro Woman called Dice $4251 Nigro Woman Called Luce $4501 Negro Man Called Peter $5751 Negro Man Called Primeus $600, Executors: wife Hannah, sons William and Thomas Estes. Because his is one of just two accounts from a slaves hand that narrates this passage (see the other here), his assumes immense historical significance. Well have more about the onset of the Union occupation in the next couple days. Margaret (Ballard) Waite abt 1771 Spotsylvania, Virginia - 16 Jun 1830. From that point forward, most white Virginians approved of the practice, denied its evils, and defended it as a positive good., In 1782, the General Assembly allowed enslavers to free the people they enslaved. Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. In 1842, the English novelist Charles Dickens wrote of the gloom and dejection and ruin and decay that he attributed to this horrible institution. Inevitably, the intolerable abuses caused a number to commit suicide. Updated: Jan 18, 2023 / 10:57 AM EST. Virginia General Assembly. Baltimore: Southern. The ford road comes out of the river on the north side and is still quite evident where it [crossses] the river into Fauquier. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) is pleased to have you use our family history materials such as published abstracts of official records, compiled genealogies, Bible records, research notes, etc. He finally got word to his wife about his whereabouts and she and their children followed a friends relative from Virginia to Ohio where they all met in Fayette County and lived for seven years. 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. Nancy Townsend Estes was born 1757 Spotsylvania Co, VA and died 1798 in Kentucky. 4 (1896/1897):104-106, 292-299. Spotsylvania County (Va.), and William Armstrong Crozier. Twenty-seven so- called black conspirators were also arrested. Through folklore, they maintained a sense of identity and taught valuable lessons to their children. Compensation for this work varied and as one Union officer stated the lowest price was one ration and 25 cents per day, and the highest one ration and 40 cents. Perhaps the largest source of employment found within the army was that of a servant to the armys officers and men. He gave each child $1 "besides what I have given" them. Spotsylvania County Personal Property Tax List 1782-1822. Kunta awakens to find himself blindfolded, gagged, bound . The original collection consists of five sections: Some years are missing from the fifth set. As of the July 2021 estimate, the population was 143,676. It also gave enslaved men and women the idea that he could be counted on to help them if needed. Travelers to Virginia were appalled by the system of slavery they saw practiced there. A majority of inhabitants in some of Virginias eastern counties were held in bondage. A number of white Virginiansincluding James Monroe and John Randolph of Roanokejoined antislavery northerners in this effort. Loundon Co. Duncan, Patricia B. Abstracts of Loudoun County Virginia Register of Free Negroes 1844-1861.Willow Bend Books, Westminster Maryland, 2000. A turn of the century view of the Liberty Street side of 600 Commerce St., Charles Millers shop. A., DeCosta, B. F., Johnston, H. P., Lamb, M. J., & Pond, N. G. (1887). Many found work at Stafford Countys Aquia Landing on the Potomac River, loading and unloading the supply ships that docked there. Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Phone: 540-507-7090. A Guide to Manuscripts, African American Research at the Library of Virginia to 1870, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Federal Records that Help Identify Former Slaves and Slave Owners, Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections, Birth records (Virginia), 1853-1896; indexes, 1853-1899; delayed birth indexes, 1912-1950. Two enslaved men betrayed the plot. ** Spotsylvania County Court Order Book, April 4, 1864, Library of Virginia. Enslaved African Americans continued a rich tradition of African parables, proverbs, and legends. Males had a median income of $49,166 versus $38,076 for females. The current U.S. senators from the Commonwealth of Virginia are Mark Warner (D) and Tim Kaine (D). Abraham (F.Negroe) 7 & 1 slave p.380 Fauquier County. This is a mid-level category and should not have individual profiles added to it. Beaumont, Spotsylvania County. More Genealogy Tools Pre-1820 manumissions of individuals drawn from the extant deed and will books of Dinwiddie, Prince George, Chesterfield, Charles City, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, and Sussex Counties. In the early years of the eighteenth century, settlers from the tidewater region of Virginia begin pushing north and west into Spotsylvania County, a huge wilderness lying west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. In his final act as a slave, he did so again. bef. The median age was 34 years. "Slave Owners Spotsylvania County, 1783 (Continued)" is an article from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 4. Library of Virginia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. Five raiders escaped, ten were killed, and nineincluding Brownwere captured and executed. While Haley's story portray's Waller as a wealthy doctor and owner of several plantations and . Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic) Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020 White . One suspects that the effect in Spotsylvania was precisely what Lincoln hoped it would be when he pondered the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. Contact Us. The ford road comes out of the river on the north side and is still quite evident where it [crossses] the river into Fauquier. In the Caribbean, the French seized in 1795 the Fredericksburg-based sloop Martha, and in 1797 the Tappahannock-based sloop Prudent, also voyaging from Fredericksburg and also carrying barrels of flour. It is heartsickening to think of having our beautiful valley that we have so loved and admired all overrun & desolated by our bitter enemies, whose sole object is to subjugate & plunder the South.. The attack occurred just a few yards from this location, down Commerce Street. Built as a bank in 1820, it continues as a bank in 2010. [5] Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse. Haki Kweli Shakur August Third Collective NAPLA NAIM 3-6-52ADM. John Chappell left Southampton, England, in 1635 for Warwick County, and was the sixth great-grandfather of Jacob Chappell, son of Job . While in New York before the war, Ellen Herndon met young Chester Arthur, whom she would soon marry. Executors: wife Ann and son Richard. Change). West Virginia was created in 1863. Travelers to Virginia were appalled by the system of slavery they saw practiced there. In that sense and others, it was an extraordinary morning. We are not at all frightened but stunned & bewildered waiting for the end. 1810 Census Stoner, Bourbon Co, KY 1 Slave. The image shows slaves crossing the Rappahannock River at Tinpot Ford, just below the Orange and Alexandria Bridge, visible in the background. 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. 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