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I would like to find my people. I was born in Virginia and lived five miles from where ships landed on the James river. My father was named Brister Johnson; my mother, | I would like to find my people. I was born | ||
in Virginia and lived five miles from where | |||
ships landed on the James river. My father | |||
was named Brister Johnson; my mother, Fannie | |||
Johnson. We belonged to Isaac Jones | |||
He had a brother named Aaron Jones. I had | |||
brothers named Jim, Sam, Lewis and Henry; | |||
two sisters, Sallie and Malinda Johnson. | |||
Isaac Jones died before I left Virginia. He | |||
willed me to Jackson Jones, who lived in Tenness, | |||
and he sold me to Logan Harper. Logan | |||
sold me to his brother, Henry Harper. I would | |||
like to find my wife's people, too. She came | |||
from Charles country, Md., near a town called | |||
Porter Bacco. She belonged to Robert Carpenter. | |||
Her father and mother are Peter and | |||
Susan Anderson. Her father belonged to the | |||
Spauldings. She was sold in 1813 and carried | |||
to Alexandria, Va. Mr. Collingworth bought | |||
her. My wife had a cousin, Lee Conner; he | |||
was a fiddler. Her whit people had a daughter | |||
named Tinie Andrews. anyone can give | |||
information of these persons, please address | |||
Randle Johnson or Sandy Anderson, Mineola, | |||
Wood county, Texas. |
Latest revision as of 04:22, 18 February 2021
I would like to find my people. I was born in Virginia and lived five miles from where ships landed on the James river. My father was named Brister Johnson; my mother, Fannie Johnson. We belonged to Isaac Jones He had a brother named Aaron Jones. I had brothers named Jim, Sam, Lewis and Henry; two sisters, Sallie and Malinda Johnson. Isaac Jones died before I left Virginia. He willed me to Jackson Jones, who lived in Tenness, and he sold me to Logan Harper. Logan sold me to his brother, Henry Harper. I would like to find my wife's people, too. She came from Charles country, Md., near a town called Porter Bacco. She belonged to Robert Carpenter. Her father and mother are Peter and Susan Anderson. Her father belonged to the Spauldings. She was sold in 1813 and carried to Alexandria, Va. Mr. Collingworth bought her. My wife had a cousin, Lee Conner; he was a fiddler. Her whit people had a daughter named Tinie Andrews. anyone can give information of these persons, please address Randle Johnson or Sandy Anderson, Mineola, Wood county, Texas.