Greetings,
Time to see if anyone out there will own up to being related to me.
I am an Afro-American.
My G-Grand parents were Peter and Allie/Alice Chappell of Halifax Co. Va.
Christopher Carlton a white slave holder died in 1824 (probably in King +
Queen County) Va. In his will Christopher willed to his daughter Polly
Carlton "one Negro Esther and her future increase."
Dolly died July 7, 1858, without husband, or issue.
In Jan of 1859 the increase of "one Negro Esther," the slave willed to
Polly Carlton were bought by Joel Younger from Polly's surviving siblings
and the children of Polly's dead siblings, for $1,500 dollars.
"One Negro Esther" was mentioned in the papers to establish that Joel was
purchasing the increase of Esther (I am assuming that Esther was then dead).
That sum of $1,500, bought my g-grand mother Allie and her children, Willis,
Daniel (my grandfather ), Eppa, George, and Henry.
Joel Younger had in fact had possession of Allie before he officially bought
her in 1859, because I found in "Slave Birth Records," Allie giving birth to
three of her children, in 1853, 1855, and 1858, with the owner listed as Joel
Younger.
In the 1870 Census for Halifax Co. VA, Peter aged 40y and Allie aged 35 were
found with the following children: Willis 20y. George, 15y, Henry 13y,
Peter (Lee) 12y, Doctor 10y, Davis 9y, Bell 7y, Willy Ann 5y, Edward 3y, and
Horace 6mo.
Daniel, my grandfather a son of Peter & Allie, was living nearby with his
wife Sue, and using the surname Younger.
In 1880 I again found Peter 50y, and Allie/Alice 50 y, with children Bell
18y, Willie 16, Doctor 20, Lee (Peter) 22y, Henry 23y, Eppy 24y, Edward
12y, Horace (Braxton) 11y, Milly 7y, and Corer 4y.
Other than the births of children to Allie in 1853, 1855 and 1858, and the
sale of she and her children, I found Peter listed as informant in the deaths
of two of his children one in 1879, the other in 1887. Peter was found in
the Personal Property Tax list till 1899, but was missing from the 1900 tax
list, so I assume he died between 1899 and 1900. Allie, wife of Peter was missing
from the 1900 Census, so I assume that she too was dead by 1900.
I don't know yet where Peter the hubby of Allie came from, or how they wound
up with the name Chappell. Perhaps Joel Younger, who held 35 slaves in 1860,
bought Peter from a Chappell family.
Thanks for your time,
Larry
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SEARCHING HALIFAX CO. VA FOR:
BALLOU,
BROWN,
BIRD
BYRD,
CHANDLER,
CHAPPELL,
IRBY,
LACY,
McCRAW
YOUNGER
AND KING & QUEEN CO. VA FOR:
CARLTON
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