Lawson Barnett 15 Feb 1791 Fauquier, Virginia, United States - 12 Jul 1864. Will probated Oct 1826 Henry Co, KY. Males were valued 10 to 20 percent more than females; at age ten, children's prices were about half that of a prime male field hand. One of the familys slaves was John Washington, who spent most of his first 24 years living in this building, tending to the needs and wants of his owner, Catherine Ware, later Taliaferro. Part one can be found here, and part two is here. 1820 Census Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Co VA1 Free Colored Person:1 M under 141 Slave:1 F 26-44. While in New York before the war, Ellen Herndon met young Chester Arthur, whom she would soon marry. 1676. Touch for map. Spotsylvania County's highest level of management is that of County Administrator. Turners revolt also prompted Virginias General Assembly to debate the fate of slavery in its 18311832 session. Virginia Iron Manufacture in the Slave Era. . [5] Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse. . Phone: 540-507-7000. He built a school for his children and welcomed other pioneer families who were seeking a better life. Artist Tom W. Freeman, SM&S Naval Prints, recently created the only known rendering of a Fredericksburg landscape during the War of 1812 era. on March 19, 2013, There are no reviews yet. Chances are, if you have spent much time here or on Fredericksburg Remembered, you have heard a bit about John Washington (see here). The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries. The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the slave holder. (VMHCMss4 Up653 b 25), Banjo, about 18501875. Accomack County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 42, 0), Albemarle County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 83, 8), Alexandria, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 2), Amelia County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 26, 0), Amherst County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 48, 2), Appomattox County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 0), Arlington County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 18, 3), Augusta County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 24, 0), Barbour County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 0), Bath County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 6, 2), Bedford County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 46, 6), Berkeley County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 0), Botetourt County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 12, 2), Brooke County, Virginia Slave Owners (0, 1, 0), Brunswick County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 53, 4), Buckingham County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 17, 3), Campbell County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 10, 0), Caroline County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 486, 87), Carroll County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 0), Charles City County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 22, 9), Charlotte County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 10, 2), Charlottesville, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 0, 1), Chesterfield County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 14, 1), Clarke County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 1), Culpeper County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 26, 3), Cumberland County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 19, 3), Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 15, 1), Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 17, 1), Essex County, Virginia, Slave Owners (2, 42, 2), Fairfax County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 43, 8), Fauquier County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 42, 1), Fayette County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Floyd County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 0, 1), Fluvanna County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 10, 1), Franklin County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 38, 2), Frederick County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 13, 0), Fredericksburg, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 1), Giles County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 0), Gloucester County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 6, 0), Goochland County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 31, 7), Greenbrier County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 17, 1), Greene County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 1), Greensville County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 33, 5), Halifax County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 42, 3), Hampshire County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 42, 7), Hanover County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 40, 13), Hardy County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 1), Harrison County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 22, 0), Henrico County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 33, 1), Henry County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 411, 6), Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 14, 0), James City County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 5, 0), Jefferson County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 4, 1), Kanawha County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 0), King George County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 32, 3), King William County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 17, 1), King and Queen County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 15, 0), Lancaster County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 21, 4), Lewis County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 0, 1), Loudoun County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 24, 4), Louisa County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 45, 8), Lunenburg County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 19, 0), Lynchburg, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Madison County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 15, 3), Mason County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Mathews County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 34, 1), Mercer County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 2), Middlesex County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 10, 0), Monongalia County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 12, 0), Monroe County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 67, 4), Montgomery County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 8, 1), Mount Vernon, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 1), Nansemond County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 6, 1), Nelson County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 76, 6), New Kent County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 11, 5), Norfolk County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 36, 1), Norfolk, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 36, 3), Northampton County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 4, 1), Northumberland County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 5, 0), Nottoway County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 7, 0), Orange County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 33, 0), Page County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 1), Patrick County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 9, 0), Pendleton County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 4, 2), Petersburg, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 7, 1), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 46, 1), Pocahontas County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 51, 2), Powhatan County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 4, 1), Prince Edward County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 16, 0), Prince George County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 9, 2), Prince William County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 12, 4), Princess Anne County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 9, 1), Pulaski County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Rappahannock County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 16, 1), Richmond County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 12, 0), Richmond, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 15, 0), Roanoke County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 7, 2), Rockbridge County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 7, 0), Rockingham County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 1, 0), Russell County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 6, 0), Scott County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 4, 0), Shenandoah County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Smyth County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 5, 0), Southampton County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 26, 1), Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 65, 4), Stafford County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 19, 2), Surry County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 22, 0), Sussex County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 21, 0), Tazewell County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 7, 1), Tyler County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 0), Warwick County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 8, 0), Washington County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 9, 0), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Slave Owners (1, 164, 6), Williamsburg, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 3, 0), Wood County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 2, 0), Wythe County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 29, 7), York County, Virginia, Slave Owners (0, 28, 3). A transcription of the register is available on the University of Mary Washingtons Department of Historic Preservations excellent website. Dont forget. After an 1808 act of Congress abolished the international slave trade, a domestic trade flourished. All the slaves and their increase lent to his children were to be returned after the decease of his wife and divided with the rest of his Estate. Prices of enslaved people varied widely over time. The old Court House and Jail are most infamously known for the apprehension and escape of George Boxley known in Virginia history as a white man who facilitated the planning of a slave insurrection by allowing slaves to meet in the store on his property. Research Library open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 am-5:00 pm, EMAIL: Info@VirginiaHistory.org At 10 a.m., the family will honor the 150th anniversary of the liberation of the people it calls "Spotsylvania's Americans of African descent," a group that was the county's majority . Through folklore, they maintained a sense of identity and taught valuable lessons to their children. Thanks from all of us at Estate to be equally divided between my last children by my last wife and wife to have maintenance out of estate. 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 . He married Sarah "Sally" Chiles 1768-1826. 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. Many found work at Stafford Countys Aquia Landing on the Potomac River, loading and unloading the supply ships that docked there. While Haley's story portray's Waller as a wealthy doctor and owner of several plantations and . Easy to do? There are no incorporated towns or cities in Spotsylvania County. General Jackson died a few days later from pneumonia at nearby Guinea Station. For a great history of Helens primary home at Gay Mont in Port Royal, click here.). In our look at the images last year, we were able to show where the image was taken, but did not have access to the site itself. Julia A. Thompson, 84, remembers her grandmother telling about "being auctioned off on a block in Charlestown, W. Va." before arriving in Spotsylvania as a Waller slave. He built a cabin in 1830, the first in Adams Township. That part of the register relating to couples is entitled: Register of Colored Persons of Caroline County, State of Virginia, cohabitating together and husband and wife on 27th February, 1866. Open Daily: 9 am - 4:30 pm. White vigilantes retaliated with violence, resulting in about 40 additional deaths. Boxley was accused of helping slaves to escape and of fomenting a slave rebellion in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Conjectural sketch (inset) of Fredericksburgs first Market House/Town Hall, constructed c. 1757 and fronting on Caroline Street. Richmond became the largest slave-trading center in the Upper South, and the slave trade was Virginias largest industry. Musings on genealogy and family history. Constructed ca. The placeit alone ensured t that anyone who made the journey to the river will never forget their experience. Local river connectionsPotomac as well as Rappahannockbrought vulnerability as well as economic opportunity. In 1732 William Byrd II visited the . This program is being sponsored by Eastern National. General Stonewall Jackson was shot and mortally wounded by friendly fire in Spotsylvania County during the Battle of Chancellorsville. . The central figures were cunning tricksters, often represented as tortoises, spiders, or rabbits, who defeated more powerful enemies through wit and guile, not power and authority. He gave each child $1 "besides what I have given" them. It is bounded on the north by the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers, the independent city of Fredericksburg (all of which were part of the area's early history), and the counties of Stafford and Culpeper; on the south by the North Anna River and its impoundment, Lake Anna, and by the counties of Hanover and Louisa; on the west by Orange County and Culpeper County; and on the east by Caroline County. [21], Fire and rescue services in Spotsylvania County are provided by a combination of career and volunteer organizations. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Skip to main content. Boxley allegedly gave them two of his horses, some money and directions to Pennsylvania. He published two anti-slavery articles under a pen name. Phone: 540-507-7090. April 18th 1862. [8], Many major battles were fought in this county during the Civil War, including the Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Fredericksburg, and Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. George Boxley lived the rest of his life on this land in Indiana. Richmond,Virginia23220, Galleries, Store, & Caf daily 10:00 am-5:00 pm Library of Virginia. 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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. "Slave Owners in 'Spotsylvania' County, 1783," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 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. 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 . Events in which overseas interests or forces played a key role include the Mannahoc-English skirmish at the Rappahannock falls in 1608resulting from an effort by the Virginia Company of London to find gold, silver, and trade routes to the Pacificto a brief but contested British amphibious landing on Stafford Countys Widewater Peninsula in 1775. It was Good Friday. Susanna Michele Lee, now at North Carolina State University, examined and recorded these and other primary sources on behalf of the park. At some point in time, however, he moved into Halifax County, Virginia. Take advantage of all the exciting benefits that membership offers including access to member-only publications. Sectionalist tension heightened as southerners feared additional violence. MORE VIRGINIA SLAVERY RESOURCES. Unincorporated communities in the county include: Many areas of the county have Fredericksburg addresses. Ann Hull Herndon married Matthew Fontaine Maury. Nat Turner, an enslaved preacher and self-proclaimed prophet, led the bloodiest slave revolt in U.S. history in Southampton County. SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) Eight teens between the ages of 14 and 17 have been charged in connection to a fight at a high school in Spotsylvania that . This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 21:27. Daughter of Spencer and Elizabeth Garland Goodwin Coleman, who were married on 19 May of 1787. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. On Sundays, enslaved individuals tended to their own gardens and livestock provided by their enslavers, practiced religion, and engaged with family and friends. Helpful Links . 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.". Linkpendium! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. While this day we celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation and the freedom it conveyed, during the war local authorities saw things rather differently. The Executors Bond for Abraham's will is dated 18 Apr 1782. 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. Will probated Oct 1826 Henry Co, KY. Born at Eliam Farm Spotsylvania, Virginia, adjoining Pine Forest. Loundon Co. Duncan, Patricia B. Abstracts of Loudoun County Virginia Register of Free Negroes 1844-1861.Willow Bend Books, Westminster Maryland, 2000. The meeting will begin at 5:30 pm at 301-303 Hanover Street. 1. The image shows slaves crossing the Rappahannock River at Tinpot Ford, just below the Orange and Alexandria Bridge, visible in the background. It is one of the most famous images of the Civil War, used constantly to illustrate slaves efforts to achieve freedom. Spotsylvania County Public Schools is a public school district serving Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Coordinates: 3811N 7739W / 38.18N 77.65W / 38.18; -77.65, Historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Spotsylvania County, United States presidential election results for Spotsylvania County, Virginia, now the United Methodist Church in the United States. Both the Miller brothers and their assailants exited the door at the far right and crossed Liberty Street. Fielding Estes was born 1744 in Spotsylvania County, VA and died 1826 in Henry County, KY. On a winter evening in March 1814, two run-away slaves arrived unannounced and unexpectedly at the Spotsylvania County home of George Boxley. Dinah Allen's Inheritance: Will of William Allen, father of Dinah Allen-James: Will Abstracts of Stafford County, Virginia, 1729-1748. 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