 Mecklenburg County Virginia People of Color
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8 September 2000This page was last updated April 21, 2008
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JoLee Gregory Spears, coordinator
Other Interesting Links
April 21, 2008
Records Specific to Mecklenburg County
See Mecklenburg Your Section
and Archives
for other county records submitted.
Post 1865
| Type of Record | Record | Submitted by | Date |
| Web site | African
Americans - enslaved and free from Mecklenburg VA - including African-American Baskerville family from Mecklenburg - and Wilson, Watkins family from Mecklenburg |
Denise Oliver-Velez | 28 Feb 2004 |
| Farm Journal | Josephus Gregory Farm Journal - SW Lunenburg near Mecklenburg & Charlotte lines | JoLee Gregory Spears | 30 Aug 2001 |
| Finneywood School (possibly) |
Pre 1865
| Type of Record | Record | Names in Alphabetical Order | Records of: | Date |
| Book | The
Harness Makers |
1787 - Aggy,
Annaca, Barbara, Bob, Ceter, Chany, Chole, Daphany, Dick 2, Gabriel,
Hampton, Jane, Jenny, Jim, Judy ,Kate, Kizy, Lucy 2, Nan, Nancy, Nanny,
Nate, Ned 2, Pat, Peter, Phib, Pompy, Pren, Sal, Sam, Sary, Silvy,
Tom and Will. 1806 - Aggy, Archer, Beck, Cate, Celia, Conner, Geb, Hampton, Jenny, Kizie, Lucy, Mary, Nan, Ned 2, Nelson, Peter, Pren, Ritter, Thurs and Will. 1788 - Crowder Slaves who were taken across the state line into Rockingham, County by Bartholomew Crowder #2 were: Charles, Fillis 2, Grace, Frank, Willey, Sal, Dick 2, Hampton, and Hannah. This land lay over the State line but the slaves were registered in NC. |
Patricia Crowder-Yaw | 16 Aug 2003 |
| Family Record | Smith Family | Charles and Milly Smith | Monica Thomas | Jul 2006 update |
| Family Record | Sturdivant Family | Luke and Mary Sturdivant | Monica Thomas | Jul 2006 |
| Bible | Bible of Bryant Lester | Charity; Freeman; Garg; Greenhall; Louis; Lucinda; Marg; Molly; Viny | Harry Johnson | 21 Mar 2001 |
| Bible | William T. Z. Finch Bible Record at LVA : Link invalid 30-mar-08 | Slaves
named in bible of William T. Z. Finch, Mecklenburg Co., VA: Catherine d/o Dicy; David; Dicy; Emily d/o Frankey; Frankey; Hannah d/o Franky; Henry; Jerry; Lizzie; Lovelace; Lovelace s/o Nancy; Lucy Ann d/o Dicy; Martha Lewis; Mary Agnes; Nancy; Randolph; Richard s/o Nancy; Shadrack s/o Dicy; Shedrach; Others 2nd page hard to read |
Abstracted by JoLee Spears | 17 Mar 2001 |
| Will | Swepson Jeffries 1803 |
Note: See the will, a number of these were to be later free. man Billy; Cain; Carey? and her children; Chloe; girl Fanny; woman Jain; Lewis; Lilla; Lott; Lyyda; girl Mille; Mima; girl Sally; Sina woman Tiller; Tom and his wife Juno; Waguse?; child that Tiller is now pregnant with. |
Kathy Awbrey | 10 Oct 2000 |
| Will | John Jeffries 1792 | Annica; Charles; Cloe; Dashey; Dick; Frank; George; Harry; Isaac; Jack/Jock; Jane; Judy; Letty; Marie; Moll; Sarah; Tom; Waggoner; York? | Kathy Awbrey | 10 Oct 2000 |
| Est. Inventory | Andrew G. Elam 1843 | Fanny and her child George | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Notes | Alexander Elam 1790's | Bob; Grace; Jane; Jenny; Jerry; Jim; John; Will | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Notes | Barkley Elam moved to Halifax | Amy; Crit; Harry; Mick | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Will | Daniel Elam 1863 | Armistead; Fanny and her two children Giles and Emily; Horrace; Peggy and her child Richard; Sam; Sonder or Souder | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Est. Inventory | Daniel Elam 1863 | man Armistead; woman Catherine and 1 child; girl Emily; girl Fanny; boy Giles; woman Harriet and 4 children; boy Henry or Harry; man Horace; boy Jimmy; woman Matilda and 3 children; woman Peggy; boy Richard; man Sam; man Sonder or Souder; boy William | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Notes | James Elam 1790's | Aggy; Amos; China; Gilbert; Hannah; Jack; Jude; Judy; Liberty; Nan; Pat; Phebe; Philip; Stepney | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Notes | Joel Elam 1790's | Jeremiah or Jerry; and later: Abraham; Boldy; Lott; Lucy; Thurmond(?) | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Notes | John Elam | Bob; Candice; Jack; Jenny; Mary; Moriah | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Notes | Peter Elam 1790's | Claiborne; Gilbert | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Inventory | Reps J. Elam 1847 | Agness, America, Anabelle, Cuffe, Cumby, Daniel, Dick, Fanny, Guilford, Harrison, Haniberstron, Isaac, John,, Henry, Loveless, Margaret, Martha, Matilda, Mumford, Nancy, Patrick, Peggy, Prudence, Sally, Thursey, William | Alice Ellingsberg | 26 Dec 2000 |
| Est. Inventory | Thomas R. Elam 1862 | woman Fanny; man George; boy Silas | Kent Elam, Jr. | 18 Sep 2000 |
| Will | Lester, Bryan 1856/58 | Aaron; Anderson; Carey; Green; Milly | JoLee Gregory Spears | 8 Sep 2000 |
© All rights reserved. JoLee Spears 6 Sep 2000
See also People of Color links on sites for adjoining counties:
Charlotte
Lunenburg