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Subject: Contraband slave descendants
Posted by:Kate Wiltrout <kate.wiltrout@pilotonline.com> on Wed, 17 Jun 2009
I am a newspaper reporter in Norfolk, Va., looking for people descended from the original "contraband" slaves who escaped to Fort Monroe in 1861 and were declared to be free by Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler.His decision caused hundreds/thousands of other slaves to head for the fort, and a large "Contraband camp" grew in Hampton, Va.
I know the names of the first three contrabands: Frank James, Sheppard Mallory, and James Townsend. But I know there were many many others, and would love to hear from folks who can trace their ancestry back to contrabands.
Thanks!
- Subject: ggfather born in virginia
Posted by:Bernice Cason-Bey <elderbey@yahoo.com> on Fri, 10 Jul 2009, in response to Contraband slave descendants, posted by Kate Wiltrout on Wed, 17 Jun 2009
John Lucas, my mothers granddad, the census did'nt mention town or county so how would i find out if he was among the cs?
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