Slave Ancestral Research
It's Something Else
Description:... Describes methods of research and records found while researching the family of Luverser/Louisa McCrary, the author's seventh generation slave ancestor. Luverser McCrary was born ca. 1780 in Baldwin County, Georgia. Her daughter, Matilda, was born ca. 1825 in Baldwin County, Georgia. Matilda's husband, Simon McCants, was born ca. 1815 in Virginia and taken to Georgia as a slave. Matilda and Simon were married in 1866, as soon as they could legally marry. The surnames McCrary and McCants were adopted from the family names of slave owners.
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