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]I’m looking for family that may have ties to the Albemarle County area of Virginia.
Okay, I’m back and here’s what and who I’m looking for. I like to get in touch with any Howard family members that have connections to the Fredericksville Parish Albemarle county area. Perry Howard, born around 1815, married to Charlotte Howard, born around 1825; both listed as mulattoes. Perry and Charlotte’s children were Harrison Howard, Garrett Howard, Angeline Howard, Tommy Howard, Pinney Howard and Jim Howard. Garret Howard at one point and time moved to Memphis Tennessee at and worked as a hat salesman. The Howards listed are very hard to find on the census records, even in the 1900s; out of multiple Howards I can only find my great, great grandfather (Henry Howard) born around 1886 a 4 times; his uncle Henry born around 1875 a number of 3 times on the census. LOL. ON one census listing they have my great, great grandfather listed as both black and white. I know there is a strong Native American line in the Howard family; my great grandfather (Robert Howard), son of Henry Howard, born around 1816 looked half Native American and half black, the same with all his siblings. My Howard family often moved back and forth between Virginia and West, Virginia and the West, VA Ohio border.
In the second half of my search I’m looking for descendants of James Goings, born around 1859; his brother John, born around 1856, both were listed as mulattoes and live in the Albemarle county areas of Virginia at one time. The two brothers may have moved off into West, VA or Ohio. James Goings is listed as my great grandfather (Robert Howards) grandfather, James may be the father of Henry Howard born around, 1886. I’m also looking for a Nannie Goins, born around 1891 and lived in the Albemarle County area of Virginia; listed as Henry Howards niece. I know many of the Goings, Goins moved off in to DC, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and other neighboring states.. Sherrod Goings; Shadrach Battles, Zachariah Bowles all were revolutionary war soldiers and are family descendants. I’ve been told that my ancestor Shadrach Battles was half white and half Native American. I believe a lot of my family members were of Saponi-Tutelo and Monacan descent (Eastern Sioux.)
Part three. I’m looking for descendants of the , Frye, Fry family of Albemarle County, Virginia area.; in particular Albert Fry, born around 1851 and listed as a mulatto. The Battle, Battles family of Albemarle County, Virginia; Cole and Coles family; Bowles family; Thompson family; Fortune family; Johnson and Jackson families; Quarles family; Diggs family; Redman family; Golden family; Barbour; Wood and Sims families; Standup family; Moss family; Slaughter family; Kyle’s family; Waller family and Harris family. If anyone has connections to these families in the Albemarle county area are surrounding counties please contact me.
What was the size of Albermarle county back in 1815? From what I understand, it was likely way bigger than it is now, went much further west. I ask because Siouan people would have been in the Piedmont. Do you know if these folks were FPC’s? (Free Persons of Color)
What Harrises do you have? Where were they living?
At one time it was called Fredricksville Parrish, which was huge and held a few counties. Yes, as far as I know these were free people of color. Most of these people lived in the Albemarle section of Fredricksville Parrish, a few in Amherst and Louisa.
Elizabeth Bowles b.1826 from Surry Co NC was one of my Ancestors.
Also have a James Fry b.1806 from Bourbon Co Ky that came from Jacob Fry b.1765 in Frederick VA. They moved to Ohio.
Oh, Fry is sometimes spell Frey
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