GRANVILLE/PERSON COS., NC: ALLEN, CLEMENT, COOPER, GOOCH, JONES, LATTA, OBRIANT, RAGLAND, SNEED
STOKES CO., NC: DAVIS, FULTON, McANALLY, PITZER, REDMAN
SUSSEX, NJ & ONTARIO, CANADA: GREEN
ALBANY, NY: GARDINIER
CHEROKEE TRIBE: BIGGS, CHISHOLM, ROGERS
CHOCTAW/WEBSTER CO., MS: BERRYHILL, DUNLAP, HIGHTOWER, JENNINGS, SHAFFER
GOOCH: CALVIN, a boy deeded to Hannah Gooch by her father Daniel Gooch in 1835. On the 22 of December 1865 Calvin married Mary, the daughter of Isaac & Delpha Latta and the couple had issue: Puss, Ima, James, and Walter. The 1870 and 1880 Census sho Calvin in the Tally Ho District; one lists him as "Cleborn".
GOOCH: EISCHELMAN, born probably in the 1820s in North Carolina, he is identified as the father of Rev. Terry Gooch (1846-1936) of Memphis, Tennessee. Eischelman was probably enslaved by one one of the Gooch families in Tallahatchie County, MS where his son Terry was born. Eischelman married Mary Brown who was also born in North Carolina.
GOOCH: EMILY, a girl deeded to Amos Gooch by his father Daniel Gooch in 1835. Emily's fate is unknown; however, she may be the woman foun in the household of Amos and Hannah Gooch after emancipation and enumerated in the census as Emily HESTER. A marriage record is found in Granville for Emily Gooch to ALBERT ALLEN, when on the 03rd of August 1866 Emily and Albert's two year old relationship is recognized by the State. It is believed the Allens lived in the area of Berea in Granville County.
GOOCH: HANNAH, a girl deeded to Dudley Snead Gooch by his father Daniel Gooch in 1835. Dudley lived along Fox Creek in the Berea/Goshen area of Granville. In 1859, he moved to a farm on the Tar near Springhope in Nash County. Upon his death, many of his slaves were rented out, many were brought back to Granville County under the administration of his brother Amos Gooch. Hannah may be the woman found in Dudley Gooch's estate papers of 1860/3 named "Anna" the mother of HENRY (born c1841).
GOOCH: SILAS (c1814-1927), a resident of Tally Ho and later of Oxford's Graball district. The State recognized his marriage to LUCINDA on the 03rd of August 1866; they had been together for 14 years. The couple had at least 12 children. LUCINDA is also recalled as having been the partner of a Sam Cooper, probably previous to her relationship with Silas. Silas Gooch is recalled as having been the son of a slave owner by a enslaved woman. Silas may have had sisters Dolly and Lucinda. Little is known of Silas' early life. The story, as told by his grandson, Silas Gooch, states that Silas was sold by his original slave owner to a Hester family and then later to the Gooch family. His original enslaver/father's name is unknown.
JONES: SLAVES, William "Buck" Jones (1795-1861) of the Oxford District of Granville County had several slaves listed in his inventory. Jones lived along Hatcher's Run near the present day Belltown Community. Some of the enslaved people listed in his probate papers are: EDMUND, ELI, NINS, WALKER, RHODA, MARTHA, and DICY. Edmund and Walker Jones are former slaves found listed in the 1867 tax list and voter's list for the Oxford District.
RAGLAND: SLAVES, the Ragland family enslaved many people in Granville County. I am looking for anyone researching this name in the county. Allied families are O'Briant, Merritt, and Jones.
ROPER: Moses Roper was enslaved for a period of time by the Gooch family of Kershaw County, South Carolina. He eventually escaped and wrote of his harrowing experiences as a slave at the hands of John Gooch and his wife, along with John's son-in-law LeRoy Hammond. The book is an glimps into one of the more horrific accounts of slavery in the South and also provides us with detailed information on the Gooch family of Kershaw County; descendants of Billy Gosling Gooch.
SNEED: SLAVES, the Sneed family of Granville and Person County, NC enslaved numerous people. Any information on these people, their families and descendants would be of great interest to me. I have a family Bible of Richard & Lucy (Henderson) Sneed which include many slave names, births, and deaths on the Montpelier and Benvenue plantations along with slaves born on Sneed farms in Henderson, Kentucky.
SNEED: GRANNY EDEY, is a woman enslaved by Stephen K. Sneed (1794-1845). Granny Edey was well known in Granville County as a prophetess of God. Her death in 1823 was marked by an extensive obituary published on the front page of the Oxford newspaper.
DAVIS: CELIA "Silla" (1849-1914), once enslaved by the James Davis family of Red Shoals, Meadows District in Stokes County. Celcia was well remembered as one of the last people enslaved by this family to be living in the area of the original Davis plantation. Celia married Joe PITZER, probably a former slave of Nancy Davis Pitzer. The Pitzers are recalled to have had the following chidren: Walter, Lizzie and Henry.
DAVIS: BRUM & SARAH, husband and wife enslaved by James Davis (1793-1873) of Stokes County. Brum and especially Sarah are named in family letters around the time of the Civil War. Their fate after the War is unknown; however, it is believe they initially remained with James Davis after emancipation.
DAVIS: BURL & MEALY, husband and wife enslaved by James Davis (1793-1873) of Stokes County. Burl and Mealy are named in Davis family letters as former slaves who remained on the Davis plantation after the Civil War.
DAVIS: James Davis (1793-1873) was a wealthy planter in the Meadows District of Stokes County. By 1850, he had 29 enslaved people living on his plantation at Red Shoals. Some of the people recalled by family letters and stories are: ISOM, ISHAMm, and CAESAR. Isham may have been a miller.
FULTON: NATHAN & HANNAH, are former slaves who appear in the 1870 Census of Stokes County in the Meadows District. Thier former enslaver may have been Samuel Fulton, a wealthy tobacco farmer in the region. In 1870, Nathan's household contained chidlren: John, Malisa, George, Anthony, Sally, Nathaniel, Martha E., and Cornelia; John & Malisa are listed as "mulatto".
GREEN: TOM, once enslaved by John Green (c1740-1830) an United Empire Loyalist who left New Jersey after the American Revolution and was awarded land in the Niagara District of Ontario, Canada. John Green was originally from the town of Hardwick in Sussex County, NC. In 1812, slavery was banned in Canada and Tom Green was freed. Family stories relate that Tom remained with the Greens in Greenville, West Flamborough township, Hamilton County, Ontario. No doubt the handful of "Black" Green families found in early Ontario Census records are descendants of this Tom Green. There may have been other enslaved people in this family.
BIGGS/CHISHOLM: David Biggs married a Cherokee woman named Martha Chisholm. The couple are recorded with three enslaved people, possibly a family. In 1840, these slaves are listed with David Biggs in Washington County, Arkansas as one woman (age 30-55) and two men between the ages of ten and twenty-four. David appears to have taken these slaves with him to Cherokee County, Texas where in 1850 the woman is listed as age 45 and one man as age 26. The third man appears later in Ellis County, Texas with David's son DeWitt "Clint" Biggs. The Biggs moved to California in 1857 and the fate of these enslaved people are unknown.
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