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Journey to Freedom
In late November of 1858 two enslaved Black women--Celia Grayson, age twenty-two, and Eliza Grayson, age twenty--escaped the Stephen F. Nuckolls household in southeastern Nebraska. John Williamson, a man of African American and Cherokee descent from Iowa, guided them through the dark to the Missouri River, where they boarded a skiff and crossed the icy waters, heading for their first stop on the Underground Railroad at Civil Bend, Iowa. In Journey to Freedom Gail Shaffer Blankenau provides the first detailed history of Black enslavement in Nebraska Territory and the escape of these two enslaved Black women from Nebraska City. Poised on the "frontier," the Graysons' escape demonstrated that u...
Mountains on the Market
"This is a landmark not only of Appalachian history but of southern economic and environmental history as well." —John C. Inscoe, author of Race, War, and Remembrance in the Appalachian South Manufacturing in the Northeast and the Midwest pushed the United States to the forefront of industrialized nations during the early nineteenth century; the South, however, lacked the large cities and broad consumer demand that catalyzed changes in other parts of the country. Nonetheless, in contrast to older stereotypes, southerners did not shun industrial development when profits were possible. Even in the Appalachian South, where the rugged terrain presented particular challenges, southern entrepren...
The Genealogy of the Knott Family, 1617-1989
James Knott was born ca. 1602/3 and came to Virginia in 1617. He died before 1653. His son, Bernard, was born in 1631, probably in Accomack County, Virginia. Also includes the maternal ancestry of Walter Knott (1889-1981) which is traced to Charles Daugherty, born in 1805, son of Samuel Daughtery and Dorcus Flack. He married Tabitha Winchester in 1837 and later Rosamond Hale. Also includes Bible records of family of Jesse Davis (ca. 1772-1839) and Mary Knott. Descendants and family members lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, California, Texas, and elsewhere.
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James Defrees and His Descendants
James Defrees, a Revolutionary War soldier, and his first wife had five children, ca. 1767-ca. 1775. He married 2) Sophina/Sophia Ricely Ricely, in 1777 at Goshen, Orange County, New York. They had nine children, ca. 1778-ca. 1801. The family was living in Rockbridge County, Virginia, by 1780. He purchased land in Surry County, North Carolina, in 1789. They were living in Surry County in 1800 and were living in Sumner County, Tennessee, by 1820. His will was probated in Sumner County in 1827. Descendants in the first four generations listed lived in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Kansas and elsewhere.
The Norcross Family of Henry County, Missouri, and Related Families
John Norcross came to America from England in 1638. He purchased land in Cambridge, Massachusetts and lived there until 1642 when he returned to England. His son William was born in England. He, his wife Elizabeth and their four children sailed for America. The ship they were on was over-crowded and small pox broke out. William died enroute to America or soon after arriving in Philadelphia in 1699. Elizabeth lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her children and in 1701 she married Stephen Sands. The family at different times lived in New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. By the early 1800's they could be found in Henry County, Missouri, where many descendants still reside. Calvin Norcross and Gladys Rogers both grew up in Huntingdale, Henry County, Missouri. After their marriage they moved to a farm near Norris, which was only about five miles away. For the next twenty years, their activities centered around the farm and the town of Norris. With the advent of good roads and modern cars, both of these towns have virtually disappeared. Includes families of Rogers, Walker, Tarter, Swift, Keltner, Lancaster, Beers, Catron, Pinnell and Jones.
