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Bits and Pieces on Miles Bembry

June 12, 2022 ~ Kelly ~ 4 Comments

I think I have exhausted available resources on my favorite brickwall ancestor for the moment. I also find it's a good idea to step back once in a while, work on something else, and see what comes up in the meantime. However, I've discovered a few more details over the last few weeks that I … Continue reading Bits and Pieces on Miles Bembry

So Many Questions

October 1, 2019June 30, 2020 ~ Kelly ~ Leave a comment

The Reverend John McKenzie of Suffolk Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia wrote a will in 1754 in which he named his children; John II, Kenneth, Janet, Anne, and William McKenzie. The Reverend gave various tracts of land in Tyrrell and Bertie counties, North Carolina to his sons, and also specified that "my Negroes shall not be … Continue reading So Many Questions

Things Keep Coming Back to Those McKenzies

September 29, 2019December 15, 2021 ~ Kelly ~ Leave a comment

One odd thing about my timeline for Miles Bembry has always been his appearance on the 1800 census in Bertie County as Miles "Benbory," the "owner" of 69 slaves. It is the only time that he appears in that county. It is also very strange that he goes from 1 slave in 1790, to 69 … Continue reading Things Keep Coming Back to Those McKenzies

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  • Records of Slavery: A Sweet Dose of Truth
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