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Rev. Joseph Chester Tracy, DD Joseph Tracy (1793–1874) was a Protestant Christian minister, newspaper editor, historian and leading figure in the American Colonization Society of the early to mid-...

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10/26/2023
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Rev. Joseph Chester Tracy, DD Joseph Tracy (1793–1874) was a Protestant Christian minister, newspaper editor, historian and leading figure in the American Colonization Society of the early to mid-...

10/26/2023

Henry Evans Spencer (1807 - 1882)

Mayor of Cincinnati. Born on a pioneer settlement at Columbia, now part of the East End of Cincinnati, he became the first Cincinnati native to represent the city as Mayor. He studied law, was admitted...

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1/1/2011
6/26/2022
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Henry Evans Spencer (1807 - 1882)

Mayor of Cincinnati. Born on a pioneer settlement at Columbia, now part of the East End of Cincinnati, he became the first Cincinnati native to represent the city as Mayor. He studied law, was admitted...

6/26/2022

John Ker (1789 - 1850)

John Ker (1789–1850) was an American surgeon, planter and politician in Louisiana. Together with several major Mississippi planters, in the 1830s Ker co-founded the Mississippi Colonization Society, ...

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John Ker (1789 - 1850)

John Ker (1789–1850) was an American surgeon, planter and politician in Louisiana. Together with several major Mississippi planters, in the 1830s Ker co-founded the Mississippi Colonization Society, ...

11/11/2021

Ferdinando Fairfax (1766 - 1820)

Fairfax was the author of a plan to gradually emancipate enslaved people in the United States and resettling them in Africa. Born in Fairfax County to a Virginia gentry family, he was the godson of Geo...

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6/1/2009
6/27/2020
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Ferdinando Fairfax (1766 - 1820)

Fairfax was the author of a plan to gradually emancipate enslaved people in the United States and resettling them in Africa. Born in Fairfax County to a Virginia gentry family, he was the godson of Geo...

6/27/2020

William Carey Crane (1790 - 1866)

Crane was a Baptist lay leader, missionary, and businessman. Born in New Jersey in 1790, he became a shoemaker and joined his brother in Richmond, Virginia, where he became a successful merchant. He jo...

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6/21/2007
6/21/2020
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6/21/2007

William Carey Crane (1790 - 1866)

Crane was a Baptist lay leader, missionary, and businessman. Born in New Jersey in 1790, he became a shoemaker and joined his brother in Richmond, Virginia, where he became a successful merchant. He jo...

6/21/2020

John Hartwell Cocke was born in Surry County, Virginia in 1780. He attended the College of William and Mary from 1794-1799. After serving in the War of 1812, he returned to his home, Bremo, a pl...

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5/29/2009
6/19/2020
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John Hartwell Cocke was born in Surry County, Virginia in 1780. He attended the College of William and Mary from 1794-1799. After serving in the War of 1812, he returned to his home, Bremo, a pl...

6/19/2020

William Henry Brodnax (c.1786 - 1834)

H. Brodnax was a member of the House of Delegates (1818–1819, 1830–1833) and of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829. A native of Brunswick County, he studied and then practiced law in Peters...

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6/12/2020
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William Henry Brodnax (c.1786 - 1834)

H. Brodnax was a member of the House of Delegates (1818–1819, 1830–1833) and of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829. A native of Brunswick County, he studied and then practiced law in Peters...

6/12/2020

C. W. Andrews (1807 - 1875)

. W. Andrews was an Episcopal minister and reformer who was active in the American Colonization Society. Born and educated in Vermont, he moved to Virginia for his health and there fell under the influ...

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11/24/2019
6/3/2020
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C. W. Andrews (1807 - 1875)

. W. Andrews was an Episcopal minister and reformer who was active in the American Colonization Society. Born and educated in Vermont, he moved to Virginia for his health and there fell under the influ...

6/3/2020

Neill D. D. McKay (1816 - 1893)

McKay, Presbyterian minister, was born at Flint Hill on the Upper Cape Fear River in Cumberland (now Harnett) County. His mother, Flora McNeill (1785–1868), was the great-grand-daughter of Neill McNeil...

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1/3/2010
5/18/2020
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Neill D. D. McKay (1816 - 1893)

McKay, Presbyterian minister, was born at Flint Hill on the Upper Cape Fear River in Cumberland (now Harnett) County. His mother, Flora McNeill (1785–1868), was the great-grand-daughter of Neill McNeil...

5/18/2020

Conaro Drayton Smith (1813 - 1894)

Drayton Smith, clergyman, geologist, and author, was born in Buncombe County, the son of Samuel and Mary Jarrett Smith. The family moved in 1820 to land the elder Smith bought that year when some Chero...

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Conaro Drayton Smith (1813 - 1894)

Drayton Smith, clergyman, geologist, and author, was born in Buncombe County, the son of Samuel and Mary Jarrett Smith. The family moved in 1820 to land the elder Smith bought that year when some Chero...

3/8/2020

William James Bingham (1802 - 1866)

James Bingham, popularly known as "the Napoleon of schoolmasters," was born in Chapel Hill, the oldest son of William Bingham, then professor of ancient languages at The University of North Carolina, a...

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William James Bingham (1802 - 1866)

James Bingham, popularly known as "the Napoleon of schoolmasters," was born in Chapel Hill, the oldest son of William Bingham, then professor of ancient languages at The University of North Carolina, a...

8/4/2018

William Henry Broadnax (1786 - 1834)

Henry Brodnax (1786–1834) was a Virginia lawyer and politician.Early lifeWilliam Henry Brodnax was born in 1786. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, where he studied the Law.CareerBrodnax began p...

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William Henry Broadnax (1786 - 1834)

Henry Brodnax (1786–1834) was a Virginia lawyer and politician.Early lifeWilliam Henry Brodnax was born in 1786. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, where he studied the Law.CareerBrodnax began p...

9/1/2016

Chief Justice John Day, Jr. MP (1797 - 1859)

John Day, older brother to the famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Day, emigrated to Liberia in 1830 as a participant in the American Colonization Movement. As a free person of color, he lived and worked in so...

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Chief Justice John Day, Jr. MP (1797 - 1859)

John Day, older brother to the famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Day, emigrated to Liberia in 1830 as a participant in the American Colonization Movement. As a free person of color, he lived and worked in so...

5/10/2015

William Henry Fitzhugh (1792 - 1830)

Henry Fitzhugh was a philanthropist, author, orator, and a veteran of the War of 1812 who manumitted in his will the men and women he enslaved. Fitzhugh was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates ...

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11/23/2014
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William Henry Fitzhugh (1792 - 1830)

Henry Fitzhugh was a philanthropist, author, orator, and a veteran of the War of 1812 who manumitted in his will the men and women he enslaved. Fitzhugh was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates ...

11/23/2014

Mary Colbert (1790 - 1833)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via daughter Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:23 UTC

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Mary Colbert (1790 - 1833)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via daughter Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:23 UTC

10/7/2014

Thena Colbert (1820 - 1840)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:23 UTC

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Thena Colbert (1820 - 1840)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:23 UTC

10/7/2014

Burwell Colbert (1825 - d.)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:24 UTC

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Burwell Colbert (1825 - d.)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:24 UTC

10/7/2014

Edwin Colbert (1827 - 1833)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:23 UTC

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Edwin Colbert (1827 - 1833)

Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Melinda Edmondson (born Colbert) by SmartCopy : Oct 6 2014, 22:55:23 UTC

10/7/2014

Brown Colbert MP (1785 - 1833)

From : 1785–1833 Family: Colbert (Hemings)Occupation: Nailmaker; BlacksmithBrown Colbert lived his first twenty years at Monticello, where he worked as a household servant and a nailmaker. In 1805, he ...

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Brown Colbert MP (1785 - 1833)

From : 1785–1833 Family: Colbert (Hemings)Occupation: Nailmaker; BlacksmithBrown Colbert lived his first twenty years at Monticello, where he worked as a household servant and a nailmaker. In 1805, he ...

10/7/2014

Barzillai Lew MP (1743 - 1822)

Barzillai was a drummer and fifer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Barzillai Lew (November 5, 1743 - January 18, 1822) was an African American soldier who se...

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Barzillai Lew MP (1743 - 1822)

Barzillai was a drummer and fifer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Barzillai Lew (November 5, 1743 - January 18, 1822) was an African American soldier who se...

2/21/2014