After the Civil War, when there were hundreds of thousands of newly
emancipated Slaves in North Carolina, many of them moved to the Western
part of the State with the hopes of finding jobs or some ways of feeding
their families. Mecklenburg Co. became the hub of Freedmen activity
where the U.S. Government arranged for plantation owners from the Deep
South to contract with the former slaves for employment, in return for
wages, food, clothing and shelter. There were many thousands of Freedmen
who signed up for the jobs, most included moving their entire families
with them to their new locations. If your ancestors were living in some
of the other Southern States, but were listed as born in NC, it's very
possible they may have been some of the men, women and children who were
transported there as part of this program. Following is a listing of
names from those records.
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Contracted by Robert W. Hargrove on Feb. 2, 1867
For 160 Freedmen from Anson & Union Counties, NC
List of Freedmen from Anson Co, transported from Salisbury, NC to
Cheraw, SC, then to Brenhams, Texas
NO. |
NAME |
NO. |
NAME |
1 |
William Leak |
62 |
Silvie Slone |
2 |
Harriet Leak (his wife) |
63 |
Andy Slone |
3 |
John Leak |
64 |
Marshal Slone |
4 |
Martha Leak |
65 |
Ansifere Slone |
5 |
Nancy Leak |
66 |
Ann Slone |
6 |
Harriet Leak
|
67 |
Crockett Plunket |
7 |
Marth Leak (his mother) |
68 |
Nancy Plunket |
8 |
Richmond Leak |
69 |
Reuben Plunket |
9 |
Beckey Leak |
70 |
Kate Plunket |
10 |
Emeline Leak |
71 |
Sam Simmons |
11 |
Henderson Leak |
72 |
Charlotte Simmons |
12 |
Morgan Leak |
73 |
Josh Simmons |
13 |
William Leak |
74 |
Margret Simmons |
14 |
Joe Leak |
75 |
John Simmons |
15 |
Charley Leak |
76 |
Calvin Simmons |
16 |
Jim Leak |
77 |
Bestey Simmons |
17 |
Thomas Morris |
78 |
Joe Simmons |
18 |
Nancy Morris |
79 |
Josh Simmons |
19 |
Daniel Morris |
80 |
Dump Simmons |
20 |
Jane Morris |
81 |
Boliver Cooley |
21 |
Mariah Morris |
82 |
Posey Cooley |
22 |
William Morris |
83 |
Jeremiah Cooley |
23 |
Abe Morris |
84 |
Joe Cooley |
24 |
Sue Morris |
85 |
Jennie Cooley |
25 |
Thomas Morris |
86 |
Jane Cooley |
26 |
Looh Morris |
87 |
Dick Little |
27 |
Fed Morris |
88 |
Keziah Little |
28 |
Danniel Smith |
89 |
Hester Little |
29 |
Beak Smith |
90 |
Jim Robertson |
30 |
Josh Smith |
91 |
Martha Robertson |
31 |
John Smith |
92 |
Absalom Robertson |
32 |
Sally Smith |
93 |
Josh Robertson |
33 |
Jem Smith |
94 |
Jennie Robertson |
34 |
Nancy Smith |
| |
35 |
Fed Smith |
| |
36 |
Emaline Smith |
| |
37 |
Bill Smith |
| |
38 |
Paul Moore |
| |
39 |
Abe Jones |
| |
40 |
Sally Jones |
| |
41 |
Betsey Jones |
| |
42 |
John Parker |
| |
43 |
Julia Parker |
| |
44 |
Josephine Parker |
| |
45 |
David Thompson |
| |
46 |
Maria Thompson |
| |
47 |
Eloues Thompson |
| |
48 |
Sam Thompson |
| |
49 |
Cal Thompson |
| |
50 |
Bright Thompson |
| |
51 |
Let Thompson |
| |
52 |
Silon Thompson |
| |
53 |
John Thompson |
| |
54 |
Jim Murray |
| |
55 |
Calvin Murray |
| |
56 |
Betsy Murray |
| |
57 |
Parke Harvey |
| |
58 |
Julia Harvey |
| |
59 |
Paul Harvey |
| |
60 |
Tela Harvey |
| |
61 |
Jerry Slone |
| |
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I certify that the foregoing list containing the names
of sixty five Adult and twenty nine children (under 12 yrs)comprises all the
persons to be transported from Cheraw S.C. to Brenham, Texas under
transportation granted by the Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
who have contracted to labor on my plantation. Salisbury, NC, Feb 16, 1867
R. W. HARGROVE |
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