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(click photo for larger image) Bertie County, North Carolina
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| PLANTATION NAME: | HERMITAGE PLANTATION |
| ASSOCIATED LINK(s): | The Hermitage, Bertie County, National Register of Historic Places |
| OWNER: |
Originally property of Thomas Brownrigg who deeded to his sister Sarah Brown in 1777; passed through several different owners, most prominently to Alexander Wood Mebane (1800-1847), and Augustus Holley (1820-1882) |
| BUILT: | originally in late 1700s |
| ASSOCIATED SURNAMES: | Brown, Mebane, Holley |
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| SLAVE POPULATION: | Augustus Holley had 172 Slaves according to the 1860 Slave Schedule |
| RESEARCH NOTES: | Homes of Bertie County, Hermitage Plantation |
| MISCELLANEOUS: | Photo courtesy of John Cartwright Bell Jr. Collection |
