southern blue
Sergeant
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2014
- Location
- Virginia
I have been doing family research for over twenty years and somehow became the ‘go to’ person whenever anyone asks a question ‘What was great grandma’s maiden name again? What relation is weird cousin Albert to me?” As I went through this I not only found my ancestors but I found the names of some of their slaves. Sometimes slaves took on the last name of their owner’s family and sometimes people can trace their lines back to a certain location. I don’t know what happened to these people. All I know is their names (or existence) showed up in my family records but I hope eventually this might help someone. Genealogy is an ongoing line of study and is never finished so I don’t make any claims that is ‘complete’. Who knows what I might find out tomorrow?
I’ll try and keep my boring family history bits to a minimum.
First the paternal line.
The Pierce Noland Family
Pierce Noland (Nowland) my sixth paternal grandfather came to St. Mary’s County MD between 1765 and 1780. His wife was Bridget Carrol. They moved to Stafford County VA around 1707.
His son Philip Noland and his wife Katherine owned the following slaves while living in Stafford.
Betty, George, Vily
Betty, George/Jack/James (ferrymen), Viny
Bob, Molathan, Dinah
Charles, Parro
Dick, Sal
Diana, Tom
Ester, Vich
His son Peter Noland and his wife Anne Wilcoxon moved to Wilkes County NC. In the 1790 census two slaves are mentioned but none are mentioned in his will. His son Henry had no slaves. There were no more slaves in that line of the Noland Family. Henry’s grandson Hugh Lambert, son of his daughter Cecelia lived in NC but was a radical Union loyalist.
I’ll try and keep my boring family history bits to a minimum.
First the paternal line.
The Pierce Noland Family
Pierce Noland (Nowland) my sixth paternal grandfather came to St. Mary’s County MD between 1765 and 1780. His wife was Bridget Carrol. They moved to Stafford County VA around 1707.
His son Philip Noland and his wife Katherine owned the following slaves while living in Stafford.
Betty, George, Vily
Betty, George/Jack/James (ferrymen), Viny
Bob, Molathan, Dinah
Charles, Parro
Dick, Sal
Diana, Tom
Ester, Vich
His son Peter Noland and his wife Anne Wilcoxon moved to Wilkes County NC. In the 1790 census two slaves are mentioned but none are mentioned in his will. His son Henry had no slaves. There were no more slaves in that line of the Noland Family. Henry’s grandson Hugh Lambert, son of his daughter Cecelia lived in NC but was a radical Union loyalist.