Born about in North Carolina, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joyner Battle
— married
Apr 1858 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Jolly Battle, Allen Battle, Isabella Battle, Arabella Battle, Jordan Battle, Alfred Battle and Derry Battle
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2021
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Biography
Arabella (Dancy) Battle is a part of US Black heritage.
Arabella was born a slave about 1840 in North Carolina. From April 1858 she and Joyner Battle, also a slave, were living as wife and husband on W.S. Battle's plantation. This was recorded in 1866; at that time, Joyner and Arabella had 3 children living.[1]
In 1870 Joyner and Arabella were living in Township 12 Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina with their children Jollie, Allen, Isabella, and Arabella.[2] 3 more sons, Jordan, Alfred and Derry were born between 1870 and 1880.[3]
In 1900 Joyner and Arabella were living with their youngest son Darry and several grandchildren: Mary E. Vaughan, Isabella and Olivia Deans, Esther and Jane Gray.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-T1S9-JS?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DXS%3A1588772985%2C1588773053 : 22 December 2016), Edgecombe > Cohabitation records, plantation records, 1866, vol A-W > image 1740 of 1753; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZT-DKC : 29 May 2021), Arabella Battle in entry for Joyner Battle, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC65-Q2Y : 19 February 2021), Arabella Battle in household of Joyner Battle, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 70, sheet 254A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,963.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYD-P87 : accessed 5 June 2021), Arlella Battle in household of Joyner Battle, Township 12, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount town (prt.), Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 14B, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,194.
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