Charlotte Fry (abt. 1803 - 1892)

Born about 1803 in Madison County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1892 at about age 89 in Burlington, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio

Biography

Charlotte Fry is a part of US Black heritage.

Charlotte Fry was born about 1803 in Virginia. ^[1] Charlotte and her husband Thomas Walker Fry, along with Barbara who was probably their daughter and her children Horace and Susan, were enslaved by James Twyman of Madison County, Virginia at the time of his death in 1849. His will freed all of his slaves, left them money, and directed that land be purchased for them in a free state.^[2] The freed slaves purchased land together in Burlington, Ohio (located in Fayette Township in Lawrence County) in late 1849.^[3] This group that migrated to Burlington together was known as the "Burlington 37". See the Burlington 37 page for more details about the group and their migration to Ohio.

Census records indicate that Charlotte and Thomas lived in Burlington for the rest of their lives. Thomas was a Baptist minister. In 1850, both Horace and Susan were enumerated in the census with Thomas and Charlotte. Horace was also enumerated with them in 1860 and 1880 and Horace's wife and children also lived with them in 1880.^[4]

Charlotte passed away in 1892. ^[1]

Research Notes

• See Barbara's profile for more detail about why she's believed to be the daughter of Charlotte and/or her husband Thomas.

Slave Owners

• James Twyman, see Slaves of James Twyman, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F66V-X2S : 9 March 2018), Charlotte Fry, 06 Nov 1892; citing Death, Burlington, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, source ID v 2 p 138, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 317,746.
2. ↑ Virginia, Madison County, Will Books, Volume 9, pages 13-26, James Twyman will with 3 codicils, will signed 1 Aug 1848, probated 22 Mar 1849; image copy, FamilySearch, film #7645474, images 234-241 of 500 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-5C97?i=233 : accessed 13 Apr 2023). See James Twyman Will Transcription, Madison County, Virginia.
3. ↑ Ohio, Lawrence County, Deed Books, Volume 12, pages 137-139, Isaac and Jane Frampton to emancipated slaves of James Ferguson [sic, Twyman], 31 Oct 1849; image copy, FamilySearch, film #8141981, images 410-411 of 637 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKH-77MY-K?i=409 : accessed 13 Apr 2023).
4. ↑ See census records.

• "United States Census, 1850," Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; page 447b [stamped], family 194, Charlett Fry in Walker [mistranscribed as Luther] Fry household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQJ-6QF.
• "United States Census, 1860," Fayette Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA; page 59, family 396, Charlotte Fry in Thomas W Fry household; FamilySearch, image: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSH-9XJ2?i=26 [unindexed as of 19 Apr 2023].
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62T-YKS : 12 April 2016), Charlotte Frey in household of Thomas W Frey, Ohio, United States; citing p. 14, family 105, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,730.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89X-55X : 27 August 2017), Charlotte Fry in household of Thomas W Fry, Fayette, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 86, sheet 90A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1039; FHL microfilm 1,255,039.

See also:

• Ohio, Lawrence County, Deed Books, Volume 12, pages 343-344, receipt of funds for the emancipated slaves of James Ferguson [sic, James Twyman]; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKH-77MP-S : accessed 21 Apr 2023).
• Sharon M. Kouns, Transcriptions of Nancy Smith and William Smith's Sep 1870 legal notices on "Burlington" page, http://www.miles-shute-kouns-families.com/histories/Burlingtons%20History.htm : accessed 17 Apr 2023.
  Note: It may be helpful to search for "Twyman" on the page to find it. It's about halfway down the page.