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Phoebe Hinton (abt. 1830 - 1936)

Phoebe (Ferbie) Hinton
Born about in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died at about age 106 in Cary, Wake, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

US Black Heritage Project
Ferbie Hinton is a part of US Black heritage.

Phoebe was born into slavery about 1830. Her daughter, Alice Baugh, living in Cary, North Carolina was interviewed (when she was 58) in 1937 by the Federal Writers' Project for their Slave Narrative Project. The narratives are in the Library of Congress, and considered to be in the Public Domain. [1] [2]

In her interview, she recalls what her mother told her of life before freedom.

Narrative Excerpt: My mammy Ferbie, an' her brother Darson belonged ter David Hinnant in Edgecombe County till young Marster Charlie got married. Den dey wuz drawed an' sent wid him down hyar ter Wendell. De ole Hinnant home am still standin* dar ter dis day. Marster Charlie anr Missus Mary wuz good ter de hundred slaves what belonged ter 'em. Dey gib 'em good houses,' good feed, good clothes anr plenty uv fun. Dey had dere co'n shuckin's, dere barn dances, prayer meetin's an' sich like all de year, an' from Christmas till de second day o* January dey had a holiday wid roast oxes, pigs, turkey an* all de rest or de fixin's. From Saturday till Monday de slaves wuz off an' dey had dere Sunday clothes, which wuz nice.’'

Her name from the narrative is Ferbie, but her name is also listed as Ferree and Phoebe in a variety of documents. Note also that the name of the enslaving family in the narrative is listed as Hinnant, but names, locations, and other details match the historical record for the large North Carolina Hinton family, both Black and white. See Timeline.

Family

Slave Owner

David Hinton

Death & Legacy

She passed away at 106 years of age in 1936.[3]

Timeline

In 1870, a few short years after emancipation, we find Phoebe(30) in St. Matthews Township with her husband Isaac(51), and her children Austin(15), Jimmy(13), Louisa(10), Ivey(9) Rhoda(7), Charity(1/12). Isaac and Austin are farm laborers and Phoebe is keeping house.

Isaac and Phoebe are living next to their former enslaver David who lists others in their household as James D. Royster a Farm Superintendent, Clara B. Hart a school teacher, Dolly Hinton, Lucy Lewis, and Snow(no last name) are domestic servants.

There are over 25 Black Hinton households listed in the preceding and following census pages that have names similar to those found in the estate records of David Hinton and Charles Lewis Hinton listing many enslaved by name.[4]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. The Federal Writers' Project. Slave Narratives; A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Washington, District of Columbia : The Library of Congress, 1941 (https://www.loc.gov/collections/slave-narratives-from-the-federal-writers-project-1936-to-1938/?fa=original-format:manuscript/mixed+material)
  2. Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. 1, Alabama, Aarons-Young(https://www.loc.gov/resource/mesn.010/?sp=391&st=text)
  3. Death certificates,1906-1994 and indexes 1906-1967; still births,1914-1953; fetal death indexes,1950-: "Death certificates,1906-1994 and indexes 1906-1967; still births,1914-1953; fetal death indexes,1950-"
    Catalog: Death certificates,1906-1994 and indexes 1906-1967; still births,1914-1953; fetal death indexes,1950- Death certificates file no. 1916-1919 1936
    Film number: 004219029 > image 1597 of 1899
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YG-P96H-8 (accessed 1 February 2023)
  4. 1870 United States Federal Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
    North Carolina > Wake > St Matthews > image 8 of 55
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 1 February 2023)
    Phoebe Hinton.

Acknowledgements





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