Bible of Thomas Blue 1815

Date: 1782 to 1906
Location: Hampshire, Virginia, United States

BLUE-VA-1782 to 1906

BIBLE OF THOMAS BLUE

SOUTH BRANCH, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VA

DATED: INFORMATION 1782 - 1906

Robert P. Kuykendall has been so very kind to share with us the following from the Bible of : Thomas Blue, South Branch, Hampshire County, VA - The Bible is dated 1815 *Robert has added notes that are placed between ( ). The earliest date in this information is 1782 and the lastest is 1906.

HISTORY OF THE BLUE FAMILY IN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

FAMILY RECORD

MARRIAGES

Michael Blue & Fanny, his wife married December the 4th Anno Domini 1806

Thomas Blue & Sarah Ann, his wife married 1832 (Sarah Ann Parsons - Nov. 5. 1932)

John Blue, son of Mich. & Eliza Monroe married Oct. 19th Anno Domini 1836

Jame Kuykendall & Hannah Blue, daughter of Michael married Oct 25th, 1836 (Hannah Lawson Blue)

Isac Long & Charity Blue, daughter of Michael married February 1st, 1942 (Issac)

Garret Blue & Minerva Lake married June 7th Anno Domini 1853 (Garrett)

Michael Blue, son of Michael, & Mollie Taylor married Nov 17th Anno Domini 1857

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BIRTHS

Michael Blue born May the 1th Annon Domini 1782

Fanny Lawson born May the 29 A.D. 1785

Uriah Blue (of Michael) born October the 9th, 1807

Thomas Blue (of Michael) born May the 25th, 1809

John Blue (of Michael) born February 6th 1811

Sysabbag Vkye (of Michael) born October the 5th, 1813

Hannah L. Blue (of Michael) born August the 30th, 1815 (Hannah Lawson Blue)

Michael Blue (of Michael) born December the 17th, 1817

Michael Blue (of Michael) born October the 11th, 1819

Lawson Blue (of Michael) born December 21, Anno Domini 1821

Charity Blue, (of Michael) born May the 7th Anno Domini 1824

Gaccot M. Blue (of Michael) born 21st Anno Domini 1828 (Garrett)

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DEATHS

Michael Blue departed this life February the 10th, 1818

Susannah Blue departed this life September 14, 1826

Francis Jane Kuykendall departed this life April 4, 1839

Michael Blue of Thomas departed this life March 22nd, 1840

Michael Blue - Senior departed this life March 11th 1842

Garrot M. Blue departed this life January 24th, 1854 (Garrett)

Francis Blue wife of Michael Blue departed this life Sept. 11th 1854 at 9 o'clock AM

Thomas Blue departed this life Oct 20th 1851

Uriah ( ? ) Blue departed this life April 1th 1864 (L. or G.)

John L. Blue departed this life May 7th 1880

Lawson Blue, son of Michael and Francis Lawson Blue died Jan 2, 1906

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(ON PLAIN PAPER, IN BIBLE BETWEEN PAGES 898 & 899)

COLOURED PEOPLES BIRTHS

Barbarah (a Mullatto) born in May 1789

Negro Benjamin (of Barbarah) born Oct 5, 1806

Negro Phebe (of D) born April 15, 1809

Negro Rebecca (of D) born June 15, 1810

Negro David (of D) born December 28, 1812

Negro Clem (of D) born February 5, 1815

Negro Letty (of D) born May 15, 1817

Negro Patrick (of D) and Dancel [Daniel] born Dec 12, 1819

Negro [Julia] (of D) born March 12, 1822

Negro Samuil of D, D born April 22, 1824

Negro Lucy of D D born July 4, 1826

Negro Abe of Phebe born June 3, 1829

Negro Charles of Phebe born Jan 24, 1831

Negro Fillice (of D) born July 24, 1834

Negro Rebbecca of Phebe born July 1, 1858 (sic) [or 1838]

Negro Loueazer of Elizabeth born Jan 4, 1839

Negro Phoebe of D & D born Oct 20, 1840

Negro Susan of D & D born April 13, 1841

Negro Elizabeth of D D born April 9, 1845

Negro David of Phillice born Dec 18, 1849

Negro John of Phillice born February 13, 1856

Negro Dan of Phillice born Mar 29, 1857

Negro Harriett Ann of Phillice born November 24th, 1858

Negro Margaret of Phillice born May 17 Anno Domini 1860

Negro Barbry & Phebe twins of Phillice born September 2nd Anno Domini 1862

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Contributed by: "Joe Blue" Jblue46498@aol.com By way of: Robert P. Kuykendall

Created: 26 December 1998 | Updated: 27 Feb 2000 Webmaster and AfriGeneas Slave Data Collection Archivist: Valencia King Nelson, slavedata@afrigeneas.com Copyright © 1999, 2000 by AfriGeneas. May be used for any non-commercial purpose as long as this notice and the name of the submitter remains on any copied material.^[1]

Research Notes

• Another typed version of the list "Coloured Peoples Births" appears in the Hampshire County WV GenWeb, entitled "Bible Records of Some Black Deaths."^[2] Comparing the two versions line-by-line, one difference appears. Instead of "Negro Rebbecca of Phoebe born July 1, 1858", the GenWeb version has Negro Rebbecca of Phoebe born July 1, 1838." The GenWeb reading is preferable, because it follows the ascending order of birth years without a break. A photostat of the original would be even better, but has not yet been discovered.

• Samuel Cochran wrote a will in 1893 in Hampshire, West Virginia which referred to five of his siblings who appear on the list of "Coloured Peoples Birth." In addition to Samuel, they are Letty, Daniel, Julia, Lucy and Phillis.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/Blue-VA-1782.html
2. ↑ https://www.wvgenweb.org/hampshire/vital/births_bible-records-of-some-black-births.html
3. ↑ Hampshire Wills v. 22-23 (1865-1928) p. 396: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/408153:9087?tid=&pid=&queryId=88ace2b9dc13c180b0757cf625e23048&_phsrc=AXO2133&_phstart=successSource