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Note: Email from Morris Clarke (clarkem@email.unc.edu) , 7/23/2002 -12:52 P.M. Subject: W K KEARNEY (KEARNY)
Deloris,
I have some good news for you! Hubbard, spelled exactly that way, was listed in W K Kearny's 1829 Slave Book. This is what is entered:
Slaves to giving to my children by there Grandmother Alston
Melvy's Family 1804 (born) Melvy
Lucy Born 1820
May Hubbard Born 1827
Dec Delia Born 1831
Feb Frank Born 1836
It appears that W K Kearny married Mariah Alston in July 1810. The parents of Mariah Alston were Lt. Col. William Alston and Martha Hardy. W K Kearny indicated that my ancestor Charity was born Sept 1785; therefore, it is unlikely that our families are connected since Melvy was owned by the Alston prior to being owned by the Kearny's.
(Note: This info was found in the Manuscripts Dept, Library of UNC at Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection. #4521 ANNIE BLACKWELL THORNE PAPERS).
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DELIA must have also been one of the slaves given to Kearney's daughter, Valeria Virginia Kearney, when she married Dr. Robert Edgar Williams on October 20, 1841 in Warren County,North Carolina. She was listed as DELIA WILLIAMS when she married TRIM ALSTON in the Cohabitation Records.
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From the Estate of MRS. MARTHA (HARDY) ALSTON, dated February 1823, Warren County, North Carolina.
State of North Carolina
Warren County
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
November Term 1833
THOMAS HARRIS & Wife & others
Petition for division of Slaves
It appearing to the Court that the Petitioners are tenants in common of the Slaves described in the Petition & that they are desirous of having their shares allotted to them in severalty. It is therefore ordered that ALFRED ALSTON, JOHN A. WILLIAMS, BURWELL DAVIS, GEORGE DYE & EDWD. ALSTON freeholders or any three of them be appointed commissioners to divide their shares according to the prayer thereof and that they report to the next Court.
Test.
E. D. DRAKE, C.W.C.C.
Lot No. 1
Jefferson $450 Catherine 280 Martha 135 Total: $865
Lot No. 3
Annette $300 Whitmell 270 Manerva 200 Lucy Jr. 100 Total: $870
Lot No. 2
Johnson $270 Lucy Senr. 325 Oscar 200 Total: $795
Lot No. 4
Melvy** $300 Hubbard** 200 Delia** 100 Amanda 210 Total: $810
In obedience to the above order of the County Court of Warren to us directed, we have divided the Negroes among those severally entitled as set forth in the petition in the following manner that is Lot No. 1- JEFFERSON, CATHERINE and MARTHA valued at $865 we have allotted to THOMAS HARRIS in right of his wife MARTHA who is to pay Lot No. 2 or CORNELIA KEARNY $30 - Lot No. 2 JOHNSON, LUCY Senr, and OSCAR valued at $795 we have allotted to CORNELIA KEARNY - Lot No. 3 ANNETTE, WHITMELL, MANERVA and LUCY Jr. valued at $870 we have allotted to MARIA KEARNY who is to pay Lot No. 2 or CORNELIA KEARNY $10 - Lot No. 4, MELVY, HUBBARD and DELIA and AMANDA valued at $810 we have allotted to VALERIA VIRGINIA KEARNY who is to receive from Lot No. 3 that is from MARIA KEARNY $25. given under our hands this 24 February 1834.
ALFRED ALSTON }
JNO. A. WILLIAMS } Commissioners
BURWELL DAVIS }
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DELIA was listed with the surname of SOUTHERLAND in her daughters' death certificates; however, the HUBBARD WILLIAMS family has always known that HUBBARD was brother to TRIM or DELIA WILLIAMS and it is likely that it was DELIA since that was a known name of MELVY's daughter
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DELIA indicated that she had given birth to 13 children by 1900, but that only 5 were still living; I have only been able to identify 3 of her children so far (12/5/2010) and will continue to try to find the rest of her children.
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