Randall Merriott

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In the 1850 census, that would put us with these candidates in Pittsylvania Co.: James Graves - Female 1827, 1828, 1830, 1830, Frances Graves - Female 1831 Thomas Graves, Female 1825, 1833 Jeremiah White Graves - Female, 1827

Plus another 25 in Caswell County.

So we're probably looking Johnson being a slave descended from genealogy 169, 270, and their associated branch genealogies from the Graves Family Association. Keep us posted!

Concetta Phillipps, Graves Family Association

Isaac Bonine and Sarah (Sally) Merritt are my third g-grandparents. I have been searching for Isaac's parents since the 1980's. Find them and a huge generational hole will be filled. Isaac was married in January, 1826, in Blount Cty, TN. He is listed in a tax district in northern Roane Cty in 1831. He is recorded as paying a poll tax in the same district in 1833. After that he headed to MO and Morgan County. I have information on his MO years, but what I need, and hope to find is his parentage. I live about 40 minutes form Roane County and am doing research there, and in Blount County. Hope you and/or another "kin" have come across a lead.

Tom

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Randall Merriott created 28 new profiles during the November 2022 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.

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Randall Merriott created 95 new profiles during the December 2021 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.

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Randall created 25 new profiles during the February 2021 USBH Connecting Challenge.

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Randall: I know this has been a bone of contentions for years. I have a document, if you send me an email I will send it to you. It shows the pension for the Revolutionary War. I might have a couple of other documents but I will need to dig around for them. Regards Carmen

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