Harvey Claytor reportedly owned 3,000 acres of land in Franklin County, Virginia, and perhaps as many as 100 slaves. He was my first cousin five times removed and according to a DNA match was the father of William Armstead Claytor, with the family slave cook Letitia. After the Civil War William Armstead Claytor moved to Floyd County, Virginia, with his mother and several siblings. That information led me to the a record collection held by the Library of Virginia called the Register of Colored Person...cohabiting together as Husband and Wife on 27 February 1866. I could not find Letitia and her husband Henry in the register, but I did find three other slaves who were formerly owned by Harvey Claytor.
Husband: SAM CLAYTOR, 20, Farmer, born in Franklin County, Virginia, residing in Floyd County, Virginia, last owned by H. Claytor in Franklin County
Wife: ADALINE LEMONS, 17, born in Franklin County, Virginia, residing in Floyd County, Virginia, last owned by Creed Lemons in Franklin County
No children
Began cohabiting in January 1866
Husband: JOHN CLAYTOR, 51, Farmer, born in Bedford County, Virginia, residing in Floyd County, Virginia, last owned by H. Claytor in Franklin County
Wife: MILDRED CLAYTOR, 34, born in Bedford County, Virginia, residing in Floyed County, Virginia, last owned by H. Claytor in Franklin County
Children: FRANCES, AMANDA, SUSAN, BIRD (13), MATILDA (12), LUCY (10), SARAH (5)
Began cohabiting in 1847
Husband: ENNIS LEMONS, 43, Farmer, born in Franklin County, Virginia, residing in Floyd County, Virginia, last owned by Creed Lemons in Franklin County
Wife: JANE CLAYTOR, 32, born in Franklin County, Virginia, residing in Floyd County, Virginia, last owned by H. Claytor in Franklin County
Children: TAS (10), SARAH (9), MONROE (17), EDMUND (14), KITTY (12)
Began cohabiting in October 1835
Prior to the close of the Civil War, Virginia law provided no legal recognition for slave marriages. On 27 February 1866, the General Assembly enacted a law that entitled formerly enslaved people who had married during slavery to all of the rights and privileges as if they had been duly married by law and declared all of their children legitimate, whether born before or after the passage of this act.
Cohabitation Registers held by the Library of Virginia
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In Celebration of Black History Month (or More DNA Discoveries)
Thank you Schalene for this new to me database at the Library of Virginia! ~ Cathy
ReplyDeleteVery interesting Lamar Claytor
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how interested you are in family history, but my tree is public and available on Ancestry here:http://person.ancestry.com/tree/11910416/person/26104772645/facts
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and I will send you what I have on the Claytor family.
I'm interested thanks
ReplyDeleteLamar, I need some way to contact you. Could you provide an email address? Also, you could click the Claytor link in the Labels box to the right.
DeleteI'm interested thanks
ReplyDeleteSome time back, I did receive a slave list from the Claytor plantation from a white Claytor who wishes to remain anonymous. This list consist of birth years both before and after slavery that lived on the plantation.
ReplyDelete1853 Bob Claytor B-Slave
1853 Maria Claytor B-Slave
1853 Rose Claytor B-Slave
1853 Susan Claytor B-Slave
1853 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1854 Adaline Claytor B-Slave
1854 Betsey Claytor B-Slave
1854 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Male
1855 Harriett Claytor B-Slave
1855 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1855 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1855 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1855 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Male
1856 Luke Claytor B-Slave
1856 Maria Claytor B-Slave
1856 Oscar Claytor B-Slave
1857 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1858 Roland Claytor B-Slave
1858 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1858 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Male
1859 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Male
1859 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1860 Alexander Claytor B-Slave
1860 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Male
1861 Caroline Claytor B-Slave
1861 Henry Claytor B-Slave
1861 Martha Claytor B-Slave
1861 Sallie Claytor B-Slave
1861 Willis Claytor B-Slave
1862 Unnamed Claytor B-Slave Female
1863 George Claytor B-Slave
1864 Luke Claytor Black
1864 William Claytor Black
1866 Unnamed Claytor Black Female
1870 John F. Claytor Black
1871 James Claytor Black
1871 Pleasant Claytor Black
1872 Drucilla C. Claytor Black
1872 James H. Claytor Black
1872 Mary E. Claytor Black
1873 Maria Z. Claytor Black
1873 Susan Claytor Black
1873 Unnamed Claytor Black Female
1873 Unnamed Claytor Black Male
1880 Unnamed Claytor Black Male
1883 Unnamed Claytor Black Female
1886 Mary R. Claytor Black
1887 Sallie E. Claytor Black
1891 Robert Claytor Black
1896 John Claytor Black
Bill, thank you for these additional names. I'm so glad they were given to you. I will add a link to this comment to the Slave Name Roll Project.
DeleteSo my grandma Ruby Claytor was born in Floyd County, VA in 1918 to the late Maurice and Lily Claytor. I am trying to find out if they may be one of the unname. I found a document that has the blacks that are buried in Claytor Cemetery in floyd county and Maurice w. claytor was born 1868 and lilly a claytor born 1876. But the Claytor Cemetery only has a few names listed.
Deletedo the claytors hail from the isle of man?
ReplyDeleteCan anyone locate the 3,000 acre, Harvey Claytor farm in Franklin County, VA.
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