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447 FANNY & JACOBS CHILDREN 1. Henry October 2, 1811 Wed 2. Mary August 4, 1816 3. Charles February 14, 1818 4. Lucy February 29, 1824 5. Rachel January 19, 1828 6. Margaret July 29, 1831 7. Jefferson February 2, 1833 8. Matilda February 9, 1835 TOM & MARGARET OR PEGS CHILDREN 1. Tom November 11, 1815 Sat 2. Lewis October 17, 1817 Sun 3. Jack August 3, 1819 Monday 4. Robert March 8, 1821 Thursday 5. Lizzy December 15, 1822 6. Huddah August 9, 1824 7. Adaline July 2, 1827 willed1 8. Bristol May 23, 1831 d. unknown 9. Amy January 24, 1833 sold 10. Sylvia October 9, 1838 d. CHLOE 1. David October 1826 2. Jackson May 28, 1829 given to Wm Johnson Chloe died December 26, 1860 Appendix A: John C. Cohoon, Account Book, Suffolk and Nansemond County, Virginia, 1810–1860 1. This child became the property of another person through a will. The cause of death is unknown. There is the possibility of a severe illness in Harry and Harriet’s household. The absence of deaths among other children of comparable ages on the plantation suggests that the cause of death was not a widespread illness or disease. 448 Appendix a EDMOND & NANCYS CHILDREN 1. Betsey October (18)17? Friday 2. Emaline November 30, 1822 Saturday 3. Edmond September 3, 1824 Friday 4. William April 1, 1826 Saturday 5. Martha December 28, 1829 Monday 6. Dinah July 15, 1834 BOB & JINNYS CHILDREN 1. Philip November 27, 1823 2. Hulda November 27, 1825 3. Edward March 31, 1828 4. Elijah February 20, 1830 BOB & MARYS CHILDREN 1. Fanny February 27, 1836 2. Jacob September 14, 1837 FARLEYS CHILDREN 1. William Augustus November 25, 1836 2. Sarah Elizabeth June 8, 1840 2 o’clock 3. Emily (or Milly) January 1844 d. 4. Virginia (Christina) d. 1846 5. Thomas d. 1848 6. Moses February 2, 1850 [In 1837 Cohoon gave Farley and her children to his son Willis. Dick Pettis is mentioned as Farley’s husband and the father of several of her children.] BETSEYS CHILDREN Adeline Easter William Judith Sam CELIAS CHILDREN 1. Eliza 1829 2. Ellick July 29, 1831 3. Issac August 1835 sold bad conduct 4. Nancy September 13, 1838 Thursday 5. Frank July 8, 1840 6. Cornelius February 23, 1844 7. Luke September 6, 1845 8. Jacob February 5, 1849 9. John October 8, 1851 [3.138.114.94] Project MUSE (2024-04-23 23:34 GMT) 449 Appendix a HARRY & HARRIETS 1. Mariah 1837 2. Washington October 16, 1838 3. Richard February 11, 1840 4. Jacob December 4, 1841 5. Lucy March 26, 1843 5:30 am 6. James Henry March 18, 1844 1/2 past 5 Monday 7. Fanny May 11, 1845 4 am Monday 8. Indiana November 26, 1846 5 am Wed 9. Easter September 18, 1848 d. July 4, 18582 10. Henry November 19, 1849 d. July 9, 18582 11. Wilson May 14, 1852 d. July 1, 18582 12. Josiah September 11, 1854 13. Missouri January 17, 1857 14. Jerusha January 3, 1859 4 am Monday 15. Unnamed June 30, 1861 11: o’clock ISSAC HODGES & LIZZYS 1. Mirah November 9, 1841 2. Josephine October 19, 1844 d. October 19, 1844 3. Coharone [?] April 1, 1846 d. April 1, 1846 4. Amey May 4, 1849 5. Washington Unknown d. November 1854 6. Mary Ann August 24, 1853 7. Unnamed December 19 1856 8. Unnamed October 18, 1858 9. Unnamed August 26, 1859 10. Unnamed 1860 11. Robert December 15, 1862 Friday 3 o’clock LITTLE BOB AND HULDAH JUNE 1. Miles May 8, 1843 Mon 3 pm 2. Jenny January 20, 1845 " 11am 3. Samuel March 29, 1847 4. Edward May 18, 1850 Sat 8 pm 5. Sarah Ann April 13, 1853 died 6. Elijah November 16, 1855 7. Adeline September 18, 1857 8. Sylvia December 23, 1859 d. July, 23, 1863 Little Bob died. Unknown 2. Cohoon gave Jackson to his son, William. The date of the transfer is not recorded; therefore, there is no way of knowing Jackson’s age or if this was before or after his mother died. Jackson is referred to as a “negro boy” in the original. 450 Appendix a RACHEL CHILDREN & DAVID3 1. Charles Edward Friday 22nd Mar 1850 2. Mary Frances Wed 4th May 1854 3. Alice Amelia January 7, 1857 4. Josephine March 11, 1859 5. Anna Mariah May 28, 1860 6. Thomas (Aliscan) December 23, 1862 HULDA AND LEWIS 1. Lucy Ann November 29...

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