Chiswell Mines, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA, [Slave Trade Migration]
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FIRST: Enslavment Migration
In 1763, Charles DEVEREAUX I settled in Chiswell's Lead Mines, Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia, British Colonial America.
On October 7, 1766, Charles DEVEREAUX I married Nancy WOODS in Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America.
Their first child, p
John William DEVEREAUX eventually changes his surname by removing the "A", and is known as John William DEVEREUX. Records indicate that Charles DEVEREAUX I owned (8) slaves at this time.
Charles Devereaux and his sons, John William, Samuel McDowell, and Charles Huges, enslaved over 150 African Americans that lasted for approximately 80 years, from 1785 to June 19, 1865.
On January 1, 1785, the Charles DEVEREAUX I family and (8) slaves moved to a Plantation he purchased near Wrightsborough, Georgia, USA.
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Web Links
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| Discussion Group | Slave Owners: DEVEREUX, DEVEREAUX History Discussion Group [Click to Go] |
