Devereaux _____, Henry 1a 2a 3a

Birth Name Devereaux _____, Henry
Gender male
Age at Death about 44 years, 1 month, 9 days

Narrative

In 1845, Julien Sidney DEVEREUX Sr. stated to his father John William DEVEREUX in a letter, "Henry rather claims Sunday to attend to his own affairs."

Henry's ability to exert and command a respect for himself in a time that doing so was not only impossible but could have substantial consequences if interpreted as insubordinate could only be accomplished if he was biologically connected to his enslavers by blood. Henry was enslaved by his uncle and cousin and "Claiming Sunday" as his day to be free. DNA research is awaiting confirmation of a DNA Connection to Charles Hughes DEVEREAUX II and George Edward FREENEY Jr.

Henry did not take the DEVEREAUX surname after he was freed from slavery in 1867. He had four sons and three daughters with Maria between 1825 and 1846. In a show of respect for their father, His children took his first name as their surname. Although genetically DEVEREAUX, they are known by HENRY today.

Relation to the center person (DNA Devereaux FREENEY, George Edward Jr.) : third great grandfather

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father DEVEREAUX, Charles Hughes II
Mother _____, Tabby Devereaux1787about 1860
    Brother     DEVEREAUX, Charles III 1808 29 May 1920
    Sister     DEVEREAUX, Amey 6 Jun 1819 1912
         Devereaux _____, Henry about 1810 10 Feb 1854
 
Stepfather DEVEREAUX, Scott17921870
Mother _____, Tabby Devereaux1787about 1860
    Half-brother     DEVEREAUX, Daniel 10 Sep 1825 19 Nov 1855
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Sarah Spencer about 1840 after 1900
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Mary about 1812 9 Nov 1853
    Half-brother     DEVEREAUX, Anderson about 1814
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Polly 29 Jun 1820 1848
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Flora 6 Jan 1822
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Cynthia 13 Dec 1823 19 Nov 1855
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Louisa Freeny 31 Mar 1827
    Half-brother     DEVEREAUX, Randle 26 Dec 1831 May 1857
    Half-sister     DEVEREAUX, Matilda Bradley about 1840 before 1900

Families

Family of Devereaux _____, Henry and FREENY, Maria Henry
Civil Union Partner FREENY, Maria Henry ( * about 1825 + about 1850 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Devereaux HENRY, WaltonJul 183419 Sep 1919
Devereaux HENRY, AmyMay 1844about 1915

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Race: Mulatto
 
Paternal Haplo: R-A7
 
DNA Descendatnt: George Edward FREENEY Jr.
 
DNA Connection: Richard DEVEREAUX
 

Source References

  1. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States: Emancipation Proclamation
      • Date: 19 Jun 1865
      • Page: 1; Extant: "Juneteeth" - General Order #3; Slaves freed in Texas;
      • Confidence: Very High
  2. the Black Book :projects, George Freeney Jr.: Black Book: [23andMe] Genetic Citations
      • Date: 15 Jun 2023
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: DNA Theory Richard DEVEREAUX. and Charles Huges DEVEREAUX II.
      • 23andMe-DNA Match - Richard DEVEREAUX
      • Shared Segments-Richard Devereaux
      • Citation:

        23andMe reports a DNA Match between George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Richard DEVEREAUX. As of 17 Jun 2023, there is a pending confirmation of the DNA match between the two to establish their relationship to Charles Hughes DEVEREAUX II, who is the father of Alfred M. DEVEREAUX and the brother of John William DEVEREUX.

        In the 1850 Census Slave Schedules, it is recorded that Julien Sidney Devereaux owned four Mulatto slaves. Among them is a male slave, aged 42, whose birth year corresponds to that of Charles, Tabby's Mulatto son, who was born in 1808 in Wrightsboro, Columbia County, Georgia.

        Based on this information, it is reasonable to assume that Charles Hughes Devereaux II is the father of the aforementioned 42-year-old Mulatto man, referred to as Charles DEVEREAUX III.

        The purpose of this comparison is to identify the specific chromosomes and segments associated with the confirmed European ancestor of the DEVEREAUX family. Simultaneously, it aims to emphasize the unique genetics specific to a unique branch of the already complex African American FREENEY, DEVEREAX, and HENRY lineages that descend from slaves, Scott and Tabby DEVEREAUX.

        Detailed segment data

        George Edward FREENEY Jr. | Richard DEVEREAUX
        Chromosome: 4
        Common Relative Clusters: 2

        DNA Relatives each have in common can be found on Cromosome 4. Richard DEVEREAUX's DNA Matches starting position range from 3499153 through an ending position of 18716492 overlapping segment. A second group in the same common DNA Relatives appears on Chromosome 4, but they all have a Start Position of 1.

        View Data Here

        If suspect is correct, and Genealogy records and reporting through this project is correct, his marker would appear in Amey DEVEREUX.

  3. Joleen Snider Maddox: "Claiming Sunday" Edition I
      • Date: 1853
      • Page: 99-100; Chapter 10; Edition I; Letter from Julien to John William DEVEREUX.
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Devereux worked his slave crews every weekday and usually half day on Saturday. Sunday was a day of rest for all. Well, sort of. Many chores were performed on Sundays, but they did not usually involve held work for the master. Slaves worked their own fields on Sunday. The title of this book came from one such instance. Henry postponed leaving for Rusk County with Julien's letter to his father, John, until Monday morning because Henry "claims Sunday" to attend to his own affairs.