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AfriGeneas Free Persons of Color Forum
Re: Hurst/Hunt FPOC VA
In Response To: Re: Hurst/Hunt FPOC VA ()
The following information on HURST's appears in the Southampton Free Negro REgister (no HUNT's listed)......I only have the first 900 entries (original at LVA): Amey or Amey HURTE, 18 or 19, black, 5 1/8, Benjamin Whitfield by deed FEby 1789...registered Mar 27, 1795 Solomon HURST; 24, black, 6.1; born free; registered 23 May 1805
Olive HURST; 22, black, 5.3; Benj. Whitfield; 25 July 1810 Drewny HURST; 24; black; 6.2; free born; 28 july 1810 Faithy HURST; 53, black; 5.5 3/3; free born; 28 july 1810 Isabel HURST; 30, black; 30 july 1810 Patsey HURST; mulatto, 5.1 1/2; " Keziah HURST; mulatto; 5.1 1/4 The following information is taken from the Free Negro Register for Sussex County.....HUNT (HURST's are not listed)original at Sussex County Courtshouse. Sandy HUNT, yellow, 6 feet, free born age 22, date of pass 10 mar 1815 Billy HUNT, yellow, 5.5 1/8; free born, no visible scar, age 28 date of pass 1 Dec 1831 Charles HUNT; yellow, 5.8; free born, scar on the forehead; age 26; 1 May 1832 Selma
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