Our family belonged to Mr.
Moody, of Mecklenburgh Co., Va.
Father was named David Roater
and mother was named Bettie ; I
had two sisters, Mary Ann and
Margaret. We were all sold to a
speculator called Capt. Williamson,
who took us to Selma, Alabama,
where in 1846, we were separated,
father, mother and sister Margaret
being at…