Mimey Grigsby searching for her children Sarah, William, and Priscilla

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA)

April 25, 1871

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INFORMATION WANTED.--In the year 1844, three of my children were sold, SARAH, WILLIAM and PRISCILLA, from the estate of Mr. Lucius Dixon, of Fauquier county, Va. They were small children at the time.--Since then I have never heard of them, write to me of their whereabouts. Direct to the care of Captain Murray Mason, Haymarket, Prince William county, Va. MIMEY GRIGSBY. Haymarket, Prince Wm. co., ap 25-3t* [Southern papers please copy.]

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Mimey Grigsby searching for her children, sold from the estate of Lucius Dixon, Fauquier County, VA, in 1844.

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April 25, 1871
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Fauquier County, VA

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Jesse Nasta

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"Mimey Grigsby searching for her children Sarah, William, and Priscilla," Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA), April 25, 1871, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed April 25, 2024, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/1794

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