tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post6545021018830976982..comments2024-03-09T15:04:13.697-08:00Comments on GeneaBlogie: Trying Again Pays Off Again: Updating "The French Negroes of Illinois"Craig Mansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-59312458453202504002008-01-04T19:27:00.000-08:002008-01-04T19:27:00.000-08:00That's a twist I didn't know about, but a good one...That's a twist I didn't know about, but a good one to know. I look forward to hearing more about this case!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392015263745238906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-68719610515791052822008-01-04T13:21:00.000-08:002008-01-04T13:21:00.000-08:00Lee--Your comments are right on target. One thing ...Lee--<BR/><BR/>Your comments are right on target. One thing that sometimes happened was that if the "free" preson left the jurisdiction in which he or she had been declared free, the free status was revoked. In this case, there is some evidence that George Sr. went back and forth between Missouri and Illinois. That may have "voided" his Missouri freedom.Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-49122437744819692872008-01-04T04:28:00.000-08:002008-01-04T04:28:00.000-08:00Congratulations on a great find!I have some though...Congratulations on a great find!<BR/><BR/>I have some thoughts...We both know that once free didn't mean always free. I've read stories of *free* people of color being captured/kidnapped and either re-enslaved or in some cases, enslaved for the very first time. Is this a possibility?<BR/><BR/>Also, the son George, Jr., wouldn't his freedom have depended on that of his mother? Is it possible that his father had yet to buy his mother's freedom and she was still a slave when he was born?<BR/><BR/>I've only just (abt 2 years) begun studying African American genealogy so forgive me if my responses are ignorant of reality.<BR/><BR/>My own possible AA roots are way, way back, but one of my unrelated projects is that of Asa Thompson, an African American schoolteacher/principal. I have a good hold on him and his immediate family back to 1880, but everything before that is a mystery. So, in spite of all my studying, at this stage, I think I still qualify as ignorant. ;-)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392015263745238906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-58539898722470780442007-12-30T15:39:00.000-08:002007-12-30T15:39:00.000-08:00Craig,What a remarkable find!! Please keep us upda...Craig,<BR/><BR/>What a remarkable find!! Please keep us updated as you learn more.<BR/><BR/>JaniceJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476918537317701594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224874.post-87865472938840347152007-12-27T11:00:00.000-08:002007-12-27T11:00:00.000-08:00Congratulations, Craig! I look forward to hearing ...Congratulations, Craig! I look forward to hearing more about your research results for this family.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com