In honor of Juneteenth, here are the names of the human beings enslaved by my Dulany ancestors 160 years ago. Most likely, my 3rd great grandmother, Ida Powell Dulany wrote these names into the family bible around 1860. I hope all these 79 people found their freedom. My goal is to continue with my research on the enslaved people at Oakley. Stay tuned!
“Oakley servants”[1]
Old Tom
Old Reed
Old Daniel
Old Polly
Billy Peters
Eliza Peters
Louisa
Otway
Horace Peters
Patzey Peters
Harriet
Billy
Julia Peters
Richard Peters
Emily
Sanford
Matilda
Caroline
– – – [Unknown]
Maria
Talbot
Louisa
Ann
Henry
Eliza
Armistead
Wilmouth
Josephine
Monimia
Alfred
Tom
Tulip
Rebecca
Eli
Letty
Selina
John
Reed
Uriah
– – – [Unknown]
Rosetta
Lizzie
Georgeanna
Elias
Jimmy
Sarah
Susan
George
Andrew
Tommy
Polly
Richard
George
Edmond
Otway
Alfred
Ben
Rebecca
Dan
Nora
Rachel
Walton
Horace
Willis
Page
Jerome
Billy
Lucinda
Sims
Phil
Johnny
Simon
Ralph
Margaret
Beck
Edmonia
Job
Mary
Harriet
[1] Dulany Family Bible Records, 1855-1985. The Holy Bible. Privately held by the Dulany family, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Virginia, 2019. Ida refers to enslaved people as “servants” in all her writings. It was very common in the South, and somewhat in the North when slavery was prevalent, for people to refer to slaves as servants.
Too Many Ancestors, Too Little Time 