Free People of Color in Southeast North Carolina and Their Colonial Origins
Daniel Jacobs 1670-1733
Daniel Jacobs (~1670-1733) was the son of Gabriel & Barbary Jacobs. And the progenitor of…
Jenny Jacobs ~1675-1744+
Jenny Jacobs (~1675-1744+) was the daughter of Gabriel & Barbary Jacobs. John Custis II’s 1691…
Jacobs Migrate to Colonial North Carolina
In 1600 & 1700s, on Eastern Shore, the Jacobs were a part of the colonial…
The Brewingtons
Brewingtons are cornerstone to many groups of color in eastern North Carolina. Like the other…
The Sampsons
The Sampsons became one of the wealthiest and most highly educated of the free families…
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