Slave record book, 1761-1865.

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Slave record book, 1761-1865.

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The Jerdones, Francis, his wife Sarah Macon, son, Francis, Jr., then granddaughter Sarah Jerdone Coleman and her son Clayton G. Coleman, Jr. recorded the slave births from 1761-1865, and the lists of tithables for Albemarle, Louisa, and Spotsylvania counties for which the family was responsible. The donor, Lucy Singleton Coleman, appended a prefatory note which outlines the history of the family and the provenance of this book.

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Library of Virginia

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Library of Virginia

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Jerdone, Sarah, 1771-1813.

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Coleman, Clayton G. Jr.

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Coleman family.

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Jerdone, Francis Jr.

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Jerdone family.

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Francis Jerdone, born in Scotland, came to Virginia about 1750. A merchant in Louisa County, he built Jerdone Castle ca. 1752. He married Sarah Macon (1771-1813) of New Kent County. One of their sons, William, married into the Coleman family into whose hands the plantation passed. Capt. Clayton G. Coleman and his wife Anna Breeden acquired Jerdone Castle in the 1850s. From the description of Slave record book, 1761-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1227006...

Jerdone, Francis, 1720-1771.

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Francis Jerdone, Sr. (1720-1771), was a prominent Scotch merchant who settled at Yorktown, Virginia about 1740. He moved to New Kent County in 1753 and from there to Louisa County in 1754. From the description of Memorandum book, 1766 April 3 - 1767 November 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122464463 ...

Clayton, Sarah Jerdone.

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