+William Edingburg " Update "

A while back I wrote a little about William Edingburg my 2nd great grandfather, saying who his slave owner was and where.  My cousin Mark went to Virginia to check records and found out that William was born a free man.  

William's wife was a slave and was owned by James Dunn in Albermarle Co. Virginia.

William did own some form of property like a farming implement and he did cosign  some papers  for someone as shown here in these two  documents.

Virginia Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records 1865-1872

Virginia Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records 1865-1872

It also appears that William can't write as it shows an X where he marked his signature.

Rachel also is in the Virginia Slave Births Index 1853-1865 Volume 2 D-G Alexandria Library Local History/Special Collections. it shows:
Dunn,James; Barbara Ann; Rachel; Mar 1858; Albemarle.  So apparently Rachel had a daughter named Barbara Ann a new person to research now.
 James Dunn was Rachel's slave owner.  

The research continues trying to find out more about William and Rachel.  












Sources:
Family research.org, Virginia Freedmen's Bureau Office Records 1865 1872

My 2nd Great Grandparents

     My 2nd great grandfather; William Edingburg

  born 1806, Albemarle County, Virginia, death and place of death unknown but he most likely died in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. The last census on him was in 1880 living with his daughter and son in-law.

Married to:

 My 2nd great grandmother,

 Rachel Hardee born: 1825 West Virginia. date of death and place of death unknown but mostly like also Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia.

I tried for years to find any information about my two 2nd great grandparents. Then I came across a website The Historical Society of Washington County Virginia. 

They offer look ups for a small fee, you can ask two questions about the person you're inquiring about, so i sent in the check with 4 questions about two people.

This is what I received from the search from the Historical Society:

Wow was I happy, I'd hit the jackpot, not only did i get one question answered but I also found out who his last slave owner was and his wife's last slave owner's name plus date of when his son David married and lots more listed above.

I still haven't found out his date of death but I'll keep searching.