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From: "David L. Snow" <>
Subject: Re: Black McKenzies
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 09:18:13 -0700


Alan,

This same McKenzie family of New Hanover Co., NC, held 77 slaves as
enumerated in the 1790 North Carolina Federal Census. The 1800 & 1810
Census list a 'Jim Boy' McKenzie living on the plantation of the previously
mentioned George McKenzie. 'Jim Boy' is listed as a 'Colored Free Person'
with a charge of 18 additional slaves.

George McKenzie evidently had 'Freed' Jim Boy and made him a forman in
charge of his slaves on a separate part of his plantation, Lilliput.

A couple of years ago I communicated with a descendant of Jim Boy. They
are indeed Black and confirmed what I indicated above.

Dave
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At 02:00 AM 2/6/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Can anyone confirm that slaves often took the names of the slave owners -
>hence so many black Mackenzies?
>
>At 10:58 AM 2/5/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>In the 1784 North Carolina Taxpayers List and 1790 Federal Census is a
>>listing of a
>>
>>Mrs. Catherine McKENZIE in New Hanover Co. [Wilmington, NC.]
>>
>>She is listed as living alone with 16 slaves. Near her is listed a John
>>McKenzie, also with 31 slaves. Another McKenzie slaveholder is, George
>>McKenzie with 30 in nearby Brunswick Co. The only slaves by McKenzies was
>>quite rare, since not to long ago some of them had actually been sold as
>>such in Virginia.
>>
>>Researching the genealogy of this family indicates that all are related:
>>
>>Mrs. Catherine [Campbell] was the wife William McKenzie, b.1729 in
>>Scotland; d. 15 May 1773, Savannah, Georgia. William was reported to have
>>arrived in 1746, which is quite a suspicious date. [Researching the Lists
>>of Transported Highlanders in 1746/1747 after the Rebellion of '45, shows a
>>William McKenzie, Jacobite from Ross-shire being transported.]
>>
>>John McKenze was William's youngest son, and George was an older son.
>>
>>Researching Deeds in the area showed purchases made by George & John,
>>indicated that they had bought subsequent land in surrounding counties and
>>that John had relocated from Charleston, SC.
>>
>>The 'Tip' here is that many of the Land Deed transactions in the Scottish
>>areas of North Carolina indicate purchases made by people from South
>>Carolina. Not all, just many. The boundary between NC and SC in this area
>>appears to be reasonably transparent at this time, and that movement back
>>and forth was quite common.
>>
>>Dave
>>
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