A Picture With Our Great Grandma.
I wonder what Carrie Whitney Harrison would have thought of her great granddaughters.
Amanuensis Monday: Charity Ambrose Deed to Mt. Olive Methodist Church
At last, some genealogy right?!! LOL. I decided to jump back into things with an Amanuensis Monday post. I have to thank a fellow genealogy friend of mine who helped me out a couple of months ago, Nathaniel Glasgow. He brought to my attention a deed which documents the sale of about an acre land from a woman named Charity Ambrose to the trustees of Mt. Olive AME Zion Church in Riverdale, NC. Guess who's listed among the trustees. My maternal 3rd great grandfather and his son, Mortimer and Alfred Mitchell.
State of North Carolina}
Craven County
This deed made this 6th day of November in the year 1893 by Charity Ambrose of the first part of Craven County, and Mortimer Mitchell, Charles F. Hall, Anthony Dennis, Edward Hooker, Killis Green, David Sampson, Phillis Borden, Ezekial Pastuer, and A. F. Mitchell of Craven County and State of North Carolina of the second part , Trustees of the Mt. Olive Church, African Methodist Episocpal Zion Church in America of No. 6 Township Craven …
State of North Carolina}
Craven County
This deed made this 6th day of November in the year 1893 by Charity Ambrose of the first part of Craven County, and Mortimer Mitchell, Charles F. Hall, Anthony Dennis, Edward Hooker, Killis Green, David Sampson, Phillis Borden, Ezekial Pastuer, and A. F. Mitchell of Craven County and State of North Carolina of the second part , Trustees of the Mt. Olive Church, African Methodist Episocpal Zion Church in America of No. 6 Township Craven …
I think she would be pleased to know her line continues in what appears to be two remarkable women.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda. I think she would be pleased.
DeleteI agree with Linda and I think you all have the same cheeks :)
ReplyDeleteThere does seem to be something going on in common with those cheeks :)
Deletei think she would think you look a bit alike and she would cheer that you are together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angella! I am so glad that we were able to meet.
DeleteYou all look similar.
ReplyDeleteI agree Yvette. It will be interesting to see if the traits carry on when Kiira has kids. Only time will tell.
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