This is the name of my grgrgrandma whom, according to my direct line DNA, was born in West Africa, Sierra Leone.
Adalade was enslaved by who, I think was a DR EF Teague. He had 6 slaves in 1850..2 women over 30 and 1 adult male. There were children born, but names are a total blank. I am looking for any information about the slaveholders, such as selling, loaning out, gifting of their slaves to a family member or other slave holders. I first found Adalade in Shaw's Creek, which is now Johnston SC, Edgefield. Her children Lucy, my grgrandma bn abt 1852, Francis, Harriet, James and Beckie were all charted born in this community. The 1st 3 were born into slavery the other's after slavery supposedly ended. I've tried looking through Teague inventory records and cannot seem to narrow down any information as to when his slaves were purchased or from who. ALL of Adalades children carried the SURNAME Vance until some remarried. Lucy Vance, EVEN THOUGHT SHE STATED ON THE CENSUS HER HUSBAND WAS Anthony Vance never stopped using the Vance surname, and since I knew my grandmothers maiden, Lucy's baby girl Adell, I was able to trace them to Mississippi. On the 1930 Census Lucy Vance finally gave the place of birth of South Carolina. Before it was always Mississippi. In my mind she may have been running from something. In 1870 she was in Shaw's Creek, SC. No one in my immediate family says they knew anything about South Carolina family. So I am asking anyone if they can review their own familt history and find out if there are any records about slaves owned, born or named.