A few years ago, it started with finding this on Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, Slave Manifest Name: Major Perry Gender: Male Color: Black Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Ship Name: Phoenix Port of Departure: Richmond, Virginia Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana Date of Arrival: 17 Nov 1847 Age: 18 First Shipper/Owner: David Cume First Shipper/Owner Residence: Richmond Second Shipper/Owner: Nathaniel Matthews Second Shipper/Owner Residence: New Orleans Record Type: Arrivals (Inward Manifests) My maternal 3rd great Grandmother Amanda Perry's father was named...Major Perry. Her Death Certificate reflects this Months later I received an email from an associate of Nancy Jordan, a volunteer affiliated with Olivewood Cemetery in Houston, Texas
I dig to gain knowledge of my ancestors, which ultimately builds knowledge of myself. I'm a COOK, CHAPPELL, DANIELS, ROBERTS, McARTHUR, CRITTLE, MAYFIELD, SAMPLES, MARSHALL, and other very common surnames such as WILLIAMS, CLARK, JOHNSON and WASHINGTON. My "Dig" continues......