1850 Isaac Frampton Buys and Sells Property for Burlington 37 You can read the deed from Isaac Frampton, naming James Twyman's slaves here. While not directly related to Chesapeake’s History, this...
Madison County
Adolphus W. Hurt
Adolphus W. Hurt and Elizabeth Whitehead were married in Lawrence County, Ohio June 3, 1862. Mr. Hurt was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on November 6, 1833, and his wife in this county on December 19, 1838.
Thomas J. Allison
Thomas J. Allison remained at home assisting to till the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. He then learned the trade of a stone-cutter, serving two years, for which he received fifty cents per day. He worked
The Burlington 37
The Burlington 37 are slaves who were set free, in 1849. They moved to just above our town of Burlington, Ohio on the farm purchased from Isaac Frampton. They were owned