Juba from St. Vincent (born 1750), was a Mecklenburg VA runaway

Adding people from newspaper articles to the Mecklenburg, Virginia tree

I am systematically adding everyone listed as residing in Mecklenburg on the 1910 Census (28,956 people) to the Mecklenburg , Virginia tree. In addition to this, I’ve also been adding people I find in newspaper articles. I add links to the newspaper clippings as a source (like this), so they are free to view.

Richmond Enquirer, Richmond, VA, Tuesday Oct 6, 1857

The newspaper article above shows that Mr. Puryear owned a store and that Richard Allgood died from an accident in 1857. Based on this information, both men have been added to the Mecklenburg, Virginia tree. Richard Allgood is in the the tree with his death date and this newspaper article attached as a source. When I learn more about Richard’s family, like if he owned land, left a will etc, that will be added to the tree. When I know Mr. Puryear’s first name or find his family, that will be added to the tree.

Enslaved individuals in the Mecklenburg, Virginia tree

The Virginia Gazette, Williamburg, VA, Thu 5 Aug 1773, pg 3

I took the information from the article above and added Juba to the Mecklenburg, Virginia tree. Juba was born about 1750, possibly at St. Vincent’s*, because she had recently arrived from there in 1773. No family members are known for Juba, so she’s currently unlinked in the tree. However, I did add a link to her enslaver, in case any family members of hers were with Mr. Banks, or in case Juba was in Mr. Banks estate records. Here’s how that looks on FamilySearch. (Link to Juba -free to view after logging in to FamilySearch)

*St. Vincent is the main island of the Grenadines, part of the eastern Carribean. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is sometimes abbreviated as SVG.

1917 veteran picture

This image above was added to the veterans page. It’s a photograph taken in 1917, from the Library of Congress website. The unit photographed is unknown. All veteran names shared with me will be added to the veterans page, including notations on tombstones.

New home page

An image gallery of Mecklenburg people has been added. If you would like someone’s picture added to this gallery or would like their picture added to the Mecklenburg, Virginia tree, contact Julie.

If you know of a place in Mecklenburg not pictured on this website, contact Julie. Or, here’s a form on the website to suggest a place to photograph or research.

I hope you find the new pictures and features on the home page helpful.

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6 responses to “Juba from St. Vincent (born 1750), was a Mecklenburg VA runaway”

Donald W Bell

June 18, 2025 at 10:22 am

you have done remarkable work. How little did we learn in our history classes? This is so close to home

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1. Julie Cabitto
  
  June 18, 2025 at 6:50 pm
  
  Thank you! I really enjoy learning our history, and trying to understand what was happening to our ancestors.
  
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Pat Ritchie

June 18, 2025 at 1:32 pm

HI, Julie. I appreciate all the hard work you’ve done and continue to do on the genealogy of Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

I do wish, though, that the relatives I have that coincide with yours were more in synch. For instance, my second great-grandmother, Margaret Joyce Hicks, is L2CW-9LH on Family Tree (the one I maintain). Your entry for her does not contain any of my family members (PMNK-19N), including my second great-grandfather, Charles P. Hicks, who is my direct ancestor. The only sources you list for her on your entry are Ancestry.com. I don’t have a very expensive subscription to Ancestry.com nor do I plan to. And since your sources only show a link to Ancestry.com, there is no way I can validate that they are accurate.

I have spent years trying to update my immediate family on Family Search, and know you can’t possibly keep everyone in synch with existing records. However, perhaps you could explain your methodology in a future email. Explain, too, that there are many sources other than Ancestry.com that are free, including Family Search’s records, that can be used to validate data.

Thanks for “listening”.

Pat Ritchie

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1. Julie Cabitto
  
  June 18, 2025 at 6:47 pm
  
  Hi Pat,
  Thank you for your comments. Your comments made me realize I forgot to explain a bit. About 20 years ago I started adding sources to my Ancestry tree. Then, as you said, it costs money, & I wanted to make sources free to view, for everyone. I copied my Ancestry tree to get started in the Mecklenburg community tree, so I didn’t have to retype everyone in. As I remember people with the old Ancestry links, like say to the 1870 Census,….I will look for that same image in FamilySearch, replace the Ancestry link with the FamilySearch 1870 Census as a source & remove the old link to Ancestry. As soon as I can, all sources will be free to view, like FamilySearch, or the newspaper clippings. The Newspaper site costs money to search, but you can view clippings I make with my subscription, for free.
  
  Also, there is some great collaboration & research in FamilySearch. But there are also a lot of mistakes, especially in the colonial time period. Every person being added to this community tree will have at least one source attached to be in the tree. My focus is people who lived in Mecklenburg. Since Margaret was born in Mecklenburg, I will add more sources for her. The numbers are different because the number you reference is in the big FamilySearch collaborative tree that everyone can edit. The other Margaret, not as complete as yours, is in the Mecklenburg tree, in a separate part of FamilySearch trees, which only I can edit.
  
  If you’d like, we can email & get Margaret & her family better sourced in this Mecklenburg tree. Thank you for checking out the Mecklenburg tree!
  Julie
  
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  1. Pat Ritchie
    
    June 19, 2025 at 9:55 am
    
    Thanks, Julie, for the explanation. I am astounded by how much work you must put into this! I will continue to update “my” Margaret. If I find anything new, I’ll let you know.
    
    Thanks again! Stay Cool!
    
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  2. Julie Cabitto
    
    June 23, 2025 at 7:58 am
    
    Thanks Pat. Please add a link to your Margaret here. This way people can see there’s more about her if they visit this page & I will add a note in the Mecklenburg tree.
    
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