Anaky – A List
March 19, 1791 – On Buckingham Inventory – “Anica”
Dec 10, 1801 – On Bremo Inventory – living on No 2 “Anyca”
Dec 26, 1820 – Blankets Distributed – “Anniky”
July 2, 1825 – Blanket Distributed – “Anniky”
Dec 28, 1827 – Negroes belonging to JHC @ LB
– _________ & Anaky’s children”
Joshua Judy
Daniel(born before 1801) Rachel
Robin Kitty
Venus (born before 1801)
Dilsy
1830-1840 – Schedule of Gen. Cocke’s Slaves “Taken from Lucy”
– Anaky lives at Lower Bremo – NP – “lives in Doors”
– Joshua – Recess – NP – Not married – FH
– Daniel – once Professor – FH – turned out
– Daniel’s wife Dinah – UB – NP Cooks for people
lives with her Father Primus
– Martha and Elisa – at school
– Robin – LB – NP – FH – not married
– Judy – LB – NP – FH – husband belongs to Mr. Guy
– Robert & Square – at LB
– Armistead (@ Col. Strange’s)
– Violet (hired)
– Miles – School
– Venus – LB – P – FH – husband is Tom Bowline – no children
– Tom Bowline – UB – NP – FH
– Kitty – Mrs. Slaughter – NP
June 1, 1840 – List of Slaves at UB & LB
– “Anarchay” – between 55 & 100
Dec 26, 1842 – List of Negroes @ LB “Anarchy”
This is what I know, today, of a woman named Anaky who lived here on this farm here entire life. Not much. Dates. Names. But when we read to really see into this list, we see stories of sons sent away and daughters hired out. Of people who refuse the profession of faith even when it may mean their life would be easier. We see the absence of a husband, a father, a grandfather.
But we don’t know the “why” of these things. I really want to know the why. I write to find the why.
What in the timeline of Anaky’s life catches your attention? What question would you want to answer if you could?