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Author: 1adamsfamily
Surnames: Carr
Classification: queries
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I understand there was some slave ownership during this time through the caucasian and
Creek Indians,but the information I am finding is quite confusing. There were only about
1200 caucasians in the region during this time. If they married or had children in the
Creek Indian race the mothers lineage was most important therefore these children were
accepted in Creek circles and educated in caucasian circles. This is why Paddy Carr was so
important for the Creeks as he interpreted the treaty. My John Carr did have a John Carr
as a slave I believe, as the Ebinezer Church he founded and built notes that they
worshiped together (black, white,& red skin)in this church. I suspect this may have
been an unusual practice during this time. The only other note that makes this even more
confussing is you may find some black and whites possibly listed as slaves. It seams on
the Carr side that if the wife died (many times in child birth) the Carr men, if they did
not marry the wifes' siste!
r they sold/gave away the children and "started over". My Grandfather (late
1800's early 1900's)actually was raised by the doctor in his town after his mother
died. The doctor taught him to read Latin and he dispenced the medicine but his name
remained George Reuben Carr.
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