Family Bible of Thomas DeVane and family, Tuscaloosa, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tuscaloosa/bible/devane.txt ================================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Guy Potts ================================================================================ July 2003 From: THE HUCKLEBERRY HISTORIAN Volume III, Number 4...Oscar M. Bizzell, editor, 15 December 1981 Tuscolossa County, AL - Thomas DeVane Bible Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Huckleberry Historian, NC - December 15, 1981 Mr. & Mrs. William R. DeVane, Jr., Chadbourn, NC, have provided the entries from the bible. In a cover letter, they said: "The bible was turned over to the Department of Archives of Alabama, by Miss Alice King, along with other articles that belonged to William Rufus DeVane King. We believe the bible was given to Margaret DeVane King by her father Thomas DeVane (probably one to replace the one lost in the fire prior to her move to Alabama.) Entered on one page of the bible is the name and birth dates of slaves, whose names appear in Thomas DeVane's handwriting, some go as far back as 1767, whose names later appear in the will of Thomas DeVane, and were left to Margaret DeVane King. The majority of the entries concern the Kings and their families." Thomas DeVane King, son of William King and Margaret King, born in Duplin County, NC, Sep. 22 A.D. 1779 Ann King (Ann Jones), daughter of Nathaniel & ___ Jones, was born in Wake County, Nc, Feb. 14th, A.D. 1788 (Insert by SCHS editor) Col. Thomas King of Sampson County married Nancy Jones of Wake County, NC, on Sep. 11, 1827 (listed in the Sep. 14, 1827 Raleigh Register) William T. King, son of Thos. D. King & Ann King, born Tuscolossa Co., Alabama, March 27th, A.D. 1829 Evelyn Ann, daughter of Wm. T. King & Evelyn H. King, born 15th of June 1857 at Paris, France, Avenue Montalgue Margaret Ellis, daughter of Wm. T. & Evelyn H. King, was born at New York, 19th of July 1858 Evelyn Hewitt King, daughter of Henry Watkins and Mary Ann Collier, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on 28th July A.D. 1832 Married on the 24th of June A.D. 1856, at Tuscoloosa, Alabama, William Thomas King to Evelyn Hewett Collier Mary Evelyn, daughter of William Thomas and Evelyn Hewett King, was born on the 7th Feb. A.D. 1860, at Kings Bend, Alabama River Catherine Parish, 10 years old, was born October the 9th ___ Thomas DeVane King died Feb. 24th (between 12 and one o'clock in the morning) A.D. 1854, at Tuscolossa Ann King died June 29 at 15 minutes past 10 o'clock in the forenoon A.D. 1855, at Tuscoloosa Margaret Ellis King died at the Shelby Springs, Alabama, on the night of the 30th of June at 9 1/2 o'clock A.D. 1859 Evelyn Ann King, at Kings Bend, died at a few minutes of 12 o'clock P.M. on the 11th of Nov. 1859 SLAVE RECORDS Drew, son of Rachel, born March 23, 1810 Rachel, daughter of Judide, born December 10th, 1798 Nance, daughter of Satvia, born June 30th, 1793 Sikes, son of India, born on April 24th, 1803 Stephen, son of Judide, born September 28th, 1806 Handy, son of Neal, born December 10th, 1790 Gilbert, son of Rachel, born October 1st, 1784 Rof, son of Bill, born June 28th, 1791 App, son of Barbary, born February 11th, 1807 Aaron, son of Barbary, born April 29th, 1810 Mahala, daughter of Bill, born April 18th, 1793 George, son of Rachel, was born May 20th, 1787 Hercules, son of Clgg, born September 21st, 1773 Bell, daughter of Rachel, born February 2, 1767 Judide, daughter of Rachel, born November 16th, 1772 Cain, son of Jinny, born January 17th, 1770 Lorena, daughter of India, born June 10th, 1810 Lucy, daughter of Mahalia born ___