tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post3880216615547113526..comments2024-03-27T08:47:53.648-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: Flora Stewart - Black History Month in LondonderryHeather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-60694456932398305612016-04-03T12:19:18.122-07:002016-04-03T12:19:18.122-07:00Just think that if accounts were correct this woma...Just think that if accounts were correct this woman ws older than America at the time.Courtney B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16219461153303820573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-24493313138847896152014-02-19T17:29:36.254-08:002014-02-19T17:29:36.254-08:00The question of age is a curious one. Growing up, ...The question of age is a curious one. Growing up, I ran into a number of people who did not even know for sure what day or year they were born. No records were kept and the family never made a fuss over birthdays. Hard to imagine but it accounts for some folks perhaps guessing that they or others were older than they actually were.quiltersmusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081018972865758036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-40822158085247386362014-02-12T12:24:57.434-08:002014-02-12T12:24:57.434-08:00Wow, Brett, I really enjoyed reading your articles...Wow, Brett, I really enjoyed reading your articles. What a lot of research you were able to do on Edward Foster. It is very hard to find anything on enslaved people in this time period, unlike your Edward of noble birth. Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-41126466740282874792014-02-12T12:00:55.520-08:002014-02-12T12:00:55.520-08:00I think there was some fascination with centenaria...I think there was some fascination with centenarians in this era. I came across a similar subject in Derbyshire, England who was photographed and feted in the 1860s. The claims about Edward Foster's life were remarkable, if true, so I decided to see if I could verify any of them.<br />http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.co.nz/2010/04/portrait-of-portraitist-and-local.html<br />Well, it was a long exercise in patience, but eventually I proved that he was not 103 when he died, but a mere 91 years old. In a series of articles which you can follow from the first in the series, if you are interested, I detailed many of his real achievements, although many proved to be pure invention. See the final article for the denouement:<br />http://photo-sleuth.blogspot.co.nz/2011/11/edward-foster-part-5-good-hand-at.htmlBrett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-23272150939932232422014-02-12T07:03:46.371-08:002014-02-12T07:03:46.371-08:00Heather-- thinking about NH people like the Cartla...Heather-- thinking about NH people like the Cartlands, it is so inspiring to me to see how the Quakers risked so much-- over and over again. Their quiet collaboration rescued people thru the Underground Railroad, and their network was essentially invisible or quietly ignored by neighbors. They did not need that "personal contact" to spur on their desire to help, just a belief and commitment to act on that belief. The interesting contrast (again apparently written with, for want of a better word, "affection", is read in the Wentworth genealogy, I think it was Paul2. He apparently had a few slaves that he named and cared about... He referenced them with what I would call "affection", and "left" them to three family members, whom he also referenced with affection. Judy Grangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610431691858232116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-37859706967108358912014-02-12T06:40:11.758-08:002014-02-12T06:40:11.758-08:00The words "surely goodness and mercy..."...The words "surely goodness and mercy..." seem to resonate for me. Reading essentially why she was rescued-- she nursed his mother-- and thinking about what I saw recently in the Wentworth genealogy (in a very different way), the human connection is what so often draws people in. <br /> Judy Grangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610431691858232116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-77979190730902959752011-11-27T13:17:29.562-08:002011-11-27T13:17:29.562-08:00As you can see, she still lived to be over 100 yea...As you can see, she still lived to be over 100 years old. I bet she had some stories she could tell you.ladyestellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941478424859943292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-88717795786550826902011-02-26T12:30:19.741-08:002011-02-26T12:30:19.741-08:00Now this was interesting. I would love to see any ...Now this was interesting. I would love to see any deeds/estates or emancipation records of this woman. My 3rd great-aunt had a child at the age of 61 so this is possible, and many on that line have had children between 55-60. Not as rare as purported in indigenous people either. What seems to be agreed upon, is she is plus 115, remarkable in its own right!I would think however, there were more records of her slavery.Tracing Ancestors, an a3Genealogy Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479631946579184004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-38545264613889868462011-02-18T06:32:55.371-08:002011-02-18T06:32:55.371-08:00Yes, she does look elegant in this photo, despite ...Yes, she does look elegant in this photo, despite her years. The only thing I see in common with all the stories about Flora Stewart is 1.) great respect, and 2.) great age.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-90418267030755265772011-02-17T22:47:09.057-08:002011-02-17T22:47:09.057-08:00Wow, what a regal looking lady.Wow, what a regal looking lady.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597352292354562232noreply@blogger.com