Harriet and sons, William, Luran, & John Quillan & Allen

Harriet and sons, William, Luran, & John
Quillan & Allen

Bill of Sale, Harriet and her three children, William, Luran, and John, October 31, 1844 from Jacob R. Shuford to James M. Smith, Buncombe Co. Register of Deeds

October 31, 1844, Buncombe Co. Register of Deeds

c1809: Harriet is born

October 31, 1844: 35-year-old Harriet and her three children, William, Luran, and John are enslaved by Jacob R. Shuford, the son-in-law of James M. Smith.

In order to help support the Shuford family after his daughter’s death in March 1844, James M. Smith paid Jacob $500.00 for Harriet, William, Luran, and John and then gave the family to the Shuford family along with two young men, Quillan and Allen.