PATRICK, VA GILBERTS
fIRST i HAVE AN ANCESTOR NAMED mELISSA JANE GILBERT BORN IN 1855 IN PATRICK, VA. SHE MARRIED JERRY PENN IN 1872 IN STOKES COUNTY, NC. hER PARENTS WERE FREDRICK AND NELLY GILBERT FROM PATRICK, VA. THEY WERE MULATTOS AND I BELIEVE SLAVES OF A FREDRICK GILBERT. BUT FREDRICK ONLY HAD ONE MALE SLAVE AND IF HE WASN'T A FREDRICKTHEN I BELIEVE THE SLAVE OWNER WAS THE FATHER OF MANY OF NELLYS CHILDREN. wHEN SHE CAME OUT OF SLAVERY SHE WAS ON HER OWN AND MOVED TO STOKES COUNTY, NCWITH A LOT OF WHITE GILBERTS, LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THEM. I just want to see if anyone out there knew anything, even if it doesn't seem important. I would reaaly just like to know the slaves of fredrick gilbert and i don't know how to do that.help!!mario