Re: marks in the 1880 census- DOES IT SAY "PORTUGAL"?
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Re: marks in the 1880 census- DOES IT SAY "PORTUGAL"?
David Jones 3/05/07
That's right it was Hopkins that was ordered to leave the county.There were ten charged and two found guilty, who were the two found guilty?
State of Tennessee vs Ambrose Hopkins, the grand jury summoned impaneled and sworn and charged to inquire of the body of the county of Hawkins aforesaid, upon their oath present that a certain Ambrose Hopkins “A Free Man Of Color” and not a NATIVE of said county and state. On or about the first day of Jan. in the year of our lord 1845 removed himself from an adjoining state into this the said county and state aforesaid and the jurors upon their oath further present and say that the said Ambrose Hopkins a free man of color, having been duly notified more than 20 days before this Sept term of the circuit Court 1852 to LEAVE THIS THE SAID COUNTY OF HAWKINS AND STATE OF TENNESSEE.
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