Bill Drayton

Male

Christchurch, Dorset

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

What surnames are you interested in researching?
Drayton, Grimke, McKinlay, Bonneau, Weston, O'Hear
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
USA, West Indies, West Africa, UK
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Intermediate Family History Researcher
Do you have a genealogy website or blog or belong to a Genealogy Society?
www.grimke.co.uk

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  • David L. Owings

    Thanks Bill!
  • David L. Owings

    Would you like me to see if I can get them?

    Bill, I found this material, let me know if I can try and get it for you.

    Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century:
    Papers and Diaries
    Series F,
    Holdings of the Center for American History,
    University of Texas at Austin

    Reel 13
    Sarah Grimké Papers, 1825–1874,
    South Carolina
    Description of the Collection
    Sarah Grimké was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of a wealthy, slaveowning family. In 1821, she left her family’s home and moved to Philadelphia. Sarah soon became involved in both the abolitionist and women’s rights movements. Both of these parts of her life are reflected in this collection. N.B. Other collections of Sarah Grimké papers are held by the Manuscript Division of the
    Library of Congress and by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
    Introductory Materials
    0001 Introductory Materials. 3 frames.
  • David L. Owings

    Yes, Mary Owings and Richard Owings are mulatto children of Madame Sophie E. McAlpin and slave trader Richard M. Owings. Daniel McAlpin is Amartintha "Minty" Draytons son - trying to establish if Sophie and Daniel are brother and sister. And why the use of the term madame. Sophie as so light she was able to pass through a whites only Charleston funeral home. Her son Richard came to Toxteth Park, Liverpool - a good many family still live in the area. Richard and his son Daniel Owings may well be the only mulattos to serve with white British soldiers during WWI.