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| Source The Feliciana Democrat (Clinton, Louisiana) April 19, 1856 |
Negro man Tim, Ben, Frank, Bill, Isaam, Aaron, woman Such, Miranda, girls; Henrietta, Mary, Lucinda, woman Sal, girl Lavilla, little Lucy, woman Emily, little Harriett, boy Edmund, girls Louisa and Fatima, boy Simon, woman Hannah, boy, John, girl Phillis.
Fatima is a female name given of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. I wonder if this name was passed down through her African ancestors.
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| Little Egypt Plantation, East Feliciana, LA Source: Ancestry |
I had to trace the history of the slaveholders. Several years ago, I took the Ancestry DNA test to determine some of my lineages. I found that I matched with someone the surname White. I had to investigate a little further to see how I could be related to the Mahetabel's family. It turned out that I was connected to someone named Elizabeth Marter. She was predicted to be my 5th -8th cousin. We shared DNA: 16 cM across one segment. On her tree, there was a woman by the name fo Mahetabel Hannah Harrell. Mahetablel was married to John Alexander White in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. They were the parents of Lewis H, James, John, Lydia, Matilda, Frances, Henry, Janet, Margaret, and Micajah White.
Mahetabel was born in 1814 in Pretty Creek, East Feliciana, and died in 1889 in East Feliciana. She and her husband lived on a plantation called in Egypt in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Levi Harrell, Jr. and Elizabeth Brian Harrell. Her siblings were: Hezekiah R, Mercy P, Anna, and Lewis Freeman Harrell.
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| Mahetabel Harrell White Source: Ancestry |
Randall's father was named Primus Harrell, as of yet we haven't been able to find who was his mother. Thomas descendants and Randall's descendants host a zoom conference call to share information and learn more about our family history. The only two children of Primus that we know of right now is Thomas and Randall. Each Harrell genealogist present to the group their research on the Harrell family through powerpoint, oral history, and photographs. Suzette Domingue a descendants of Thomas and Karran Harper Royal a descendant of Randall, discuss the DNA connections through Ancestry and 23 And Me. We're seeing a lot of DNA connections with Thomas descendants on Ancestry and 23 And Me.
I've searched for public trees on Ancestry looking for others who are researching for their Harrell lineage. I found forty-two trees that mentioned Primus Harrell. The Harrell family's can be found in Winn, St. Helena, Rapides, Tangipahoa, Grant, Caldwell, Union, East Carroll, West Carroll, East Feliciana, Iberville, and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana.
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| Agreement with Freedment Oak Grove Plantation Source: Family Search |
