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African American Exton

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 6:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Exton
Looking for any information on African American Exton.My great granddad was born in SC.The origin of the Exton surname is from England.....But my Black Exton surname started in St.Elizabeth Parish,Jamaica.I believe that my Family came from West Africa......and were brought to Jamaica
with their white Exton slave owners.........Some one more experienced please help me with this. I need to know my heritage! You can reach me at Ancestry.com Have a nice day.

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 8:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 21 Jan 2014 8:58PM GMT
Howka, I am not related.. please give me some names and dates..
have you looked at any of these records.. some are hard to read when you look at the documents.. but they list whether African or Creole..
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BritishSlaves&..., Karen

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 10:58PM GMT
Classification: Query
gilbert exton...1850-ukn

Haywood Exton...1874-1965 Tennessee

marian Exton ...1788-Jamaica...St.Elizabeth Parish

Matthew Exton...1898-1949 Tennessee

Francis Geo. Smyth owned Marian Exton

Just a few of my brickwalls..........

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:02PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 21 Jan 2014 11:03PM GMT
I saw some extons from jamaica.. it said they were creole.. let me send you some stuff

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 21 Jan 2014 11:15PM GMT
Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1812-1834 about Marian Exton
Name: Marian Exton
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1788
Age: 38
Nationality: Creole
Gender: Female
Parish: Elizabeth
Colonial Dependency: Jamaica
Owner Name: Francis George Smyth Esquire
Record Date: 1826

There is a book about the slave owner.. you may uncover more family info
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/1285693245

another book
The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing: Arranged and ...
By Edmund Lodge

http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com/

slaves mentioned here as well
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=027-...

http://jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15eliz.htm

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jamwgw/manum1.htm

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 11:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 21 Jan 2014 11:30PM GMT
I think I found why sometimes you can't find the name ..look here .. they spelled the last name as Exter

http://interactive.ancestry.com/6061/4390948_00899/36156679?...

have you seen this military record?
http://interactive.ancestry.com/6482/TN-1877692-1981/2306713...

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 2 May 2015 1:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
kumeyaayindian...I am still waiting on the African-American Exton information...Thank you...Please send to......... wcatherin399@gmail.com

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 4 May 2015 5:07PM GMT
Classification: Query
This is Karen using someone elses site.. did you read the rest of the notes on this link?.. Karen

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 4 May 2015 6:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
hello Catherine...I am trying to find my family....surname Exton ...I am looking for info. on Gilbert Exton,Minnie Exton,Haywood Exton and others from South Carolina and Tennessee and Desoto,Ms.I pray that you can help me with more than just census records.

Re: African American Exton

Posted: 4 May 2015 6:16PM GMT
Classification: Query
hello Karen...I am trying to find my family....surname Exton ...I am looking for info. on Gilbert Exton,Minnie Exton,Haywood Exton and others from South Carolina and Tennessee and Desoto,Ms.I pray that you can help me with more than just census records. Yes I read the links but I couldnot find my Extons. Found a Marian Exton born 1788.But I am not sure she is in my family.No other info available.
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