Giles Holt of Hardin County, Tennessee enslaved my ancestor Malinda Holt. Giles enslaved her and others, including another woman named Judy (or Judah) Holt. I will probably never know whether or not Malinda and Judy were biological sisters (Update, 2017: DNA research suggests they were not). Nevertheless, I track Judy’s children as my relatives. It […]
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Giles Holt, the Slaveowner
I have been researching Giles Holt for 13 years now. He enslaved my ancestor, Malinda Holt. I’d had this thought many times about Malinda Holt. I concluded about a year ago that I may never find out where and how Giles acquired her. There’s simply a limit to the written records. At some point, accepting […]