"Indentured Servants in Colonial America" // FamilyTree According to family legend, the first Nation ancestor to settle in America--John Nation of Rowan County, North Carolina, my 8th great-grandfather--was kidnapped as a young boy in England and brought to New Jersey as an indentured servant. It is much more likely, though, that John Nation entered into [...]
Nation Family Farm, 1880 William Nation with sons Jesse & Oma This week's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks theme is "nonpopulation," referring to a series of agricultural, manufacturing and business schedules largely conducted in the 1800s. Agricultural schedules, in particular, provide information on the farm owner, the cash value of the farm, farming machinery, the [...]
Applegate Genealogy 
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