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| 1. | Hester Anderson Artis was born 1687, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
Hester1 (Easter) Artis, alias Anderson, born say 1687, was one of the slaves freed by the 29 October 1712 will of John Fulcher of Norfolk County, Virginia [WB 9:223]. The August 1733 Bertie County court described her as "a free Negroe woman living in Virga." when her attorney, Richard Washington, asked the court to bind "her Son, a Negroe boy named Robin Artis," as an apprentice. The court ordered that Robin,
adjudged by the court to be 12 years,...be bound to John Hodgson Gent. of this Precinct and the Court...knowing this sd boy's father to be a slave...[Haun, Bertie County Court Minutes, I:93].
Robin was probably named for Robin Richards, another slave that Fulcher freed with the Andersons.
Hester married . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. John Artis
 was born 1723, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died , Southampton, Virginia, USA.
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| 2. | John Artis (1.Hester1) was born 1723, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died , Southampton, Virginia, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
John Artis enlisted in 1781 in Abraham Shepard's Tenth Regiment, Colonel Hall's Company.
He left the service on 1 November 1782 [Clark, State Records of North Carolina,
17:190, 16:1007, 15:609].
John married Alta. Alta died , USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Archibald Artis was born 1753, Johnston, North Carolina, USA; died 1782, Johnston, North Carolina, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 3. | Archibald Artis (2.John2, 1.Hester1) was born 1753, Johnston, North Carolina, USA; died 1782, Johnston, North Carolina, USA. Other Events:
Notes:
He was mentioned in the Revolutionary War pension application of Holiday Haithcock
which had a testimonial by William Bryan, a Justice of the Peace:
... that in the times of our Revolutionary War free negroes and mulattoes mustered in the
ranks with white men in said State ..This affiant has frequently mustered in company with
said free negroes and mulattoes ...That class of persons were equally liable to draft -
frequently volunteered in the public Service. This affiant was in the army a short time at
Wilmington at the time Craig was near that place and remembers that one mulatto was in
his company as a common soldier whose name Archibald Artis - Sworn to and subscribed
this 21 day November 1834.
Archibald married Delilah Artis. Delilah died , USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Joseph Artis was born Abt 1778, Johnston, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Dec 1881, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA.
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| 4. | Joseph Artis (3.Archibald3, 2.John2, 1.Hester1) was born Abt 1778, Johnston, North Carolina, USA; died 1 Dec 1881, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. Other Events:
- Race: Mulatto
- Reference Number: 5201
- Residence: 1820, Southampton, Virginia, USA
- Residence: 1830, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Civil1: 1 Aug 1839, Vigo, Indiana, USA; 40 acres
- Residence: 1840, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
- Residence: 1850, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 70
- Residence: 1860, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 82
- Residence: 1870, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Post Office: Prairie Creek; Age: 98
- Residence: 1880, Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA; Age: 95; Marital status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Grandfather
Joseph married Sarah Underwood. Sarah was born 1777, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Oct 1872, Vigo, Indiana, USA; was buried , Underwood Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Narcissa Artis was born 1814, North Carolina, USA.
- 6. Evaline Artis was born 1817, North Carolina, USA; died , St John, Stafford, Kansas, USA.
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