Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved



An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family’s past.

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44 thoughts on “Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved”

  1. The only thing more beautiful than Sharswood is the Miller family who were called back to it by the Old Ones. As a genealogist/family historian, this story gives me chills. This beautiful family has come full circle and I my heart rejoices with them.

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  2. That’s crazy! To sit under that tree an ancestor has sit under, looking at that house. The same house he now owns.
    I hope their spirits comes to those family gatherings and rejoice with their lineage.

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  3. That is crazy I think I met Fred Miller… He also said we're all the way here from Virginia & I said welcome…. They were getting ice cream, that is crazy if that was him I'm not 100% for sure but I think that was the guy I met, if so what a small world you never know who you'll meet!! Grateful 🙏🏽

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  4. This story not only shines the light on a Black family learning about their ancestors, it shines the light on a painful time in United States history. With me, I don't know much about my family history on my Mother or my Father's side. My Mother is from North Carolina, and my Father is from Virginia.

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  5. Am from Ethiopia and my aristocratic ancestors used to own "slaves" from "less civilized tribes" from southern parts of Ethiopia, my great grandfather then had children from one of the slaves other than his wife's…..in recent years though one of the "slave's" daughter bought all of her half sisters belongings for the sister had to go through huge financial crises and sell everything. I remember my mother saying to me "look, how God speaks"!

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  6. Amen! This story of the miller family is so touching, I know what it feels like to find out who you are, and to what family you came from. May God continue to bless you. 💋❤️

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  7. What a history to discover about their ancestors and forth generation to but the very own property and own by their very own sons. I just love the findings by the Millers.

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