The Life and Times of a Northampton County Cotton Farmer
Here’s what I have been able to uncover about the life of my 5th great grandfather Britton Cumbo Sr., a free man of color born 1776-1794 of Northampton County, ...
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The Battle Over Britton Cumbo’s Estate
Britton Cumbo, my 4x Great grandfather and the root of the Cumbos of Northampton family from which I descend, was born a free person of color around 1825, orpha...
An Orphan’s Apprenticeship
The earliest document I have acknowledging the existence of my great-great-great-great (4x great) grandfather Britton Cumbo Jr., comes from North Carolina cour...
Who was Bug Cumbo?
Who was Bug Cumbo? He was my great-great-great grandfather. I never knew anything about him until I started tracing my Cumbo ancestry. My family’s knowle...