tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post1438346712435325573..comments2024-03-27T09:44:59.329-04:00Comments on Free North Carolina: Slave Emancipation/Northern Propaganda MobileBrock Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-3750350835030524862012-10-24T18:15:31.701-04:002012-10-24T18:15:31.701-04:00.My great Uncle Charles O Bugg wrote a family hist....My great Uncle Charles O Bugg wrote a family history that I have a copy of in storage. I am going to dig that out and read it again. There is more to the story.<br /><br />Maybe you should put that on-line. Let me know, please.Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-54776141271762960432012-10-24T18:02:44.780-04:002012-10-24T18:02:44.780-04:00They changed the name to "Kerr Lake" a w...They changed the name to "Kerr Lake" a ways back to honor some governor or some such. The reality is the lake is over the family land that was a land grant from King Charles. I have a cousin that still lives on "Bugg" family land down there, restored the house over the last decade or so.<br />I live behind enemy lines (in more ways than one) in DC. I work in Rockville, but was actually born in DC. Although I have always heard the family stories I just never really gave much thought to what it meant to have a southern heritage. I read some things here, and that made me look some more...My great Uncle Charles O Bugg wrote a family history that I have a copy of in storage. I am going to dig that out and read it again. There is more to the story...Again, thanks. Evidently it is never too late to learn what is what.jesse bogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-27225853766133589942012-10-24T17:38:41.625-04:002012-10-24T17:38:41.625-04:00When I search for that lake I come up with Kerr La...When I search for that lake I come up with Kerr Lake in VA? Where do you live now and thanks?Brock Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404173139501539265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566715115931065803.post-70104165761551370922012-10-24T15:44:22.651-04:002012-10-24T15:44:22.651-04:00Interesting, my mothers family is from there. In f...Interesting, my mothers family is from there. In fact they have been there since sometiime in the 1600s. By the 1860s they were not so wealthy, but still had a few slaves. They freed the slaves at the end of the war, and gave them 100 bucks to embark to Liberia. They spent the money before reaching the ship, and returned to live and work on the family farm (Or so the stories go) Some family members still live on what is left of the Land Grant. I was born in DC, but reading this blog has helped me to connect with my heritage. Thanks Brock. Perhaps you have heard of "Buggs Island Lake" (and Dam)That is the family name...jesse bogannoreply@blogger.com