tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post3574970852496262827..comments2024-03-27T22:31:02.750-05:00Comments on a3Genealogy: Married by Indenture - What is This?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-84845850228819597902022-08-22T10:54:03.749-05:002022-08-22T10:54:03.749-05:00Thank you for replying and I apologize for the del...Thank you for replying and I apologize for the delay in writing. I like to keep as much accuracy as I can when I write so researching for my book 'Fictional Memoirs of John Punch' (working title only lol!) has been ongoing but I'm close to finishing now. With so much of the records for that time period in Maryland being burnt it gives me carte-blanche to create fictional lives for a few of these characters, that could be seen as challenging history, but it's only my writers versions and I am not looking to re-write history :) I hope you enjoy reading 'Joan-put on a happy face' and look forward to a review if you can find the time. Happy reading! CarolAuthor Carol M Mottersheadhttps://carolmmottershead.wixsite.com/joanputonahappyfacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-62546172128379504532021-05-06T10:32:19.929-05:002021-05-06T10:32:19.929-05:00Carol, Thanks for following a3Genealogy. So my fir...Carol, Thanks for following a3Genealogy. So my first confession is "I love historical fiction!" I've read 48 books since the pandemic (thanks to the cancellation of conference presentations and appearances). Most of these books have been historical fiction, but I do have rules. I look up what's true, and I read the author's notes carefully. My favorites range from Fiona Davis (just fun reads), to more genealogical and WWI and WWI based. I've learned so much about NY, the Channel Islands, and even have picked up one favorite African author (though the stories are HARD). Through a well written historical fiction novel, the reader learns so much on culture, historical facts, social practices and the influences of politics. I am now reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin. I'm sure it was required reading for me college (I attended a women's college - Stephens College - in the late 1970's). I will have to add your book to my GoodReads. <br />Oh...and be sure to follow a3Genealogy on social media. Tracing Ancestors, an a3Genealogy Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479631946579184004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-17664016733537613082021-04-27T12:46:57.598-05:002021-04-27T12:46:57.598-05:00This is very helpful, thank you. I wrote a book en...This is very helpful, thank you. I wrote a book entitled 'Joan-Put on a happy face' by Carol M Mottershead and published Sept 2020. It started out purely fictional, but the characters often came up in history I found, which brought me to one of my characters known as John Punch. I was amazed to find that he was a real person, the 11th generation great grandfather of US President Barack Obama. <br />Historically, it is claimed that he was the first person to become a slave when his indentured servitude was extended to life long by Hugh Gwynn, the owner of his indentures. My John Punch believed in family so in my story, he had never actually been a runaway slave, I'd created him as being the first man to have his indentures used to legalise a marriage that he maybe not allowed to have otherwise, and now I've found your site, saying that there is such a thing as married by indentures haha! WOW! That is truly amazing!! Thank you :-)Author Carol M Mottersheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973508943383776243noreply@blogger.com