Marriage and Family
In 1799 Frank married Lucy, an enslaved African American on a neighboring plantation. They had four children, all born into slavery. By 1817 Frank had earned enough money to buy Lucy from her master for $800, and give her freedom. Two years later in 1819 he bought his own freedom at the same price, earning him the name Free Frank. In 1829 Free Frank traded his saltpeter plant in exchange for the freedom of his eldest son, also called Frank, who had fled to Canada and was a fugitive. By this time he and Lucy also had three freeborn children: Squire, Commodore and Lucy Ann.
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Famous quotes containing the words marriage and/or family:
“And what if my descendants lose the flower
Through natural declension of the soul,
Through too much business with the passing hour,
Through too much play, or marriage with a fool?”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“When one family builds a wall, two families benefit from it.”
—Chinese proverb.