1830--Milly Excluded Due to an Accusation of Adultery
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Title
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1830--Milly Excluded Due to an Accusation of Adultery
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Date
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Mar 1830
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Formatted date
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1830-03-01
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Event type
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Accused- Adultery
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Exclusion
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Description
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Milly a "Black woman" was received by experience as a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church on February 13, 1818. Larkin Ryle accused Milly of adultery in February 1830 and was excluded in March 1830. "Mily" enslaved by Ben Stephens, is listed as a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church, no date was given. Milly is the likely mother of Nancy and Jane (Stephens White). In the 1852 Will of Benjamin Stephens, she was alloted to his widow. In 1870, Milly lived in Rising Sun, and was married to Daniel Parsons. She died there in 1878.
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Bibliographic citation
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Boone County Will Book F, page 528