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Knit, and walk about the house & yard without
a guide. She was peculiarly fortunate however
in having a Negro woman to wait upon her, who
was every way worthy of the office. No child could
have been more devoted to a mother, than was this
African slave to her Mistress: The White family
consisted of my father & mother alone, & such
were his active & industrous habits, that he could
not be confined to the house: The Negro woman
was house keeper & had the charge of everything
about it. I never heard of any complaint against
her. Her name was Amie. In the division of the
family slaves, she fell to brother Benj'n & her children
(I think) to brother Levi. It is generally believed that the
loss of one family, strengthens those which remain,
there is no doubt, I expect, that after the loss of one
others which remain are necessarily brought into action
to supply its place, and by that means are improved.
I remember when my youngest child by my first wife
was an infant, probably four or five months old,
we visited my father & mother. Shortly after we
arrived, the child (Louisiana, now Mrs Bradford),
was taken to its grand mother who after kissing
it, very affectionately, ran her fingers over it's face
with great rapidity, & much apparent interest
and immediately said "God bless this dear child
it has its father's features" which was literally
true.
My brother Benjamin, as before remarked was married
in 1795 or 6. He shortly afterwards removed to and
settled on land (given to him by our father), on
the Water of Stoner, in Clarke County. When he first
settled there, the whole county was a "Cane brake"
& is now, I presume, all enclosed, & in a high state
of cultivation. He resided on the same place, occupying
the first house he built, until his death
which happened in the year 184 . I have said
something about his character at page 2. He was early
appointed a Justice of the Peace, at that time in Kentucky
an office of importance, the Justices held, as they