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For those who know of direct connections to the Shirley Plantation, are curious about it or think they may be able to contribute, please take a look at this post from Maya Moretta:

"Hi everyone! My name is Maya Moretta and I’m a student at Georgetown University. I am currently in the process of performing the preliminary research for my Honors’ History Thesis. For my project, I will be researching Shirley Plantation’s representation of enslavement, the extent to which they a...re profiting off of this narrative and how this affects descendants of the people who were enslaved on the property. I would really love to connect with any people who are descendants of people who were enslaved by the Carter family. If you would be willing to speak with me or know of any information that could be of help to me, I would greatly appreciate it! My email is mfm117@georgetown.edu. Feel free to shoot me an email or a direct message if you feel comfortable. Thank you so much and I hope everyone and their family is safe and healthy."

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We've gotten some new information today about Alice Gray, mother of Alfaretta Pauline Elizabeth (Gaines) Massey.

First, a little background:

Up to this point we knew few things about Alice. We knew that her mother, Moselle, was an enslaved woman from Hyde County, North Carolina who was "inherited" by George Arnold Gray of Little Compton, RI.

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