Feb 4, 2016 · Explore genealogy for Lydia Polite born 1795 South Carolina, United States including research + descendants + 2 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree …

Robert Smalls was born on April 5, 1839, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to Lydia Polite, a woman enslaved by Henry McKee. [2] She gave birth to him in a cabin behind McKee's house, at 511 …

Oct 19, 2021 · In 1839 Lydia Polite gave birth to Robert Smalls in a cabin behind the home of her master, John H. McKee, in Beaufort, South Carolina. There is a rumor that McKee or his son …

Born in Beaufort in 1839 in a cabin behind 511 Prince Street, to Lydia Polite, a woman enslaved by Henry McKee, Smalls was sent at the age of twelve to Charleston by McKee to hire out as …

Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, on April 5, 1839, in a cottage behind the Henry McKee house. He was the son of Lydia Polite, a house servant who had …

Feb 26, 2015 · Lydia Polite was a 43-year-old house servant – a coveted spot in the hierarchy of Southern slaves – when she had a baby she named Robert Smalls on April 5, 1839.

Robert Smalls was born in 1839 to Lydia Polite, a woman enslaved by Henry McKee. She gave birth to him in a cabin behind McKee’s house, at 511 Prince Street in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Sep 6, 2022 · Robert Smalls was born in 1839 to Lydia Polite, a woman enslaved by Henry McKee. She gave birth to him in a cabin behind McKee's house, at 511 Prince Street in …

His mother was Lydia Polite, a slave of the McKee family. She was in her 40s when he was born. His father was possibly his owner, Henry McKee . His first wife was Hannah Jones, whom he …

Jun 18, 2016 · In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he bought a townhouse and …