Snowball family (Sierra Leone)

Snowball family (Sierra Leone)

The Snowball family was a prominent 'settler' Krio family of 'Nova Scotian' descent. The Snowballs were originally African American slaves from 'Princess Ann County, Virginia' and were formerly the property of Richard Murray. Nathaniel Snowball who was the son of Violet Snowball and the brother of Mary Snowball was only 12 when he was recorded in the Book of Negroes and described as a 'fine boy. Formerly the property of Richard Murray of Princess Ann County, Virginia; left him 7 years ago'. Nathaniel became a prominent settler and the patriarch of the Snowball family in Settler Town, Sierra Leone.

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*A Chapter in the History of Sierra Leone Abdallah Quilliam
*http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0368-4016%28190310%293%3A9%3C83%3AACITHO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V&size=LARGE&origin=JSTOR-enlargePage
*http://books.google.com/books?id=Bfe_32ysk38C&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=snowball+sierra+leone&source=web&ots=EulfBHBspQ&sig=s8o0SBe3-9LfdmsIRQ3pwjafll4
*http://books.google.com/books?id=w6P8FSfh7GwC&pg=PA379&dq=Snowball+sierra+leone&sig=_biLxv2qPD_-ZoDkI3_DbdzEIt4
*http://books.google.com/books?id=BMY79c675JsC&pg=PA377&dq=Snowball+sierra+leone&sig=EtT1caiUjcHq3p2O_SGcBJIFjqM


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