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39 master was his father. In 1855, one of Thomas' slaves named Carolina gave birth to a mulatto son. It was a birth Thomas Lloyd Hogan was well aware of when a he made out his will a year later on October 20, 1856. To his daughter, Martha Kirkland, Hogan gave a house in Chapel Hill near the Baptist Church and "one negro Woman named Caroline and her children which legacy she is to have undisturbed use of during her natural life."These children were mixed race offspring. Another piece of property given away was a young girl aged six years old named Mahala, who was assigned to his grandson John T. Hogan. But the most revealing distribution of -. Hogan's property was to his son, _ Joseph C. Thomas left Joseph "all of t* — my Lands whereon I now live and all i �-�- other lands adjoining the same that I = ,,, ,�,;� now own; also the following Negroes _ -_ Richard Harriett and Mariah; also all of my stock of every description consisting of Horses Mules cattle Hogs _ and sheep.Also wagons all of the crop[s] of every description." The basement fireplace and ghost marks In the basement of the Hogan-Rogers of a plastered ceiling suggest the Hogan family slaves lived in the home's basement. House are the remains of the living quarters for servants who cooked, cleaned, and aided the Hogan family. Since Richard, Harriett, and Mariah are noted in close connection with Thomas' house,lands, and possessions,these individuals could be the inhabitants of the Hogan-Rogers House basement. Further research reveals some vague information about these three slaves. Comparing the 185o and 186o Federal slave schedules suggests Richard was between 10 and 20 years old and Mariah and Harriett were between 10 and 40 years old. Nothing else is known about them. 7