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One line of Essex names are descendants of freed slaves who left Virginia for Ohio in the early 1800's. These are the Gist Settlers. Henrietta and Bristo Essex are two of the Gist Settlers. Essex is also used in this group as a personal name. Essex White and Essex Governor are also Gist Settler descendants.
