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19 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves/Buyers Named in Public Sale/Estate Records of Valentine GIBBS, Hyde Co., NC 1829-30
A Friend of Friends, Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here *tweeted* the URL of the transcribed 1829-1830 estate and public sale records of Valentine GIBBS, Hyde County, North Carolina. Slaves named: Jack – 75 years old Barbara – 73 years old Fan – 50 years old Silve – 30 years old Jery – 12 years old Lewis about 12 To view the records in entirety, go to:... read more
19 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Estate Records of Samuel MIDYETT, Hyde Co., NC 1821-23
A Friend of Friends, Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here *tweeted* the URL of the transcribed 1821-1823 estate records of Samuel MIDYETT, Hyde County, North Carolina. Slaves named — Sam, Sall and Rebekah To view the records in entirety, go to: http://www.ncgenweb.us/hyde/willsestates/midyettsamuel1821.htm Thanks... read more
16 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Will of John BOSWELL, Caswell Co., NC 1854
A Friend of Friends, Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here *tweeted* the URL of the transcribed 1854 will of John BOSWELL, Caswell County, North Carolina. Slaves named — Jack, Susannah, Margaret, and Margaret’s infant child. To view the will in entirety, go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nccaswel/wills/boswell-j-1854.htm Thanks... read more
16 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: VEAL Slaves Named in Court Record Abstracts, Hyde Co., NC
A Friend of Friends, Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here posted will, deed and court extracts listing slave names from Hyde County, North Carolina. Extractions identify VEAL slaves sold to numerous buyers and cite the 1851/56 Apprentice Bond of a free boy of color, John LONGTOM. To view the extractions in entirety, go to:... read more
16 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Many Slaves Named in Morgan Co., Alabama AFoF Website!
A Friend of Friends, Kathy at AlGenWeb maintains a website — Morgan County Slaves & Their Owners — where researchers whose Ancestors owned slaves in Morgan County, Alabama can post related transcribed slave docs and data. This is an ongoing AFoF effort to assist African-American researchers from the Morgan County area and currently contains the names of slaves owned and/or sold by the... read more
10 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Wills of ADAMS, PRICE & PRICE Halifax/Montgomery Co., VA 1769-1829
A Friend of Friends, Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here posted transcribed Wills listing slaves of John ADAMS (1769 Halifax County, VA), Johan Michael PRICE (1802 Montgomery County, VA), and Henry David PRICE (1829 Montgomery County, VA). To view the post in entirety, go to: http://ancestorslivehere.blogspot.com/2010/04/friend-of-friends-friday-hubbys.html Thanks... read more
2 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Estate Inventory of Peter Presley THORNTON, Northumberland Co., VA 1781
A Friend of Friends, Leslie Ann of Lost Family Treasures, *tweeted* the URL to the 1781 Estate Inventory of Peter Presley THORNTON listing slaves in Northumberland County, Virginia. Reference source: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (pg. 203) – Vol. 22 [Virginia Historical Society] To view the record in entirety, go here: http://bit.ly/cZRlvg Thanks... read more
27 Mar 2010
AFoF Alert: Slave Alexander Sold in David FARISS Estate Sale, Catahoula Parish, LA 1841
A Friend of Friends, Liz of My Big Fat Cajun … Blog posted the transcribed Succession (probate) record of the 1841 estate sale of David FARISS in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Identified is slave Alexander sold to Edom FARISS (David’s Son). Surnames & variations — Fariss/Farris/Faress, Bambrick To read the post in entirety, go to:... read more
27 Mar 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Will of William GILL, Green Co., KY 1804
A Friend of Friends Vicki of Be Not Forgot posted the transcribed 1804 Will of William GILL of Green County, Kentucky. Slaves mentioned and bequeathed to Gill’s heirs — Jane, Red, Sarah, Poe and an unnamed male child age 2 years old. To read the post in entirety, go to: http://benotforgot.blogspot.com/2009/03/will-of-william-gill.html Thanks... read more
27 Mar 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Portsmouth, RI Wills of COOK, SISSON & SLOCUM 1726-1781
For Friend of Friends Friday, Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here posted abstracts from the Portsmouth Rhode Island Wills of Thomas COOK and Related – SISSON and SLOCUM, years 1726 – 1781 identifying slaves by name. To read the post in entirety, go to: http://ancestorslivehere.blogspot.com/2010/03/freind-of-friends-friday-cook-and.html. Here is the related post from Friday 3/19 —... read more
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