19 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Bible Record Listing HUFFMAN/SLEMMONS Slave Births, Barren Co., KY 1838-1869
A Friend of Friends, Deborah of The Sum Of All My Research, posted the transcribed 1838-1869 bible record, listing slave births, of John Crenshaw SLEMMONS of Barren County, Kentucky. The entry states: “Bible belonged to John Crenshaw Slemmons and now is in possession of Mrs. R. I . Taylor, Edmonton Road, Glasgow, Ky. Record of a black woman Eliza Huffman, a slave of John Crenshaw Slemmons: Woman... read more
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
18 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slaves Named in Wills of BULLARD/DAVIS, Fredericksburg/King George Co., VA 1797/1808
Sandra Ferguson posted, on the African American message forum at Genealogy.com, transcriptions of the wills of Reuben BULLARD of Fredericksburg, VA (1797) which freed upon his death a slave named Grace, and James DAVIS of King George Co., VA which names slaves Fanny and Ben. You can view the complete transcriptions here: http://genforum.genealogy.com/aa/messages/2152.html Thank you, Sandra for being a... 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
7 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Slave Indexes of STITH & Related Families – GA, KY, TN, NC, VA
AFoF Partner Robyn of Reclaiming Kin shared a link to the transcribed Slave Indexes of the STITH and related families of Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. Related Surnames include — HUNT, GREENE, BOON, GILLIAM, GRAY, HARRIS, HARRISON, MASON, CHAPPELL and DAVIS. Contributor Linda, noted: Below you will find indexes of slaves belonging to the Stith family and other families... read more
6 Apr 2010
AFoF Alert: Atlanta Historical Newspapers Online 1847 to 1922 – Digital Library of GA
A new digital database providing online access to 14 newspaper titles published in Atlanta from 1847 to 1922 is now available through the Digital Library of Georgia, housed at The University of Georgia Libraries. The Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive (http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/atlnewspapers) consists of more than 67,000 newspaper pages and provides historical images that are both full-text... read more
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