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: 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
26 Mar 2010
AFoF Alert: Emancipation Record of Amyntus EARL Hopkins Co., KY [Owner - Samuel COMPTON] 1841
CoAAG Contributor Kathleen of a3Genealogy shared both the original and transcribed 1841 Emancipation Record of Amyntus EARL of Hopkins County, Kentucky [Owner - Samuel COMPTON]. Kathleen also offers dead-on insight to the importance of sharing personal/family slave data with descendants researching their slave ancestry. To read the post and records in entirety, go to:... read more
20 Mar 2010
AFoF Alert: Numerous Born Free Negros in Southampton Co., VA Court Minute Book 1848-1855
Carol, a true Friend of Friends from Reflections From the Fence, posted the transcribed Southampton County, Virginia minute book record citing numerous born free African-American men and women. Surnames include: Crocker, Nicholson, Bailey, Hargrave, Roberts, Stephenson, Jones, Burrough, Newsom and MANY more. The record comes from the Court Minute Book, 1848 to 1855, page 406. To read it in entirety, go... read more
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