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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

AFoF Alert: Genealogywise Slave Documents/Names – Estate of John SMITH, Rutherford Co., TN (Springfield Plantation) 1825

A Friend of Friends, Lisa from the Genealogywise Community posted transcribed Estate records for John and William SMITH of  Rutherford County, TN (Springfield Plantation). Many slave names listed in several entries. To view the records in entirety, go to: http://tinyurl.com/yc6wfz3 Thanks... read more

AFoF Alert: Many Slave Names From COSSEN, GRESHAM, MEREDITH & PALMER Family Research – VA, TN

A Friend of Friends Susan of Nolichuckyroots shared her We Relate ongoing project listing MANY slave names discovered through family research. Surnames include: COSSEN, GRESHAM, MEREDITH, PALMER & CONWAY Contributor’s note: The records extracted include: Receipts for Meredith surname, 1813-1840, Baltimore, MD and Lancaster, VA Will for Meredith surname, 1808, Lancaster, VA Estate valuations for... read more

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

AFoF Alert: 562 Wilkes Co., GA Inventories & Estate Records 1853-1869

Luckie contributed 562 digitally scanned images of Wilkes County, Georgia Ordinary Records – Inventories, Appraisements and Sales of Estates, 1853-1869. To view the scanned images online, go to: http://afriendoffriends.com/?page_id=278 read more

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