Many wills contained information about slaves. Reading these wills may provide the reader with a clue on their ancestors.
Statewide Alabama Slave Owners
Autauga County Alabama Slave Owners
- Slaves deeded from George Anderson to son William Anderson – Jun 1831
- Slaves sold by William Anderson to various – Feb 1836
- Will [Aug 1840] and Appraisement of Estate of Nicholas Zeigler – Mar 1841
Barbour County Alabama Slave Owners
Chambers County Alabama Slave Owners
Madison County Alabama Slave Owners
- Notebook kept by Dr. Thomas Fearn of Huntsville, Alabama, from about 1852 to 1863
The notebook contains records of accounts and supplies for a plank fence on his plantation “to be made by the M & C R. Road Co. and Thomas Fearn”; information on cotton crops, supplies at home and at his plantation, and lands he owned in Mississippi; notes on his journey to attend the First Provisional Confederate Congress in Montgomery; a register of the birth dates and death dates of his slaves; and accounts that he kept with the slaves. The notebook also includes an index to the records in it.
Montgomery County Alabama Slave Owners
Pike County Alabama Slave Owners
I am looking for anyone who has family of Henry Hern great great grandfather and his wife Neicy Jackson great great grandmother of Faunsdale, Alabama parents of my great grandmother Azzie Hern Brown who married Seldon Brown in 1901 in Faunsdale Alabama moving to Bradenton, Florida .
Looking for any information on Anna Read and Elak whiker families from Troy Alabama. (Lula Whiker Walker )
I think my grandfather, Isaiah H. Anderson, was a houseboy on a plantation as a child. He lived in the Montgomery, Alabama area. I am trying to verify that information and to find anything else I can about him. Any help is appreciated.
I’m looking for any information about my Great Grandfather his name was Isaac Grove and he was born in 1860,From what I was told he was a slave.
I’m searching for info on my maternal GGGG-Grandfather, born 1819 in ALABAMA. now deceased family matriarch said he was a slave from Nigeria, named “MINGA” Walker who married Debra Ann Snowden, who had Victoria Walker, who had Rosie/Rosy Howard-Walker, who married my fraternal GGG-Grandfather Rufus Edwards and had my Grandfather, Clarence Edwards. I am searching for a WALKER PLANT-
ATION.
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I’m looking for slave owners named Britt who lived in Alabama. I would like a list of the names of their slaves. I know of a Matthew Britt, born 1795, Virginia. He lived in Barbour County, and also had land in Putnam County Georgia. He died in about 1854. I do not know the names of his slaves. I would also like to know the name of Matthew Britt’s parents. My 2x Great-grandfather was George Britt. He was born about 1844 in Alabama and wound up in Harrison County Texas by about 1850. He died in Harrison County Texas in 1927.
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Im searching for the Beacham/Beechum and the Biggham family lines. Keep hitting walls.
Dimara, have you tried the name spelled Beauchamp? It’s pronounced “Beecham.”
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Dublin/Doublin, Taylor, Watkins,Dawson, Hutchins, Taylor, Ruffin, Oliver and Bell Sumter County Alabama
I have information on Taylor in Coosa County
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Just now seeing this. My Taylor’s were in Sumter county. I am 5sure if that’s where they started
All of my maternal ancestors are from Coosa County. Who was Taylor? I’m trying to research that history. Thank you.
Hi, any information on Anderson’s? Namely Frisby and Roddie. I believe they are my ancestors and mightve been on the Anderson plantation
My oldest relative that I can trace back via the 1870 census was born in Knoxville, AL, in Greene County. Her name was Mariah Wilson (born in 1829) and she married a man named Jack Wilson. So, I’m assumed they were owned by someone named Wilson. Anyone know of slave owners in that county named Wilson? Thanks for any input!
My third grade grandfather was born 1850 on Alabama plantations his name was rev Henry C Watson he also claims that his parents also were more on the Alabama Plantation when I go to look for the last name Watson I cannot find any slaveholders by their last name desperate to find any leads
My grandma was born on a plantation in Greenville, Alabama in 1936 from Louise Davidson and John Smith. Any information
hey my name is chelceyi mckinnes.
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my dads side is Gipson and Gibson please email me
Beacham is also my family name. Maybe there’s a connection.
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I have Gibson/Gipson on my secondary branches of my Family Tree Phillip Gibson 1894 (m) Lillie McCall my 2x GGM sister (Callie McCall). I’m beginning to work on my maternal side of my Family Research Project for 2021 Family Reunion from Lowndes County Alabama (1850-1910) U.S. Censuses.
Charles Buddy Casey
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I would like to know what plantation my family was on in Ala not sure what the slave owner name was . Also, I would like to know the name of the tribe my family was from.
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I’m looking for information regarding my Great-Great grandfather I don’t know his first name and his last name was either Sprat(t) or Prat(t) his son my great-grandfather’s name was Isaac
Trying to find out about my great great great great great grandmother Channie who named her son Jack Slaughter they were from Tallapoosa, Alabama.
Kiamber,
I have seen the name Jack Slaughter in slave records from my grandfathers plantation. His name was Griffin Lampkin & he was from Madison County. If I remember correctly Jack was fathered by a slave owner. Hope this helps.
i m looking for slave records on my great great grandfather Alex Pettus, Tuscombia, Al
We must be kin! Do you know of a Edna Goodloe Haley?
Looking for any information on Hezekiah & Sally Dunklin. Hezekiah was born in 1825 and Sally 1830. Hezekiah was born in Alabama & Sally in South Carolina as per the 1880 Census.
I am researching the Hough families (African American) from Bullock and Pike County. Th earliest
ancestors were Thomas & Celie, born in GA between 1810-1820, and from what I gathered, had six
children (William, Tena, Jackson, Peter and Thomas). Rural Alabama vital records are pretty sparse,
especially for people of color.
Looking to locate information on my third great grandmother Ruth Wilkinson born around 1830 had four children one of which is my second great grandmother Catherine Taylor born around 1848 Catherine married Pleasant Arnold in Mobile Alabama there is no info on Pleasant
Have you seen the 1900 Census on Ancestry.com? Ruth Wilkinson and George Wilkinson were living with Catherine Arnold.
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Trying to locate family members and descendants of Elva Rochelle married to Charlie Rochelle and daughter Rosa and husband Austin Smith of Greenville Ala, and surrounding areas. Please help me locate if possible.
I am the fourth generation of a slave .her name was call Mama man .she was my grandmother.grandmother.me and my uncle was looking for some information about her .we do not know her slave owner’s name being the fourth generation I would like to know about her and my grandmother would like to I now about her but her daughter’s name was .Maddy Lou long .
Hi have you found any more info? What part of Sumter County?