In KY, the courthouses (and my county court house was burned as well) there are also books simply and terribly titled "Slaves" that also holds information. In probate books, testate means died with a will so definitely try that route. Some of these very old deeds from KY at least contain some pretty bizarre things so make sure you're trying your best to read them thoroughly. I hope this helps someone. Thanks for your information as well! 💕

I’m throwing this out there because I literally don’t know how to proceed with this information. I have the names of the enslaved people that the founder of the American branch of my family owned and bequeathed in his will to his heirs. I would like to make their names public and the will as well so that it may help in aiding modern descendants of those people track their ancestry. I have no idea how to track from the beginning, only from now and going backwards. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

The saddest thing I feed it's only 417 people with thumbs up about this information it should be more and more black people get involved in searching the history also more and more black people should get involved with eating healthy and exercising I lost 122 lb but I want to see us all do the same thing so you quit eating fried food eat more salads and vegetables take care of yourself I love you sister for putting this on here thank you

Thank you! This information is extremely helpful! I can't wait to see where It gets me while I'm helping a friend discover his roots.

Very helpful. I'm going to watch this again and take a few notes.

Thank you for this video. I will use your information wisely. Much was hidden 150 years ago. I read some documents a few years back which showed records of very rich small towns in New Jersey and New York who invested in the african slave trade and profited greatly from their investments back in the early 1800's. Very interesting indeed.

Thank you!

Thank you so much

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Great video very informative. What's the name of the first instrumental?

I can't even find my family in 1870. Maybe they missed the census but the part that I'm stuck at most is finding the slave owners.

Thankfully, my great-grandmother told my mother and her siblings about the ancestors she knew of. We have gone as far back as finding the name of my fourth great grandmother. We're stuck trying to find the name the owner of she and her children. We also don't know what happened to her husband.

Great job, thank you. We, french, have to do the same.

How about those of us who live in the Caribbean Islands?

Ok...So to just whomever could maybe give any tips on this---Here's my current conundrum on finding my ancestors in the era of slavery: After MUCH EXTENSIVE DIGGING, I believe I have all proper info I may need, I just need a little advice on some of the best suggestions on resources that pertain to anything that gives even the smallest details of slavery records in Mississippi before about 1880? Because my knowledge at the moment of multiple sources that will show any possible information from that time period is limited so I'm certain there's probably several more resources I can possibly use but just not though of it yet?

I am trying to find my mother's side of family. I am trying to get her proper death date and birth date.

how do you see how your ppl came into possession of indian owners? and the names on the ship records....has anyone linked their ancestry to any so called africans on the slave ships or on slavevoyages.com?

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