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Slaves Had A Name Project
RESEARCHING RECORDS TO FIND ANCESTORS LOST DUE TO SLAVERY
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Finding ancestors is not an easy task. We’re making the task a little easier by taking the time to find the records needed to identify slave names based. By viewing the records of the purchase and sale of slaves then document these findings so that researchers can find their lost ancestors.
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Once this is done, we combine oral accounts, and our findings into our database and record the history of their lives being sold and gifted so that researchers can link them to their family members identified on the 1870 Census, and then through their DNA matches.
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By searching for the last name of your ancestor or the slaveholder based on your research or the 1870 Census, you can view the reports we compile that will provide you the documentation you need to break through your DNA results and family lineage.
A county with no slaves
After the official freeing of slaves in 1865, Bullock County, Alabama was created from Pike, Macon, Montgomery and Barbour counties. For Pre-1840 research, you would have to include researching in Henry, Monroe, and Covington counties as well. Without researching in these counties, you will find road blocks when trying to find your earliest ancestors. Especially when trying to find ancestors related to your family members found on the 1870 Census. In order to find your ancestors, you will also need to research the slaveholders in these neighboring counties, or in the states in which they may have originated (with their slaves).
COUNTIES TRANSCRIBED
In order for our researchers to find their ancestors who reared out of Bullock County, Alabama, we realized we needed to research pre-slavery documents and this meant our research efforts needed to be expanded into researching slaveholders in neighboring counties. Release of the published reports for these surnames will be made available based on the schedule outlined below.
Pike, Alabama
To see the list of surnames that have been transcribed or will be transribed click the lnk below
Barbour, Alabama
Portions of Barbour County also made up Bullock County so this county will be transcribed and made available in 2024.
Macon, Alabama
Macon County, Alabama is the next county to be transcribed and added to the list below.
Butler, Alabama
Slave holders family members lived in many neighboring counties so “some” surnames will be transribed.
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is a large county, but only the lower region became Bullock County so records will be available in 2024.
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Surames in the database
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Records researched
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Slave names discovered
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Counties Completed
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