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*Tom Blake's [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajac/ '''Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870'''] can help researchers theorize the identities of the owners of their slave ancestors. The site includes material for Amelia, Essex, Halifax, Henry, King William, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince George counties in Virginia. | *Tom Blake's [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajac/ '''Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870'''] can help researchers theorize the identities of the owners of their slave ancestors. The site includes material for Amelia, Essex, Halifax, Henry, King William, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince George counties in Virginia. | ||
Black slaves are often listed as property in their masters' deeds, wills, and probate inventories. The Virginia Historical Society's [ | Black slaves are often listed as property in their masters' deeds, wills, and probate inventories. The Virginia Historical Society's [https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/researcher-resources/guides-researchers-2 Guide to African American Manuscripts] identifies many records that document slave's names and owners within their large collection. | ||
*Wynne, Frances Holloway. ''Register of Free Negroes and Also of Dower Slaves, Brunswick County, Virginia, 1803-1850''. Fairfax, Va.: F.H. Wynne, 1983. FHL '''975.5575 F2w''' | *Wynne, Frances Holloway. ''Register of Free Negroes and Also of Dower Slaves, Brunswick County, Virginia, 1803-1850''. Fairfax, Va.: F.H. Wynne, 1983. FHL '''975.5575 F2w''' | ||