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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. The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules are available on Ancestry.com ($) and FamilySearch.org (free). | Tom Blake's [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ajac/ Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870] can help researchers theorize the identities of the owners of their slave ancestors. The site includes material for Amelia, Essex, Halifax, Henry, King William, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince George counties in Virginia. The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules are available on Ancestry.com ($) and FamilySearch.org (free). | ||
Paul Heinegg prepared a detailed list of [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/virginiafreeafter1782.htm '''Virginia slaves manumitted'''] (freed) between 1782 and the 1820s. | Paul Heinegg prepared a detailed list of [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/virginiafreeafter1782.htm '''Virginia slaves manumitted'''] (freed) between 1782 and the 1820s. | ||
[http://unknownnolonger.vahistorical.org/ '''Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names'''] is a free online database created by the [[Virginia Historical Society]]. Information on many Virginia slaves is available in this work in progress.<ref>Dick Eastman, "Virginia Historical Society Slave Database Online," ''Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter,'' 24 February 2012, http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/02/virginia-historical-society-slave-database-online.html.</ref> | [http://unknownnolonger.vahistorical.org/ '''Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names'''] is a free online database created by the [[Virginia Historical Society]]. Information on many Virginia slaves is available in this work in progress.<ref>Dick Eastman, "Virginia Historical Society Slave Database Online," ''Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter,'' 24 February 2012, http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/02/virginia-historical-society-slave-database-online.html.</ref> | ||
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*Morales, Leslie Anderson and Ada Valaitis. ''Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865.'' 5 vols. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2007. {{FHL|1408659|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 V22v v. 1-5}}. | *Morales, Leslie Anderson and Ada Valaitis. ''Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865.'' 5 vols. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2007. {{FHL|1408659|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 V22v v. 1-5}}. | ||
The Library of Virginia has a collection titled '''Public claims, slaves and free blacks, 1781-1865'''. The collection contains tax records for free blacks and slaves, records of condemned blacks who were executed or transported out of state, and records of runaway slaves who were caught and whose owners could not be found. The runaway slaves became the property of the state and were sold to new owners. Copies are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: {{FHL|783095|item|disp=FHL Films 2027937-2027942}}.<br> | |||
Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages appeared in '''newspapers'''. They have been published and can be found in: | Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages appeared in '''newspapers'''. They have been published and can be found in: | ||