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Quick Guide to African American Records (view source)
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When you know the slave owner’s name or if you have a list of possibilities: | When you know the slave owner’s name or if you have a list of possibilities: | ||
1. Study the life and records of the slave owner and his family. Your ancestor’s life was inseparably connected with the slave owner. Your ancestor will be listed in records of the slave owner’s property. 2. Look for the slave owner’s name in: | 1. Study the life and records of the slave owner and his family. Your ancestor’s life was inseparably connected with the slave owner. Your ancestor will be listed in records of the slave owner’s property. | ||
2. Look for the slave owner’s name in: | |||
*Federal census schedules, 1850 and 1860. Slave schedules give the age and sex of each slave. For information on using slave schedules, see: [[United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] and [[U.S. Census Slave Schedule, 1860|U.S. Census Slave Schedule, 1860]] which each contain a section, ''How to Use the Collection.'' | :*Federal census schedules, 1850 and 1860. Slave schedules give the age and sex of each slave. For information on using slave schedules, see: [[United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|United States Census Slave Schedule, 1850 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] and [[U.S. Census Slave Schedule, 1860|U.S. Census Slave Schedule, 1860]] which each contain a section, ''How to Use the Collection.'' | ||
*The 1850 and 1860 federal census mortality schedules. These give the names of slaves who died and the names of the slave owners. | :*The 1850 and 1860 federal census mortality schedules. These give the names of slaves who died and the names of the slave owners. | ||
*Tax records. These list slaves and their monetary value. | :*Tax records. These list slaves and their monetary value. | ||
*Land and property records. Search for information about deeds, sales, mortgages, or rental transactions of slaves. | :*Land and property records. Search for information about deeds, sales, mortgages, or rental transactions of slaves. | ||
*Probate, estate, and chancery court records These show the distribution of slaves at the death of a slave owner. | :*Probate, estate, and chancery court records These show the distribution of slaves at the death of a slave owner. | ||
*Plantation records. Account log books give the names of slaves, family relationships, and their assigned tasks. Some records give the slaves’ birth and death dates. They also record when a slave was bought, from whom, and for how much. | :*Plantation records. Account log books give the names of slaves, family relationships, and their assigned tasks. Some records give the slaves’ birth and death dates. They also record when a slave was bought, from whom, and for how much. | ||
*Antebellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1966. | :*Antebellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America, 1966. | ||
See Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources for the films and guide books for this collection. Whenever possible, these records are listed under the county or state where the plantation was located. They are then listed alphabetically by the name of the slave owner. | See Family History Library Bibliography of African American Sources for the films and guide books for this collection. Whenever possible, these records are listed under the county or state where the plantation was located. They are then listed alphabetically by the name of the slave owner. | ||