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Slaves in the Eighteen Hundreds, 1801-18665. Free Persons of Color and Slaves, 1670-18826. Taxes, Civil Rights and Duties of Negroes and Others, 1623-19307. Criminal Law and the Negro, 1692-19288. The Development of Free Compulsory Education for Negroes and Whites, 1631-19369. War and the Negro, 1723-192810. 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Each volume is perfect bound and contains complete name indexes to the contents of all four issues. The volumes contain a variety of records such as: Bible records, lists of marriages, abstracts of deeds and wills, military records, tax records and tithables, guardianship records, parish registers, tombstone inscriptions, and methodological essays germane to the Tidewater region, including tracing Virginia ancestors, county and parish formation, records pertaining to \"burned counties,\" vital statistics, map collections, and places of note.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume includes: Using the Map Collection in the Library of Virginia; Saint Stephen's Parish, King and Queen County, James Madison and the Bill of Rights; Losses Sustained from British Depredations, 1783, Henrico County; The Utie-Otey Connection; Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, Northumberland County; Andrew Harrison of Golden Vale Creek, Caroline (Essex) County; Loose Court Papers, 1811-1851, Mathews County; A List of Male Free Negroes, 1850, Lancaster County; Sheriff's Receipt Book, 1820-1821, Middlesex County; Cemeteries of King and Queen County; Persons Assessed with License Tax, 1862, Caroline County.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirginia Lee Hutcheson Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1997), 2016, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 276 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781585496655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-D0665\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22515549732982,"sku":"101-D0665","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-d0665.png?v=1728590383"},{"product_id":"101-s1132","title":"Northumberland County, Virginia Registers of Free Blacks","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book covers the Northumberland County, Virginia, register of free blacks, 1803-1858. Northumberland County lies in the eastern section of the Northern Neck of Virginia, which is the peninsula of land bordered by the Potomac River on the north, the Chesapeake Bay on the east, and the Rappahannock River on the south. Originally, this region was part of Lord Fairfax's Northern Neck Proprietary, which extended from today's Northern Neck all the way to the Allegheny Mountains. At its height, the Northern Neck Proprietary included the following counties: Prince George, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster, Stafford, Prince William, Culpeper, Fauquier, Warren and Frederick, and parts of Loudoun, Fairfax, Clarke and Shenandoah. The author had divided the book into two chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One gives the reader the history of the free Negro, including statistics on the number of free Negroes in Northumberland County compared with other Virginia counties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two is the Northumberland County register itself. 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Alexandria County remained a part of the District of Columbia until the territory was returned to Virginia in the retrocession of 1846. It then continued to exist as Alexandria County, Virginia, until 1920 when it was renamed Arlington County. The registration records abstracted here were originally created in response to a Virginia law of 1793 which required all free blacks to register with the town or county clerk, and get a freedom certificate to carry with them at all times as ready proof of their free status. In order to get a freedom certificate, the blacks had to produce acceptable evidence of their freedom. A black person could be free by virtue of being the child of a free mother, by manumission under a wide variety of conditions (such as at the owner's death per the terms of the owner's will), by self-purchase, etc. These abstracts indicate the nature of the proof provided, be it references to wills, deeds, and bills of sale, or affidavits by credible witnesses. 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In 1860, the total population for Amherst County had increased to 13,742 with a slave count of 6,278 (3,240 males and 3,038 females). There are nine columns of information for the 1850 index and ten for the 1860 index. Column headings include: numerical order; full name of slave owner or employer (listed alphabetically by surname); number of slaves owned; number of male slaves; number of female slaves; number of slaves considered black; number of slaves considered mulatto; if deaf, dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic; and the microfilm page number (1850 census) or number of slave houses (1860 census). Fugitives of the state are listed in the tenth column of the actual 1860 census record; however, this index lists the microfilm page reference number(s) in this column. The information on overseers includes: the numerical order of entries, the family member as it is written in the regular Amherst County census microfilm, full name of overseer (listed alphabetically by surname), and the page number. 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Surnames of the owner's children are indexed only if noted in the document. First names have been standardized in order to make it easier to search for a name. A full-name index adds to the value of this work. 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Here, the register has been transcribed, providing researchers with a valuable data source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA typical entry contains the subject's name, date of registration, physical description and details of emancipation. While all free blacks were officially required to register every year in the cities and every three years in the counties, compliance with the law was generally lax, suggesting that \"all those within at least the more rural communities of Virginia were not only known to each other but coexisted with relative harmony.\" Consequently, many free blacks never bothered to re-register or even to register at all. Therefore, warns the author, a Professor of History at James Madison University, the \"presence or absence of an individual's name_is not conclusive proof of anything.\" Of the free blacks who did register in Rockingham County, most \"claimed freedom by birth from free black or white mothers\" (the status of a child was determined by the mother's status at the time of the child's birth). Of the rest, the majority were slaves emancipated by the last will and testament of their owners. A minority \"but nevertheless significant number\" of registered blacks secured their freedom by buying deeds of emancipation from their owners, sometimes for a nominal sum of money but other times up to his or her current market value as a slave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince many of the wills of Rockingham County were destroyed in the Civil War, the references in the register are often the only clue to their existence, making this book a valuable tool even for those without black ancestors. 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However, the author discovered an even darker side of this history while researching public documents-a life insurance policy for a slave named Robert Moody, who was insured by his owner. The policy was effective February 16, 1847, and stated the slave would be working at the Clover Hill coal pits in Chesterfield County for one year. His owner purchased the policy and was listed as the beneficiary. These policies provided a risk-free opportunity for the owners to lease slaves; but it was far from risk-free for the slaves who were forced to work in the extremely hazardous conditions of the mines. Laborers, both black and white, were subjected to many deadly hazards. This excellent summary of risks was outlined in a Legislative Petition submitted to the General Assembly of Virginia in January 1851: \"from the falling or crumbling of the roofs and pillars; from accidental fire (a casualty which has twice occurred to the Midlothian Company); from sudden irruptions of water flooding his works; from the fearfully destructive explosions produced by inflammable gas; and from the breaking of ropes and other accidents in ascending and descending the shafts, a danger which will be better appreciated when it is remembered that every laborer employed in mining is at least twice a day suspended over a depth of many hundred feet.\" Even Clay, a twelve-year-old slave who was also subjected to these risks, was insured. The unsettling story that unfolds on these pages includes an examination of the various aspects of selling these insurance policies and the financial benefits of the slave insurance business, the mining companies, and public perception, which precede the detailed documentation. Records of Death typically include: full name of the killed, presumed killed and injured; race; gender; date, place, and cause of death; and source. Some entries list additional information such as age, occupation, and more. The book identifies slaves and lists their owners. Insurance Records typically include: full name of the person insured, insurance company and policy number, gender, age, name of applicant, policy date, slave occupation, slave residence, benefit amount, premium and date due, expiration date and remarks. Several appendices, a bibliography, a full name index, and a Slave Insurance index add to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy C. 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Many slaves purchased in Richmond were transported to other Southern states as demand for labor increased in those regions. History has not left a complete story of those who lived and died in the area. Many records were lost as a result of fires over the years, including during the Civil War. Fortunately information has survived to ensure that some of those who passed through this land are permanently documented. The Richmond City Sergeant Register is one of those precious records. The transcribed entries preserved on these pages portray the hardships experienced by the enslaved and free blacks in the area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntries typically contain: name of the person committed, name of the person who apprehended the slave or free black, court information if applicable, date committed, date discharged, number of days maintained in the jail and the charge for that maintenance, charges for \"turning the key,\" apprehending fee, total charge to the prisoner or slave owner, and arrangements for the payment of jail charges. If a free black (who was discharged after proving his freedom) was unable to pay his jail charges, he (or she) was sold at public auction to pay off this debt. The length of service required to repay this debt ranged from months to years. Lucy Briggs, an unfortunate free black woman who attained her release from jail after providing her freedom papers, was hired out for fifty-nine years! 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What started out as a basic interment register transcription by the author turned into tracking evidence on a trail of unsettling activities that took place on land she considered sacred. With over 1,300 interments listed, Frantel's goal was to bring light to those who time had forgotten. Instead, what she discovered was entry after entry listing gravesites as \"reopened\" or \"with another\" indicating multiple burials in the same grave. Much of the surface provided few clues regarding individual interments, therefore the author hired an engineering firm to conduct ground penetrating radar on portions of the site. The 2-D and 3-D images retrieved as a result are shocking. The below-ground disturbance indications document the distressing, questionable cemetery activities from that time. The signal sent back from the GPR beckons us to consider the message from the past. 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The original edition preserved a wealth of information on nearly 1,200 free persons of color who lived in Amherst County prior to the Civil War. This second edition contains well over 350 new names. In addition, more than a hundred names from the previous book have been expanded with new information. An entire chapter on the Indian population of Amherst County has been added and the chapter dealing with the history of slaves and free colored persons in Virginia has been substantially enlarged. A verbatim transcript of the Amherst County Register of Free Blacks, 1822-1864, follows the narrative. Misspellings and capitalization have been preserved as they were recorded, and the entries are presented in the original chronological order. The last section is alphabetical by name and lists individual data on all known free Negroes in Amherst County during the study period, 1761 to 1865. 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Registration was required once a year within the Commonwealth's independent cities, such as Richmond, Norfolk and Charlottesville; every three years for those residing in counties such as Fairfax, James City or the Isle of Wight. Failure to present registration papers would result in imprisonment as a runaway slave. The registers that exist for the city of Norfolk were prepared between 1835 and 1861 (the first year of the Civil War), and record vital information for approximately 600 men, women, and children. This valuable data has been abstracted and arranged alphabetically by the registrant's surname (if available). Six categories of information have been abstracted from the registers: approximate date of birth, description of physical features, manner of manumission, date or dates of registration, and date \"ordered to be registered.\" Other pertinent information is included for some individuals. 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For example: \"I will and bequeath to my (wife, son, daughter, etc.) all my estate both real and personal of every sort;\" or, \"...the property I have already given to my (wife, son, daughter, etc.)...\" The documents often do not include the slave's name, sometimes only girl, runaway, boy, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter in this work contains information gleaned from one Will Book. The documents include Administrator's Estate, Executor, and Guardian Accounts, Wills, and Inventory and Appraisals. Each entry gives the name of the slave owner, page number, date, and type of document followed by a list of slaves. The new owner is listed if known. Surnames of the owner's children are indexed only if noted in the document. The slaves who were emancipated, freed or manumitted are listed in the index under Emancipated. A full-name index adds to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Barlau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2018, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 88 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788458606\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-B5860\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22026733617270,"sku":"101-B5860","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b5860.png?v=1754494451"},{"product_id":"101-b5890","title":"Some Slaves of Virginia, 1674-1894: Lost Records Localities Digital Collection of Virginia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lost Records Localities Digital Collection consists of copies of records from counties or incorporated cities that suffered significant record loss due to a variety of reasons. The collection is divided into subcollections related to the localities which suffered record loss. The 'Source' of each item is listed, which tells the researcher the collection in which the original 'lost' record was found.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe lost records are arranged by county: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City, Culpeper, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City, Fairfax, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Nansemond, Nottoway, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond City, Rockingham, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Warwick, Washington, Westmoreland, and Williamsburg. Documents include wills, deeds, and other miscellaneous papers. Each slave owner is listed first, followed by the date and type of document. The list of slaves follows and the new owner is listed if known. Surnames of the owner's children are indexed if noted in the document. Freed slaves are listed under Emancipated, which includes manumissions. Certificates of Freedom, Free Negro Registration, and Free Person of Color are also noted. Servants are included; counties without records are not included. A full-name index adds to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Barlau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2019, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 226 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788458903\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-B5890\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22509945258102,"sku":"101-B5890","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b5890.png?v=1754494493"},{"product_id":"107-fbwn","title":"Free Blacks on the Warren County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1836-1862","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author has abstracted the information for free African-Americans in Warren County, Virginia and has arranged them into seven categories: Year; last name; first name; age; occupation [only given infrequently on the rolls]; property description and value; memo [oftentimes describing the exact location of the taxpayer or his former owners if freed in recent decades].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is provided in three separate arrangements to facilitate genealogical research by African-American families; 1) chronologically by year; 2) sorted by last name of the individual; and 3) sorted by first name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimilar volumes are available for \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbcl\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Clarke County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1836-1862\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClarke County\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Frederick County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1793-1862\" href=\"\/products\/107-fbfc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrederick County\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Winchester City, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1789-1862\" href=\"\/products\/107-fbwc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCity of Winchester\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2015, 11\" x 8.5\", paper, vi+ 216 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107-FBWN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iberian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29447191494774,"sku":"107-FBWN","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/107-fbwn.png?v=1761935382"},{"product_id":"107-fbcl","title":"Free Blacks on the Clarke County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1836-1862","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author has abstracted the information for free African-Americans in Clarke County, Virginia and has arranged them into seven columns: Year; last name; first name; age; occupation [only given infrequently on the rolls]; property description and value; memo [oftentimes describing the exact location of the taxpayer or his former owners if freed in recent decades].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is provided in three separate arrangements to facilitate genealogical research by African-American families; 1) chronologically by year; 2) sorted by last name of the individual; and 3) sorted by first name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimilar volumes are available for \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbfc\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Frederick County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1793-1862\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrederick County\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbwn\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Warren County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1793-1862\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWarren County\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbwc\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Winchester City, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1789-1862\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCity of Winchester\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2014, 11\" x 8.5\", paper, vi+ 65 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107-FBCL\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iberian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29449453863030,"sku":"107-FBCL","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/107-fbcl.png?v=1727805194"},{"product_id":"101-b5903","title":"Some Slaves of Prince William County, Virginia: Partial Will Books, 1734-1872","description":"\u003cp\u003eWill Books are a good source in the search for slaves only if the owner named the slave(s). Many times a will lists property without specifying if it includes slaves. For example: \"I will and bequeath to my (wife, son, daughter, etc.) all my estate both real and personal of every sort;\" or, \"...the property I have already given to my (wife, son, daughter, etc.)...\" The documents often do not include the slave's name, sometimes only girl, runaway, boy, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter in this work contains information gleaned from one Will Book. The documents include Administrator's Estate, Executor and Guardian Accounts, Wills, and, Inventory and Appraisals. Each entry gives the name of the slave owner, page number, date, and type of document followed by a list of slaves. The new owner is listed if known. Surnames of the owner's children are indexed only if noted in the document. The slaves who were emancipated, freed or manumitted are listed in the index under Emancipated. A full-name index adds to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Barlau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2019, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 226 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788459030\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-B5903\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29495154409590,"sku":"101-B5903","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b5903.png?v=1755620819"},{"product_id":"107-rk50","title":"1850 Rockingham County, Virginia Free Population Census, Slave Census, Mortality Schedule and Social Statistics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1850, the Federal Census listed the names of all in the household, instead of just the names of the head of household. This book includes all of the information in the 1850 free census except for the three columns of \"married within the year, attended school within the year, and over the age of 21 and can't read and write.\" Using the typed and indexed form of the census makes it easier to find ancestors and other useful information. To double-check the accuracy, a researcher should check the microfilm to verify the typed data. If your local public library does not have the Rockingham County census microfilm, you can usually request it through interlibrary loan for a small fee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLook for all possible spellings of the name. The Historical Society Publication Committee for this project was composed of three people with Rockingham County connections who were familiar with local names. However, the old style writing was faded and difficult to decipher in some places.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1850, other census information was also collected in different schedules. Three of the other schedules are included here. The \u003cstrong\u003eslave schedule\u003c\/strong\u003e which is transcribed here lists the owners and the age, sex, and race of every slave. The \u003cstrong\u003emortality schedule\u003c\/strong\u003e was to include names and other data on residents who died in the twelve months before June 1, 1850. Since the State of Virginia did not require deaths and births to be recorded until 1853, this mortality schedule may give death dates that are unavailable elsewhere. The \u003cstrong\u003esocial statistics\u003c\/strong\u003e give a snapshot of economic and social conditions in the county. For instance, there were no libraries but there were 97 common schools with 1970 pupils. There were 30 church buildings in the county and two newspapers. The year 1850 must have had a poor growing season, for the corn crop produced half of the usual yield.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarrisonburg-Rockingham [Virginia] Historical Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1997, 8.5\" x 11\", paper, 400 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107-RK50\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iberian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29979706589302,"sku":"107-RK50","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/107-rk50.png?v=1755620848"},{"product_id":"107-gchl","title":"Cohabitation Lists of Former Slaves in Goochland, Hanover, and Louisa Counties, Virginia as Recorded by the Freedmen's Bureau","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn February 1866, the General Assembly passed an act that called for the registration of marriages of former slaves who wished to have their unions recorded This fell under the jurisdiction of the Freedmen's Bureau. These lists provide an unparalleled window into the patterns of slave marriages. For example, in the Hanover list, in addition to the ages and full names of husband and wife, it records the date and place of marriage, the couple's places of birth and residence, marital status (single or widowed), and husband's occupation. The Goochland and Louisa lists record similar date in most cases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanice L. 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An important volume for black researchers and social historians interested in this aspect of Virginia's rich cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanice Luck Abercrombie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1993\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107-FBLC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iberian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30148084990070,"sku":"107-FBLC","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/107-fblc.png?v=1727805383"},{"product_id":"107-fbfc","title":"Free Blacks on the Frederick County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1793-1862","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author has abstracted the information for free African-Americans in Frederick County, Virginia and has arranged them into nine columns: Year; last name; first name; age; occupation [only given infrequently on the rolls]; spouse [infrequent]; property description and value; district in which taxpayer resided; notes [oftentimes describing the exact location of the taxpayer or his former owners if freed in recent decades].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is provided in three separate arrangements to facilitate genealogical research by African-American families; 1) chronologically by year; 2) sorted by last name of the individual; and 3) sorted by first name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimilar volumes are available for \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbcl\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Clarke County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1836-1862\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClarke County\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbwn\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Warren County, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1836-1862\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWarren County\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/107-fbwc\" title=\"Free Blacks on the Winchester City, Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1789-1862\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCity of Winchester\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation recorded in Virginia personal property tax records provide a wealth of information regarding the social status of an individual. The early laws required the tax commissioner in each district to record in \"a fair alphabetical list\" the names of the person chargeable with the tax, the names of white male tithables over the age of twenty-one, the number of white male tithables between ages sixteen and twenty-one, the number of slaves both above and below age sixteen, various types of animals such as horses and cattle, carriage wheels, ordinary licenses, and even billiard tables. Free Negroes are listed by name and often denoted in the list as \"free\" or \"FN.\" By the 1850s, the personal property tax records contained detailed descriptions of personal property owned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe most frequent use of personal property tax records is for the direct information recorded: name of the property owner, type and quantity of property owned, and amount of tax paid. Comparative analysis of personal property tax records from year to year may lead to conclusions about social, economic, and agricultural history, as well as the status of certain individuals or groups of property owners within a locality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor genealogical researchers, personal property tax records may provide important data. Individuals with the same names in a locality may be distinguished by a junior or senior, residence in different tax districts, or geographical location. Parentage may be expressly or implicitly stated by either the name or number of male tithables between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one in the household of the taxpayer. The names of women appear occasionally when owning property in their own right or as the widow of a property owner. By studying the lists from year to year, researchers may trace an ancestor to determine the date of departure from a locality, or possibly the year of death. The name of a taxpayer will continue on the tax list, noted as \"deceased\" or \"estate,\" until the estate is settled.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoy MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2011, 11\" x 8.5\", paper, vi+ 359 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107-FBFC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iberian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30294801285238,"sku":"107-FBFC","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/107-fbfc.png?v=1727805462"},{"product_id":"101-b3410","title":"Some Slaves of Virginia, Volume 5, Master Index to The Cohabitation Registers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cohabitation Registers of 27 February 1866 from the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection of the Library of Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the previous volumes in this series each contain an index, having all the indexes in one Master Index simplifies and defines which volume(s) you need to explore. Various spellings can be easily noted. Some of the difficulties in tracing a person from one county and owner to another may be removed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese cohabitation records may help you put families together and aid in finding extended family members. The tables are comprised of two different types of information: \"A Register of Children of Colored Persons Whose Parents Had Ceased to Cohabit Which the Father Recognizes to be His\" and \"A Register of Colored Persons Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Register of Children usually gives the child's name, age, place of birth, residence, and the last owner. Also included are the parent's names, ages, residences, and last owner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cohabiting Records generally include the husband's and wife's names and ages, their residence, their last owner with his\/her residence, and a list of their children and ages plus a date of the start of their cohabitation or the number of years together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the information in each table is similar, it may be arranged in different sequences. The place of birth is usually the county and the residence is usually the town. Ages are given and can aid in estimating a birth year. The same applies to estimating a death year. Some registers indicate children by a first wife. 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The tables are comprised of two different types of information: \"A Register of Children of Colored Persons Whose Parents Had Ceased to Cohabit Which the Father Recognizes to be His\" and \"A Register of Colored Persons Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Register of Children usually gives the child's name, age, place of birth, residence, and the last owner. Also included are the parent's names, ages, residences, and last owner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cohabiting Records generally include the husband's and wife's names and ages, their residence, their last owner with his\/her residence, and a list of their children and ages plus a date of the start of their cohabitation or the number of years together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough the information in each table is similar, it may be arranged in different sequences. The place of birth is usually the county and the residence is usually the town. 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This new Sixth Edition is Heinegg's most ambitious effort yet to reconstruct the history of the free African American communities of Virginia and the Carolinas by looking at the history of their families. It also marks the first new edition since 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow published in three volumes, and \u003cstrong\u003e400 pages longer\u003c\/strong\u003e than the two-volume Fourth Edition, \u003cem\u003eFree African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820\u003c\/em\u003e consists of detailed genealogies of hundreds of free black families that originated in Virginia and migrated to North and\/or South Carolina from the colonial period to about 1820. The families under investigation represent nearly all African Americans who were free during the colonial period in Virginia and North Carolina. Like its immediate predecessor, the Sixth Edition traces the branches of a number of African American families living in South Carolina, where original source materials for this period are much scarcer than in the two states to its north. Researchers will find the names of the more than 13,000 African Americans encompassed by Mr. Heinegg's genealogies conveniently located in the full-name index at the back of each volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMr. Heinegg's findings are the outgrowth of 40 years of research in some 1,000 manuscript volumes, including colonial and early national period tax records, colonial parish registers, 1790-1810 census records, wills, deeds, Free Negro Registers, marriage bonds, Revolutionary pension files, newspapers, and more. 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