I would like to truly thank all of you who responded to my question about Slaves names being listed on Yearly Property Tax records. It depended upon the recording system of the county of your research. Most counties only listed the number of slaves and the tax paid. I didn't get replies that may have listed them by ages and the taxes paid individually, but for most records their were no names. There some counties however that did list this information. They might not have been called Property Tax Records but something else. I guess it truly depends on the location of your research. I would like to share my reason for this question. Until July 1999, most of my slave research has come from obtaining records, sharing online, and corresponding with the actual descendants of our surname. Unfortunately after comparing all free and slaves census records, and even comparing this information with estate and will information obtained, there was no listing of my 5g grandmother Elizabeth Cope. In 1870 she was listed, and before then, I was not able to locate her on any documented information. I finally decided to ask those researching in my specific county to share what information they had and what surnames were they looking for. Maybe as a team we could solve some of our problems. Well, it just so happened that someone in fact saw a slave and her children and sisters were listed as slaves on the estate records of someone who had relocated from GA to Ala in 1850. This for 1 explained why I couldn't find her in the 1840 and 1850 census for Pike County Ala. When he died, his slaves were sold to his children who were McGrady's and also to others who carried the last names of Smith and Cope. In about 1853 my 5g grandmother was sold to his son, but 2 years later was purchased by Wilson Cope. After Emancipation she and her children not only took on the last name of Cope, but was living on property owned by the Cope descendants. Through the information share with my by those who have unitied with me in our researching efforts, I not only found out how Elizabeth to! ok on the last name of Cope, but who was her previous slave owner before the Copes. This in turn has led my research efforts not from that information that can be shared by the descendants of the Cope's, but by researching in GA for the McGrady surname. I've shared this to say, there is an old saying: Two heads are better than one. I've found with this genealogy thing, many heads are truly better than one. Share and compare notes of information with those who are researching in your counties. Not just through e-mailing these identified lists, but my e-mailing one another. Each of us have spent so much money investing in finding our true heritage. Why not share it with someone else. It has truly shed some light on my research I might not have ever found out about. delbra