You might want to subscribe to AL-FREEDMEN-l@rootsweb.com. And the rest of us can help you and others who are researching African-American lines by posting some of the information we find on the Freedmen list. A lot of wills we transcribe include the names of slaves and how their owners wanted them to be cared for after his death. I have even seen some wills with instructions for the kind treatment of aging slaves. Grant Johnston, Chico, CA kindOn 4/24/05, Sharon Daniels <sharon@jacksonfamilysearch.com> wrote: > Hello I am a new member and would like to > introduce myself. My name is Sharon and I live in > NYC. We are researching mulatto families in Covington > County, Alabama. We have a special interest in the > Pea Ridge Community of the Conecuh River Township in > Covington and Conecuh Counties, Alabama. These areas > had a large percentage of mulatto slaves prior to the > Civil War. After slavery, these people settled > together and married. > > We descend from the JACKSON surname. Many of our > descendants lived in Covington and nearby counties > before the Civil War. After the Civil War most > Jackson's continued to live in Covington well into the > late 1930ís. Our search also extends to Escambia and > Oskaloosa counties in Florida, where many residents > from Covington traveled in search of employment, while > others went to Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana and > Mansfield, Ohio. > > We would love to correspond with others that are > researching mulatto families from these areas. > > Thank you in advance for your invaluable help with our > family quest. > > Sharon > > Surnames connected by marriage: Beasley, Blount, > Bradley, Briggs, Brooks, Cameron, Culliver, Daniels, > Dees, Feagin, Hart, Henderson, Hewlett, Lewis, > Marshall, McBryde, McMillon, Robinson, Vaughn, Wilson, > Wood > > ==== ALCONECU Mailing List ==== > List manager Rhonda Smith > alconecu-admin@rootsweb.com > Please do not post off topic or virus messages to the list. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >