Linda: Back in those days slaves were consided property, and yes you would be correct thqat a will could have info on the slaves that were owned. There are many other documents such as plantation recordes , tax schedules etc... that would have valuable info as well. I beleive at the Mary Ball library in Lancaster Va. would have copies of those records as well as the county records office. The Christ Church in Lancaster Va. that was built by Robert Carter has allot of the Carter information. Hope this helps. VR Keith Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Butt <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 6:01 PM Subject: [CARTER-L] Carters of Lancaster Co., Va. > > Good evening, everyone.. > > This is my first posting to the list so I apologize if I am repeating a > question that has been already discussed.... > > I was wondering if anyone would have information about the Corotoman > (spelling?) Plantation slaves. Ever since I have been trying to get my > colleagues interested in doing their family histories, I discovered that one > of my friends can trace his lineage back to Carter's plantation..by oral > history, however. > > I was hoping that since there seems to be have been so much written and > studied about Robert, that there might be some effort to document or, at > least, list his slaves. I suppose they would have been named in wills? > > Thanks for any help or suggestions.. > > Linda >