> So I believe I'm stuck as to which of these slave owners to > concentrate on for further research. Also, I'm not sure which > records to check -- tax lists???? to hone in on the years 1861-1863, > before Baldwin died. It seems to make sense to research year by > year back from 1863, correct? > > Kdberr1@aol.com Some plantation records have survived and have been microfilmed. They can be good sources for slave records. Of course there are wills. Sale records often exist as well and also have been microfilmed. I have run across many such sales recorded in land and property records. The land and property records are usually indexed, so it is often easy to spot the family or families you think might have owned your ancestor. Janey E. Joyce in San Antonio, Texas Janey Joyce <jejoyce@sbcglobal.net>