I think it's great that you are doing this. Some books I have dealing with black Edgecombe/N.C. families are: Somebody Knows My Name: Marriages of Freed People in North Carolina, County by County by Barnetta White North Carolina Freedman's Saving and Trust Company Records Labor Contracts for Freedmen, 1867: North Carolina by Barnetta White Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia by Paul Heinegg These books don't always have an overabundance of information, but they are a good start. We also have books on how to do African-American family research and other Edgecombe County sources such as wills. Please let me know if I can do any look-ups for you or help you in any other way. Traci the Librarian ____________________________________________________________________ From: Karmella Haynes <kh_art@yahoo.com> To: NCEDGECO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCEDGECO] Black Families of Edgecombe Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:59:27 -0800 (PST) Hello list, I will be starting research on Black families of Edgecombe NC. I have a very elusive ancestoR from there: THOMAS KNIGHT. I am interested in he surnames KNIGHT, SCOTT, MARTIN, and SANDERS. These are the families that moved from NC to MS with Thomas Knight. Since there seems to be so little on Black Edgecombe families, I will expand my research to cover the whole county. Please e-mail me if you are interested in this project. ---Sankofa _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com