--------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: VestalByrd@aol.com To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [RowanRoots] Freedmen and Slaves Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:49:13 EST Message-ID: <60.8c8a03d.2744a529@aol.com> Hello, Someone wanted information about slave owners and slaves, and I think the surname was McKnight. I am not sure which county listing it was on, so forgive me if it is a repeat for several of you. I was cleaning up my files and saving to a zip disk when I came across this one. I have not gone to the links provided in the newsletter. I have nothing to do with the links, and I cannot help anyone more than just providing you with the address for the sites. Even though the main subject is about Brazoria Co. Texas, I think the other links might be of help outside of Texas. I thought it was worth sending in hopes of helping someone. I think having to research ancestors that were slaves, or if you were adopted out, would have to be two of the hardest researches to conduct. So when I get frustrated or against a brick wall, I think of those that have more obstacles to overcome, and it makes my wall seem more like a fence. Barbara * * * EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE Slavery in Brazoria County Those who are tracing their slave ancestors may initially be discouraged by the paucity of "normal" records available for research. Slave census schedules often fail to name individuals, for example. And yet there are still many resources available to help genealogists trace their slave ancestors. An excellent online example of the depth and breadth of research material available is "The Enslaved People of Patton Plantation", prepared in precise detail by Cary Cordova and published on the World Wide Web by Texas Parks and Wildlife. This fascinating and helpful website provides data resolved from tax rolls, deeds, probate minutes, personal narratives, bonds, censuses and other sources to document the slaves that worked on the Patton Plantation and their lives. Among the most interesting features are the lists of freedmen and slaves, each of which is arranged alphabetically, and each of which provides reference documentation of the individual in the records used for this project. The family who owned the plantation is also remembered through a short summary of the pertinent Patton generations. If your own ancestry runs through Brazoria County, Texas, you will definitely want to visit this website. And if you have slaves in your family's past you will want to check it out to learn what records may be available for your own research, and how you can use them to reconstruct the history of your family. Resources: The Enslaved People of Patton Plantation http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/varner/slavery/index.htm AfriGeneas http://www.afrigeneas.com/ The Freedmen's Bureau Online http://www.freedmensbureau.com/index.htm --------- End forwarded message ---------- ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.