Yes, these deed books are FULL of slave data - more slaves than anything else! I have a copy of Sue Smith abstracted deed book H if anyone needs a lookup. The book is indexed by slave names and owner names for the period Sept. 1, 1835 through February 7, 1839. Jeanne Johnson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Denise Oliver-Velez Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 8:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] Researching African -American Ancestors Thanks J, Wasn't aware that these were available, and that they also included slave data. Have had the unfortunate experience of purchasing deed index books in the past which included information on china and quilts, or land, but the transcriber choose to leave out data on AA's mentioned - which is key source material for researching enslaved ancestors. Will now feel comfortable about ordering. Denise Researching in Davidson County: OLIVER, WILLIAMS, ONEAL (ONEIL), THOMPSON, EDMONDSON & JONES Wilson County: OLIVER, OFFICER At 07:47 AM 12/22/2006, jj wrote: >For researchers of African-American ancestors who may have been slaves, I >suggest viewing the early deed books of Davidson County. Currently, I am >viewing Deed Bk W that covers "personal property" (non-real estate >transfers) from August 15, 1833 through August 27, 1835. Many slaves are >mentioned in these conveyances and they usually include names, ages, and >entire family units. Deed Book Z covers the time period of Sept. 1, 1835 >through February 7, 1839. Deed Book H (which has also been abstracted by >Mary Sue Smith and published by Heritage Books, Inc.) covers the period >December 1809 - August 1821. I'm sure there are other time periods in other >volumes as well. > >J. Johnson, Florida ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message