FRANKLIN COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH
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African American Records on this site:
Will & Estate of John Perry (thicket)-1830
(includes long list of slaves)
Will & Estate of John Perry (flat)-1829
(lists many slaves)
Will of Jeremiah Perry-1846
(includes a number of slaves)
Estate
of Green Perry-1848
(includes list of slaves)
Division of Slaves of Joseph J. Alston-1834
List of Slaves, William Foster-1844
Obituary of Robert Lee Perry-1897
Will & Estate of Thomas Blacknall-1860
Franklin County Freedmen's Marriages
Franklin County U.S. Colored Troops
Franklin County Slavery Petitions
Will of Joshua Perry-1807
(includes list of slaves)
Will of Elijah B. Perry-1843
(includes lists of slaves)
W. A. Eaton Letters to Freedmen's Bureau
Solomon Bibby Revolutionary War Record 1841
Slaves of Nicholas B. Massenburg Family
(extensive listings)
Emancipation of Pollydore Brickell 1817
SLAVES Check out our WILLS Index to view any of the wills on this site because they may contain slave names. Wills & Estate Records are a great place to find Slave info Plantations of North Carolina includes Statewide listings & Slave Records |
New to Research and no idea of how to start researching your African American Roots? Basic Guide to Start Researching Enslaved People Also, see our Research Information and Lookup Page for additional tips for researching |
Visit Library of Congress, American Memory website for Slave Narratives:
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1938
Franklin County Slaves included in Narratives:
Mary
Anderson, daughter of Alfred & Bertha Brodie; Slaveowner- Sam Brodie Lily Perry, daughter of Reddick Perry; Slaveowner- Jerry Perry Celia Robinson, daughter of Henderson & Peggy Perry; Slaveowners-Wiley Perry, Alexander McKnight Melissa Williamson; Slaveowner - Billy Mitchell ALSO: 12 Years A Slave- The Story of Solomon Northrup - free online book
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AFRICAN AMERICAN RESOURCES