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Your would search for slaveholder ancestors just the way you would search for any other ancestors. That is, you would review wills, tax records, court records, census records, land records,, and newspaper files of the areas your ancestors might have lived in. You would also check any name indexes for those areas, and join genealogy groups that focus on those regions.
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What is the relationship of the slaveholder to the overseer to the slaves on the plantation?
The slaveholder owns the plantation and the slaves. The overseer is hired by the slaveholder to manage the day-to-day operations of the plantation and supervise the slaves. The slaves work under the oversight of the overseer and are considered property of the slaveholder, subject to their control and exploitation.
Did angelica grimke had experience as a slaveholder?
Yes
What is a good website to search for ancestors?
There are thousands of websites that contain original source information about millions upon millions of people and probably some of your ancestors. FamilySearch.org is a free website with millions of original records that you can use to search for your ancestors. There are other resources on the website that will help teach you how to search by video presentations and classes. If you go to the website, you will see some free instructional videos about how to get started.
Was Andrew Johnson a slaveholder?
yes but not while he was president
How do you find polish ancestors?
There are many online data bases to search for ancestors for example ancestry.com.Ê You can also search "The Dictionary of Surnames Correctly Used In Poland".Ê It is best to search by surname and province.
Scott v. Sandford decided that slaves brought into free territory were automatically freed?
No, it decided exactly the opposite. Slaves that got into free territories remained the property of the slaveholder and had to be returned to the slaveholder, because the Supreme Court declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
Why did southern expansionists support James K. Polk for President in 1844?
Polk was a slaveholder who promised to bring Texas into the Union.
Who was conceived by Henry Clay to benefit slaveholder?
Fugitive Slave Act.
Was Catharine Beecher a slaveholder?
no she didn't she was against slavery she faught to stop it.
What was the Grimke sisters were from South Carolina and daughters of a southern slaveholder?
Female Abolishonists
Who purchased his freedom from the slaveholder he had fled during the civil war?
Frederick Douglass...
How many slaves did the average slaveholder own?
The average slaveholder in the antebellum South owned around 5-10 slaves. However, there were some large plantation owners who owned hundreds of slaves, skewing the overall average.
