We are excited to share that we have published a new database, United States: Indenture and Manumission Records, 1780-1939. This database adds 36,980 records and 28,740 names to the 10 Million Names Project.
This collection contains records of indentures, apprenticeships, and manumissions from certain counties in Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. These records include the name of the individual and usually the name of the indenture holder or enslaver. Records also include age, sex, and race.
Localities:
Indentures & Apprenticeships
- Georgia: Monroe, Morgan and Taliaferro Counties
- Kentucky: Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bracken, Caldwell, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McLean, Muhlenberg, Nicholas, Ohio, Taylor, Todd, Trimble, Spencer, and Woodford Counties
- Maryland: Worcester County
- Mississippi: Lowndes, and Wilkinson Counties
- North Carolina: Bertie, Buncombe, Camden, Chatham, Chowan, Craven, Davie, Duplin, Forsyth, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Randolph, Wayne, Wilson and Yadkin Counties
- South Carolina: Charleston
- Virginia: Accomack and Surry Counties
Manumissions
- Alabama: Mobile County
- Georgia: Taliaferro County
- Indiana: Knox County
- Kentucky: Butler, and Hickman Counties
- Louisiana: Orleans Parish
- Maryland: Carroll County
- Mississippi: Lowndes, Wilkinson Counties
- New Jersey: Essex, Gloucester, Middlesex, Salem, Sussex and Woodbury Counties
- North Carolina: Orange County
- Ohio: Greene, Logan and Miami Counties
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Abolition Society) and Darby, Delaware County
- Virginia: Accomack and Surry Counties
This database was made possible with the help of our long-time volunteer, Sam Sturgis. We greatly appreciate all of his hard work on this project! If you are interested in volunteering for the 10 Million Names Project, please contact our 10 Million Names Volunteer Manager, Danielle Rose, at Danielle.Rose@americanancestors.org.
Please note: This database is available to all American Ancestors members, including Guest Members, at no cost. Consider membership.