New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch 10 Jan 2022

Michael Stenberg

FamilySearch expanded its free online archives this week with nearly 3 million new indexed family history records added to New Zealand Electoral Rolls, plus church records added to country collections from Brazil, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela and elsewhere.

Discover missing facts about your ancestors in historical records from the United States in Alaska Vital Records, Georgia Tax Digests, Iowa Delayed Birth Records, South Carolina (Charleston District) Bill of Sale of Negro Slaves, Virginia and Washington County Death Registers, plus expanded collections for Hawaii and Illinois.

Millions of new genealogy records are added each week to make your searches more successful. Find your ancestors using the latest collection expansions listed below.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check back next week and, in the meantime, search existing records on FamilySearch. For other exciting genealogy content, peruse over 1,000 free, on-demand sessions from RootsTech Connect 2021.

larrystanleylewis1

How do we access the "Bill of sale for negro slaves" records?

Michael Stenberg

A place to start possibly is "United States Freedmen's Bureau" which can be found going to FamilySearch, Catalog. Prior to 1870, do research as any other research. I will do further checking to see if I can find Bill of Sale specifically..

larrystanleylewis1

Thank you for your response....

I have used the USFB as a source however, I have had no luck.

I look forward to ay additional findings you might have

WilbergClarkN

@larrystanleylewis1 Go to "Search". then select "Catalog", then select "Title" and type in Bill of Sales of Negro Slaves. The search will bring back No Results, but will give you the ability to alter the search with "keywords". In Keywords, type "South Carolina (Charleston District) Bill of Sale of Negro Slaves". It will then pull up the document for review.