Birth Record or something else?
US, Virginia—Vital Records, 1715–1901 [Part B][M3R1-NS4]
Initially I thought this was a birth record, but now I am not so sure because there are many entries like the following: Wm H B's slave, followed by a date. Additionally, using the same name, it looks as if the last name is Custis for this Wm H B. No information regarding location or parentage is provided. Neither is the race or color and gender.
I will stop entering information until I receive clarification for this record. Thanks for any help you can give me.
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Yes it is birth records:
register cover
first page
your page = page 6
So not all names are child's name - some are parent/owner's names.
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Thank you.
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So where it says, for example, Wm H B’s slave, Wm H B is the owner, correct? Or would the owner’s name be Wm H B Custis?
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My opinion: Yes, where it says " 's slave" - that is probably the owners name. Where it doesn't say that - it's probably the child's name. And I guess where it says 'child' it would be the parent's name.
I hope that's right.
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Thank you. I went to findagrave.com to check on a couple of names from my record. That helped my understanding and matched what you said. So interesting to me!
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