I am looking for primary or secondary records for African-American persons who lived in Pike County, Georgia. I am especially interested in the pre-1870 period, as research for this period is extremely difficult. I am compiling a list of African-American residents of Pike County below. I would appreciate any help with this project and suggestions. If you have Pike County estate records, wills, or other documents where slaves or freedmen are named, consider posting them here to aid African-Americans in their family research.
Name, Sex, Age, Date, Race, Status, Type, Owner1, Owner2, Source
Dawson, M, , 1845, N, S, deed, E. M. Battle, Fincher Papers KEY
F--female
King, Lewis, Eliza & children, , , 1836, N, F, G, , Fincher Papers
Samuel, M, abt 30, 1859, S, deed, Robert B. Gardner, Joseph T. Fincher, Fincher Papers
M--male
N--Negro
Mu-mulatto
Wi--will
Mar--marriage record
B--birth record
D--deed
C--church record
G--guardianship
P--plantation record
E--estate record
S--slave
F--freedman