Family Genealogy

Below you will find a list of the SURNAMES we have in our family genealogy section of our archives. The vast majority of these family names hail from the area’s Black Community. There will be the odd surname included that may have ties to the area’s Black Communities, ties to the historical society and/or may have involvement in racism in the area.

Please note information in these sections may range from just one single page to three binders. No family is the same. What might be found in the family sections include: Family Trees, Newspaper Clippings, Census Records, Obituaries, Photographs, etc.

SURNAMECALL NUMBER
 
ABBOTT1000
AINSE1001
ALEXANDER1002
ALEXANDER (LINCOLN)1003
ALLEN1004
ALLIETT1471
ANDERSON1005
ANDERSON (OSBORNE PERRY)1006
ANDREWS1007
ARAY1008
ATTWOOD1009
BAILEY1010
BALDWIN1477
BALL1011
BANKS1012
BANNISTER1013
BAQUAQUA1475
BARNES1014
BATES1015
BAYLIS1016
BAYNARD1017
BEDFORD1018
BELFORD1019
BELL1020
BELL (JAMES MADISON)1021
BEST1022
BETHUNE1023
BIBB1024
BINGA1025
BISSELL1026
BLACK 1027
BLACKBURN1028
BLACKWELL1029
BLAIR1030
BLENCOWE1468
BLUE1031
BLYDEN1032
BOHLES1033
BOLTON1034
BOND1035
BOOKER1036
BORDEN1037
BOSWELL1038
BOWIE1039
BOWLES1040
BOWLEY1041
BOYD1042
BRADBY1043
BRADFORD1044
BRADLEY1045
BRAITHWAITE1046
BRANT1047
BRANTFORD1048
BRANTON1049
BRAXTON1050
BRITTON1051
BROADBENT1052
BROOKS1053
BROWN1055
BROWN (JOHN)1054
BROWNING1056
BULGER1476
BURCH1057
BUREY1058
BURGEE1059
BURKE1060
BURNETT1061
BURNS1062
BUTLER1063
CAMPBELL1064
CARLSEN1472
CARR1065
CARRINGTON1066
CARTER1067
CARVER1068
CASEY1069
CHAMBERS1070
CHANDLER1071
CHANT1072
CHARITY1073
CHARLES1074
CHASE1075
CHATTERS1076
CHAVIS/CHAVOUS1077
CHEATHAM1078
CHESNEY1079
CHILDS1080
CHRISTY1081
CLARK1082
CLARKE1083
CLIFFORD1084
CLINANSMITH1085
COCKFIELD1086
COCKING1087
COLEMAN1088
COLLIER1473
COLLINS1089
COOK1090
COOKE1091
COOPER1092
CORSEY1093
COTTON1094
COX1095
CRAWFORD1096
CRESS1097
CREW1098
CROMELL1099
CROMWELL1100
CROSBY1101
CROSS1102
CROSSWHITE1103
CURRIE1104
CUSTARD1105
CUZZENS1106
DAVIS1107
DAY1108
DEBAPTISTE1109
DEFORREST1110
DELANY1111
DEMAREST1474
DENNIS1112
DETT1113
DIGGINS1114
DISNEY1115
DIXON1116
DOLMAN1467
DORSEY1117
DOUGLASS1118
DOUGLASS (FREDERICK)1119
DOWNES1120
DRAKE1121
DUBOIS1122
DUCKETT1123
DUDLEY1124
DUNBAR1125
DUNGY1126
DUNLOP1127
DUTTON1128
DYKE1129
EASTON1130
EDDY1131
EDINBORO1132
EDMONDS1133
EDWARDS1134
ELLIS1135
ELLSWORTH1136
EMMANUEL1137
ENOS1138
ERICKSON1139
EVANS1140
FABING1141
FARRELL1142
FELLOWS1143
FERGUSON1144
FIELDER1145
FLOWERS1146
FLOYD1147
FORD1148
FOSTER1149
FOUNTAINE1150
FOWLER1151
FRANCIS1152
FREEMAN1153
GAMBLE1154
GAMBRIEL1155
GANT1156
GARRELL1157
GIBSON1158
GILES1159
GITTENS1160
GIVENS1161
GOINS1162
GOODWIN1163
GORDON1164
GORMAN1165
GRANT1166
GRAYER1167
GREEN1168
GRIFFIN1169
GRIFFITH1465
GRINAGE1170
GRIZZLE1171
GROSSE1172
GUEST1173
HACKLEY1174
HALL1175
HAMLETT1176
HAMMOND1177
HANDSOR1178
HANSON1179
HARDING1180
HARDY1181
HARRIS1182
HARRIS (ELIZA)1183
HARRISON1184
HARVEY1185
HATCHETT1186
HATTER1187
HAUSPIE1188
HAWKINS1189
HENDERSON1190
HENRY1191
HIGHGATE1192
HILL1193
HINDS1194
HODGE1195
HOLDEN1196
HOLLENSWORTH1197
HOLMES1198
HOLTON1199
HOOPER1200
HOSEY1201
HOSTEN1202
HOWARD1203
HOWELL1204
HUBBARD1205
HUGHES1206
HUNT1207
HUNTON1208
HURST1209
HUTCHISON1210
HYERS1211
JACKSON1212
JACOBS1213
JAMIESON1214
JEFFERSON1215
JEFFREYS1216
JENKINS1217
JENNER1218
JOHNSON1219
JOHNSON (JENNIE)1220
JOHNSTON1221
JONES1222
JUDAH1223
KEATON1224
KENNEDY1225
KERSEY1226
KIRBY1227
KLEBORN1228
KNIGHT1229
KNOX1230
LADD1231
LAFFERTY1232
LAMBERT1233
LAMBKIN1234
LAND1235
LANE1236
LANGFORD1237
LANGSTON1238
LARWILL1239
LATTING1240
LAWSON1241
LEE1242
LESTER1243
LEVERE1244
LEVI1245
LEWIS1246
LIGHTFOOT1247
LINDO1248
LIST1249
LITTLE1250
LLOYD1251
LUCAS1252
LUNDY1253
LYBERTUS1254
LYNN1255
LYONS1256
MACPHERSON1257
MALONE1258
MARSHALL1259
MARTIN1260
MASON1261
MATTHEWS1262
MCCART1263
MCCATHERN1264
MCCORKINDALE1470
MCCORKLE1265
MCCURDY1266
MCGILL1267
MCGRUDER1268
MCKACKRAN1269
MCPHERSON1270
MIDDLETON1271
MILLBEN/MILBURN1272
MILLER1273
MITCHELL1274
MONROE1275
MONTGOMERY1276
MOONEY1277
MOORE1278
MOREY1279
MORGAN1280
MORRIS1281
MORTON1282
MOSES1283
MULDER1284
MURPHY1285
MURRAY1286
MURROW1287
MYERS1288
NAZREY1289
NEEDHAM1290
NEVILLES1291
NEWBY1292
NEWMAN1293
NOLAN1294
O’BANYOUN1296
O’NEAL1299
OATES1295
OLBEY1297
OLIVER1298
OVERSTREET1300
OVERTON1301
OWENS1302
PALMER1303
PARIS1304
PARKER1305
PARTRIDGE1306
PATTERSON1307
PAYNE1308
PEAKERS1309
PEOPLES1310
PERRY1311
PETERS1312
PHARES1313
PHILLIPS1314
PIERCE1315
PIERPOINT1316
PIGGOT1317
PITCHFORD1318
PITT1319
PLEASANT1478
PLUMMER1320
POINDEXTER1321
POINTS1322
PONCE1323
POOLE1324
POPE1325
PORTER1326
POTTER1327
PRICE1328
PRINCE1329
PRISBY1330
PRYOR1331
QUICK1332
QUINN1333
RAGLAN1334
RAMSEY1335
RANN/RHAN1336
RAPIER1337
RAWLINS1338
REDDING1339
REED1340
REEVES1341
REILLEY1342
RENNALLS1343
RICH1345
RICHARDS1346
RICHARDSON1347
RICHEY1348
RICKMAN/RYCKMAN1349
RIDDLE1350
RIDER1351
RILEY1352
ROBBINS1353
ROBERSON1354
ROBINSON1355
ROBINSON (GWENDOLYN)1356
ROBSON1357
ROCK1358
RODGERS1359
ROFICK1360
ROLLS1361
ROPER1362
ROSS1363
ROUSE1364
ROY1365
RUE/RHUE1344
RUSSELL1366
SABBATH1367
SAMSON1368
SARGENT1369
SCIPIO1370
SCOTT1371
SEAY1372
SEEVERS1373
SEGEE1374
SELBY1375
SHADD1376
SHADD (MARY ANN)1377
SHEPHERD1380
SHERWOOD1381
SHORTS1382
SHREVE1378
SHREVE (ARTIS)1379
SIMMONS1383
SIMONS1384
SIMPSON1385
SIMS1386
SMITH1387
SNEED1388
SNIVELY1389
SNOOKS1390
SNOWDEN1391
SOLOMON1392
SPARKS1393
SPENCER1394
STANTON1395
STARKS1396
STEELE1397
STEVENS1398
STEWARD1399
STEWART1400
STIRLING1401
STONE1402
STREET1403
STRINGER1404
STRODDER1405
TABRON1406
TALBERT1481
TALBOT1407
TANNER1408
TATSU1409
TAYLOR1410
TECUMSEH1411
TERRELL1412
TEWKESBURY1413
THOMAS1414
THOMPSON1415
THURMAN1416
TIMBERLAKE1417
TIMBERS1418
TOYER1419
TRAVIS1420
TRUSTY1421
TRUTH (SOJOURNER)1422
TUBMAN (HARRIET)1423
TURNER1424
TYSON1425
VANDENBOGAERDE1466
VANDUSEN1426
VANDYKE1427
VANSTONE1428
VANT1429
VAUGHN1430
VENABLES1431
VINCENT1432
WADE1433
WAINER1434
WAKABAYASHI1479
WAKAYAMA1435
WALKER1436
WALLACE1437
WALLER1438
WALLS1439
WARD1440
WARE (JOHN)1441
WARNOCK1480
WATERFORD1442
WATSON1443
WATTS1444
WAYNOR1445
WEAVER1446
WEBB1447
WEES1448
WELLS1469
WESLEY1449
WHEELER1450
WHIPPER1451
WHITE1452
WILCOX1453
WILLIAMS1454
WILLIAMSON1455
WILMORE1456
WILSON1457
WILSON (HIRAM)1458
WOODS1459
WOODSON1460
WRIGHT1461
WRIGHT (EDDIE)1462
YOUNG1463
ZEBBS1464