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  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L65B-3B2
    Brister, slave of Joseph Fowler (b. - aft.1786)
    Nancy Ann "Nanny" Fowler Joseph F Fowler, I
  • Joe, Mulatto slave of William Pratt (c.1798 - d.)
    William Pratt left Joe to his son William Pratt in his 1817 will. Is he the slave "Old Joe" (he would be about 45 years old now) in Samuel Pratt 's will?
  • Lila, slave woman (deceased)
    See Samuel Pratt Item #5 – I give & devise to Alexander McAlpine & John Pratt & their heirs in trust for the sole & separate use & benefit of my daughter Charlotte Short (wife of Thomas Short) & her...
  • Benjamin Pratt, Sr (1824 - 1893)
    Any relation to Benjamin J Pratt, Sr ? Seen as father of “George Pratt” without paper trail to prove it. Research ongoing. B Pratt in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: B Pratt [Benjamin P...
  • Grace (deceased)

Tree building is difficult.

But especially for those whose ancestor was considered property.

We ALL run into those names... some just a few little letters and very little information to be able to connect a whole family.

Today, genealogy is more popular than ever, and DNA is helping to make those connections that otherwise would remain mysteries... brick walls.

This is a project where profiles can be added where little or nothing is known except a few names in a will.

The hope is that someone will recognize them and place them properly in the "Big Tree".

Here is a suggestion from Ancestry's Crista Cowen on how to document "the enslaved" for those who have ancestors who were slaveholders: [https://youtu.be/URrn71yOQzY]