Bahamas Digitized Estate Appraisals, Leases and Wills from the 1700s through 1900s
One of the hardest things to do is reading documents of Estate Appraisals and seeing humans listed as property. For those of us that descend from these ancestors, it is a hard pill to swallow. Therefore, it is difficult task to read pricing next to a name. I praise these ancestors and place them on a pedestal for persevering the cruelties of slavery and ensuring that I would one day I would descend from them. This is the case with Bahamas digitized estate appraisals, leases and wills from the 1700s through 1900s.
I hope that with these records, someone will benefit in being able to trace their ancestry. Fortunately, these records are available online to be viewed. Below I am providing links to the the Estate Appraisals.
The following leases records are digitized. The records run from 1846 to 1860 and the link is provided below.
Lastly, just as important, Wills posted below. Yes, there are many wills listing slaves by their names and being bequeathed to other family members. These records will serve as a good resources to those researching the Bahamas
- Index to press books, A, B, C (Image 2)
- Wills 1700 – 1755 with Index in front (Image 58)
- Wills 1721 – 1755 (Image 167)
- Wills 1758 – 1766 with Index in front (Image 252)
- Wills 1790 – 1806 (Image 384)
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| Bahamas Estate Record Listing Slave Names as assets |