Category: African Ancestry

Baptisms, Marriages, & Deaths in Jamaica with Haitian Connection

I enjoy when I come across records that can help someone in their research. This collection will help those researching their ancestry in Jamaica and Haiti. The burial collection from 1795 to 1799 contains records on the individuals’ name, age, nationality, their place of origin, residence and their next of kin. There are only 52…

By Anna Bayala May 21, 2019 0

Jayuya Church Records

It has been some time since I have posted and have been working on Guayama when I have free time. However, it will take me a little longer to complete as I have been helping quite a few DNA cousins find family. In the meantime, I went through Jayuya’s church records which didn’t take long.…

By Anna Bayala May 20, 2019 0

Finding Enslaved Ancestors in Puerto Rico Through Registries Online

Finding enslaved ancestors in some parts of the world is much easier than in the United States. The slaveholders of many Africans and African descents were usually counted as notches in the United States census and records. One pattern that I noticed with countries held by Spain is that that was not the case.  While…

By Anna Bayala November 26, 2018 0