Category: United States African American History

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

8th Annual State of Young Black New York at Fordham University

Below is the presentation I used for the 8th Annual State of Young Black New York held on May 5th at Fordham University. There is a 15-second delay between each slide. The functionality is there where you can move backward or forward on the slides. If you ever have a family member question the safety…

By Anna Bayala May 5, 2018 0

Jamaica Roman Catholic Records 1795 – 1823

One of the great things about Roman Catholic Church records in Jamaica is the amount of information contained in the records.  The collection on records is not complete but it was salvaged from further destruction. The collection contains baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and death records from 1795 to 1836. These records also contain free blacks, mixed…

By Anna Bayala February 2, 2018 0

Manumission Records of Slaves in Jamaica

One of the terms that many of us that descend from enslaved ancestors know is the word manumission.  Manumission is the term used when referencing the freedom of those that were enslaved. The term is used when individuals managed to attain their freedom, whether through the slaveholder freeing them or through the enslaved person purchasing…

By Anna Bayala February 1, 2018 3

Bahamas Chancery, Dower, and Court Records 1791 to 1917

Chancery records are actually extremely important in researching your ancestry.  Whether your ancestors are European, African or African descent, or Native American.  These types of records help you in figuring out if the ancestor you seek will be listed. The Bahamas Chancery, Dower, and Court Records 1791 to 1917 are worth a review. When it…

By Anna Bayala July 15, 2017 2