Good morning! The following is a listing of slave owners with the surnames of Stephens and Tyler found in:. Virginia Slave Births Index 1853-1865. Volume 5, S-Z Alexandria Library Local History/ Special Collections Leslie Anderson Morales, Editor Beverly Pierce, Assistant Director Heritage Books, 2007 Five Volumes Pages give following information: Informant’s Surname, Informant’s First Name; Slave’s Name; Mother’s Name; Date of Birth; Place of Birth *OWNER SURNAME* *COUNTY* *STEPHENS:* A. Greene Eliza, Henry Amherst George Frederick Geo. B. Albemarle George J. Greene J. B. Henrico J. G. Greene J. H. Fauquier James N. Greene John Montgomery John Rockingham Louisa V. Stafford Mary Orange Nancy W. Halifax Theo Greene Theodosia Greene Thos M. Bedford W. H. Fredericksburg Was W. Southampton Wm. Spotsylvania Wm. A. Fauquier Wm. A. Spotsylvania Wm. H. Spotsylvania Wm. J. Orange Wm. Orange There are also many listed under the surname Stevens *TYLER* (Miss) Loudoun (Misses) Loudoun Catharine & Eliza Hanover Elizabeth & Catharine Hanover G. W. H. Richmond City Geo. Caroline Geo. Louisa Geo. B. Prince William Jno. Charles City Jno. Spotsylvania Jno. Prince William Jno. W. Prince William Jno. W. Fauquier Jno. W. Nelson John J. Loudoun L. G. Buckingham Lawson G. Buckingham M. V. Hanover Madison V. Hanover Margaret Hanover R. B. Henrico Robt H. Prince William Thos F. Spotsylvania W. E. Hanover W. H. Westmoreland Wat H. Hanover Watt H. Hanover William E. Hanover Wm F. Norfolk Tylers, (Miss) Loudoun Tylor, Jno D. Hanover Tylor, Penelope Loudoun *Hilary G. Derby, Ph.D.* *Tree Branches Unlimited, LLC, * *Member, Association of Professional Genealogists* On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Hilary Derby < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good morning, (in the midst of Arthur)! > > I am attaching two pages of owners 1853-1865, with the surnames of > Stephens and Tyler including the counties they lived in. The information is > from: > > Virginia Slave Births Index 1853-1865. Volume 5, S-Z > > Alexandria Library > > Local History/ Special Collections > > Leslie Anderson Morales, Editor > > Beverly Pierce, Assistant Director > > Heritage Books, 2007 Five Volumes > > > > Pages give following information: Informant’s Surname, Informant’s First > Name; Slave’s Name; Mother’s Name; Date of Birth; Place of Birth > > > Hilary > > > *Hilary G. Derby, Ph.D.* > > *Tree Branches Unlimited, LLC, * > *Member, Association of Professional Genealogists * > > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 2:52 PM, Linda Threadgill <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Kelli...Richmond had a very large slave market. I have read that when the >> tobacco production went down that slaves from VA were the preferred slave. >> So slave breeding became the next big industry. Slaves were also sold in >> Roanoke and shipped to the deep south. The preferred slave was of the >> Mandinka tribe because they worked together as a group better than some of >> the other tribes. If you are researching the Tyler name, you may want to >> also check Charles City if you haven't already done so. >> www.charlescity.org >> Linda >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Kelli Yates >> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 7:22 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] VA-ROOTS Digest - to 19 Jun 2014 (#2014-1) >> >> >> I am in search of some information and I am not sure how to find it. I am >> in search of an Ancestor in Virginia. I am not sure if the last name is >> Stephens or Tyler (leaning more toward Stephens). Since I am African >> American I am looking for a Slave owner in Virginia with either the name >> Tyler or Stephens. 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