How to Find Pre-1850 Ancestors | Ancestry
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- Join Ancestry's own barefoot genealogist, Crista Cowan, as she shows you the answer to this week's question: How do I find my ancestors before 1850?
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I am totally convinced that two of my ancestors dropped in on a spaceship. One was born in Tennessee in 1812 and the other born in either Georgia or Virginia in 1808. I would give up but this is driving me nuts. lol
I have another tip I use when searching for county records. If I find that so and so were in say in... Calloway County, Kentucky, I put in my browser, calloway county kentucky genealogy and then scroll down to the "links" section and then find the Archives section. I have found useful info from going directly to the county sites so check the specific counties.
These videos are so wonderful, thank you. I work in a small rural library where we have just signed up for Ancestry Library Edition, and I am learning how to help our library patrons. Great info.
I just wanted to say thanks for making this video. Lot of great content here. You sent me in the right direction better than others have.
Our family has hit a proverbial brick wall for 35 years on two family members. After about a month of digging into my grandfather and a two other relatives research documents, along with studying the census and looking for like names I at least tracked down the son. Even have a burial location finally but no death cert yet or probate. The father however was born supposedly in Wilson Co TN in abt 1803 (based on an 1860 Census) but there is zero record of him at all in TN, not even a marriage record to his first wife or the birth of his first 4 sons. That is a brick wall. You have given me some very great tips and my first stop will be Presbyterian Church records during that time in NC and TN. Excellent video
You are lovely and brilliant, Ms. Cowan! I would never have thought of all these options on my own so this video is not only informative and helpful but also relieving of my occasional discouragement with "dead ends". Thank you so much! (Incidentally, I'm descended from Cowans who homesteaded in Kentucky.) Happy holidays to you and yours!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Happy holidays to you as well. (~Crista)
Good information. Thanks👍
Great tips
Great tips on genealogical research
Thank you.......been having this issue. Hitting "the wall". So thank you !
Any tips on finding family members in California prior to the gold rush, going back to Mexico or even Spain? We've traced the family back to 1870, and we believe the family was in California before it was part of the US.
I thought your name was the barefoot gynecologist. LOL. Need more coffee. Thanks a lot for these tips. I’ve hit a brick wall in the early 1800s thanks a lot.
Thank you for the informative video. I have been sitting on the periphery, not yet ready to plunge into the databases at Ancestry. I think I will need to get a membership and explore a little bit.
I have been picking at my family history for years. Family trips often included excursions to cemeteries and dusty town hall vaults.
I am fortunate to have the family bible (earliest entry 1833). From this, I have searched records and books (Savage, et al.) for New England families with the name Dean(e) and variations. I have gotten back to 1670 where in Billerica, Massachusetts, William Deane married Martha Bateman (recorded on Sept 1, 1670)
I am stuck here.
William may be of the Taunton, Massachusetts Walter Deane Family. Savage mentions that there are three additional children of Walter, whose names do not appear.
I think William may be Walter’s son because so many first names appear in both families. (Samuel, Ebenezer, William, John, etc.) Though these might be common names for the time and place.
Any suggestions on finding a link if one exists?
+Allan Dean Massachusetts has kept excellent records (at a town level) since the mid-1600s. You can search those here: search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495
dealynn17 I don't know if you have tried this but it might help and what the video says will direct you... If you come from a family line of enslaved people using the surname and area of birth for your relative (and year if you know it or an approximation) will get you to an area to search and families (the surname maybe taken from the family they were freed from.) to search for. You can narrow down your search that way with 1850 census to find HoH that meet criteria. Using Slave schedules to see if any of the families have a persons matching age and gender of your relative may also help, then look at probate records. Your relative maybe have been mentioned in the Will. Sometimes the enslaved person was "inherited" by other relatives and sometimes freed but there is a chance that they will be listed,
That is very GOOD information! I am white if it matters.. My family is from WV who split from VA. Because it was a hot discussion. going on at that time, My Blue relatives moved to Indiana Ill, My grey families moved south..and some of them were brothers. AND as appalled as I am, to find relatives who had slaves..I do find African Americans with MY family names. To bad there is not a data base to report when we find African Americans in Our trees..That could provide some help!
Pamela Hawn Just wanted to ADD that many slaves were slowly set free when the beliefs of the white people became convinced that IT was a sin to have slaves. So, the slaves, so happy to be released toke on the name of their former Owner. There are records in some counties when this happens....It went through the court systems. So Names are listed.
is there anyway to get physical resources that might be stored somewhere like pictures of relatives?
xPancakes4lf, Yes, it's possible to get copies of records or photos. Once you've identified what records or photographs you want, contact the society, library or archive from where the collection you're interested in is housed and inquire about their records request policy. Each society or institution is different and some may require a small fee to retrieve and send the record to you, others may be free but ask for a donation as they may be run by volunteers.
Love your hair down!
What about UK research before 1841 when the first census with names was taken? I'm looking for the parents of a 3x Great Grandfather. I have a marriage record but it just shows him, his wife, the priest and the date of marriage but no parents. The year was 1786.
Are you looking at an actual marriage record (an image in the original handwriting from the parish) or an index to the marriage record?
Very useful! Just as an aside, be careful with the audio and video angle. Your face got a little cut off and the audio wasn't super clear. But great information! Thank you!
will it be possible to go back to the 1500's in Poland?
Can I submit things to ancestry.com? If so, how?
This is exactly what I've been looking for! Now I need hello figuring out how to find and use the other types of records, like land & probate.
I'm having trouble finding my 2nd great grandfather birth and marriage information. From what I been told is one of my great grandfathers came from Andalusia Spain. If you can give me some advice, that will be great.
You can find basic information about tackling Spain genealogy research here: familysearch.org/wiki/en/Spain_Genealogy
What if I'm the first generation in America, and both my parents are from a different country, will you still be able to go as far back?
It depends on what country your parents are from and if records from that country have been made available to the public.
The church records may be better in the "old country".
Early American pioneers can get lost on the American frontier, particularly in the early 19th century, around the time of The Second Great Awakening. They were "over the mountains" pioneer migrants and land squatters.
The evangelical Protestant sects were frequently tended by circuit riders keeping no records. There was little government in the backwoods, and cabins and court houses burned or flooded in high water. Any Family Bibles containing records from that period are closely held, and not public.
Having a Roman Catholic or Jewish background would be a bonus due to better clerical or religious records. Some people with Jewish backgrounds can trace lineage to the Tribes of Israel.
Having a Mormon ancestor can be a bonus, since somebody has already done a lot of research.
I am trying to find my dad's grandmother Ain Justice. I was told she was full blood Cherokee and a member of the Bird Society. What would you suggest I do to find out if she is Cherokee?
+Robert Anderson The Cherokee keep excellent records. Some of them can be searched on Ancestry. Some of them can be accessed through the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Cherokees were indigenous to this land. Those individuals were copper colored or swarthy. Was your relative a $5 dollar Indian?
I would like to find my Sephardic Jewish ancestors during and after The Spanish Inquisition The name is Hambro, My great grandfather's name was Solomon Hambro who moved from Amsterdam to Boston around 1880ish. Also, how do I get my DNA?
+joan gray
for sephardic ancestors you have to check the Inquisition Records in Spain & Portugal. Some are online. Some require hiring a local genealogist since they are on paper only in archives.
got to Ancestry.com & also to ftdna.com for genealogy. ftDNA has a large database of Jewish dna.
My great great grandfather was born between 1856 and 1858 in Illinois. I really wish I knew his parents names and am working on obtaining his marriage record which I hope will have his parents information. I am lucky to have been able to dig deeper into his wife's side. Being a Murphy is a bit of a pain in the ass. His parents were born in Ireland and I would like to know with more certainty where they were born in Éire.
+Caoimhín Ó Murċaḋa I feel your pain with the Murphys. I'm looking for Kellys in Manhattan. :-) I put together this guide with some tips that you may find helpful. ancstry.me/1LdvrSv Good luck!
I have tried to find my great grandfather Frank Steel, that is on my grandpapaw's birth record. I can not even find a birth record on here for him.
And Betty Vincell was his mother. But can not find anything.
A great frustration in doing southern genealogy is that there are few birth church records. Most of us have always been Baptists, and we do not cristen our babies.
What if they are not on any census before 1880? But you know they were born in the u.s. in 1850? I know everything about John Charles Baylor after 1880 but before I know nothing. I want to find out more on his parents I know their names but I want to know more
Have you tried searching for his parents and/or siblings in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census records?
what if you can't find any more records after 1850 USA , and no immigration
records for in or out of the USA ?? even taking surname miss spelling into
consideration ??
Without specific details about who you are looking for and where you have already searched it is tough to provide guidance. You might consider coming over to our Facebook page and posting a query there about a specific ancestor you are looking for. Our community is always eager to help.
I am an adoptee and after 56 years found birth family. I didn't do dn for we had other proof...I could be my sister's twin but she is 4 yrs older. My oldest sister, 12 yrs older, and I sound alike and look simular. Others in her home town call me by her name. Step sister said my looks and movements were my mother's so watching self is watching her but my soul is different. I have 5 siblings and 4 step sibblings. Y birth
father was adopted.
Ancestry did a DNA on his sibblings and myself. He said they could release the info to me but won't do it. Good luck.
How about Germany? I have found records showing my mothers side came from Germany to USA in 1846. I would like to find before that
Ancestry has more than 500 million records for Germany.
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Do you have any tips for how to find European ancestors 1850-80s who immigrated to the South Pacific. I'm an American, but my mother is from the South Pacific and I can't seem to locate any information about a German ancestor (except for the fact that he's from Hamburg Germany).
Might I add it's extremely easy tracing my American family pre-1850
Is he from Hamburg, Germany or is Hamburg the port he left from? Ancestry has the Hamburg Passenger Lists online. You could search for him there.
He's from Hamburg, Eppendorf to be exact. Though according to Wikipedia it became a part of Hamburg in 1894-when my ancestor was in the South Pacific.
turn down your volume before you push play :/
what about pre1550?
does genealogy go to other countrys. my family tree goes to Italy but you only take me to 1898.
+CHARLES WEITZEL We have lots of Italian records on Ancestry. Just click on SEARCH and then CARD CATALOG. Put Italy in the title field and click search to see what's available. (Crista)
I'm still looking for 2 women and all the helps here won't work. One died about 1818 (I've no proof) and the other I have only a marriage record (Jun 1818) for. Both were married to my 3rd great grandfather. I don't know when they were born, their parents, where they died or were buried.
Daelyn,Im African American and none of this can help you if you are looking for your family prior to 1870 because before that we were only a number and a gender.
+YaBoiAR That does make it difficult. But, not impossible. Use the information about slave holders in the county where your ancestors lived. Look for probate records for those slave holders and you will often find slaves listed by name. (Crista)
DNA will help you to begin finding out more of the secrets of where your family before you came
Super sad! But at least they have a living legacy.
Not necessarily true, my neighbor is African American and has traced several lines to the 1700's. There are good records for "freedmen".
YaBoiAR i am polish they cannot help eirher i paying i find things on my own
I'm british omg.
McVan Clan Lanarshire, Scotland.
Do you need to pay for that?
My family were in Poland moved from used to be POLAND fromnow is Ukraine in 20th cen moved to US. That i know i n Europe i am lost my Great grandfather Julian Falat he was a painter famous in Europe but he was constantly moving travel lived in German courts in time prince Wilhelm than in Poland in polish Prince. He stying in. Matejko Polish famous painter but i missing connetion names of three brothers my great grandfather brothers i grandpa died i never figured out no one REMEMBER
Ancestry has more than 22 million historical records for Poland and more than 500 million historical records for Germany. You can search through those records for information about your family history. You might also want to contact the Polish State Archives in order to see what additional information they may have about your great-grandfather and his ancestry.
what if im frome planet 9.456674 " and i can go back to 3 befor earth was created we made youre planet
I was just thinking the same thing. When she speaks of land and tax records, clearly she is NOT speaking of blacks.... they were slaves and not even considered a person, but cattle. So how are we supposed to locate our African relatives pre1850? Whites are not the only ones using this site... She needs to be more inclusive!