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| The source
for this petition is the NC General Assembly Records (GASR), Apr-May 1783, Image taken & copyrighted by Diane L Richard, www.mosaicrpm.com |
- Did your ancestor sign a petition to request a new county be formed? If so, you know where he was living when.
- Did your ancestor protest the building of a mill near him? If so, you know something about where he lived.
- Was your ancestor a Quaker and petitioned that slaves be freed? If so, you know his religious affiliation and something of his beliefs.
- Did your ancestor sign any kind of petition? Then you probably have his original signature!
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| The source for this petition is the NC General Assembly Records (GASR), Apr-May 1783, Image taken & copyrighted by Diane L Richard, www.mosaicrpm.com |
Petitions
tell us so much about our ancestors and what was important to them. They also provide us context on neighbors and
neighborhoods. They also provide us with
an original signature for our ancestor!
When doing 18th and earlier research – it can be very
challenging to find anything “original” to do with our ancestors and so such a
signature can be quite special.
Some posts/resources
about petitions and their use in genealogy research:
- QuickLesson 14: Petitions—What Can We Do with a List of Names?
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- Clues in Petitions: Did Your Ancestors Petition the Government? (GenealogyBank)
- Treasure trove: legislative petitions (Judy G Russell, The Legal Genealogist)
- I have again underestimated what the Library of Congress has online -- have you? (Upfront with NGS, early VA Religious Petitions)
- The Race and Slavery Petitions Project Locates My Virginia Tinsleys in Ft. Wayne, Indiana (Rootdig.com)
- Legislative Petition Digital Project Up and Running (Out of the Box, Virginia Memory)
- Session Laws of North Carolina – Links to Individual Volumes (they can also be searched on)
What is the neatest petition that
you have come across?
Did finding your ancestor on a
petition result in a major break through in your research?
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