Content
Welcome
1m 29s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 23s
Introduction
5m 27s
Indentured Servitude
7m 39s
Headright System
4m 38s
Why Was It Successful?
6m 45s
Absenteeism
9m 14s
When Did It End?
1m 15s
Finding Records
10m 0s
Announcements / prizes
7m 3s
Questions / answers
27m 23s
About this webinar
Examines the practice of indentured servitude in the Mid-Atlantic states prior to the Revolutionary War.
About the speaker
Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG®, FUGA is the author of The ‘Lost Pensions’: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838 (Revised) and Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury,...
Learn more...Related webinars
01:28:32
01:28:33
01:22:35
01:17:41
00:58:40
00:56:18
00:59:51
Comments (31)
I have found two ancestors who were indentured servants. One came into Virginia and listed to whom he was servant to. I am going to go back and look for more Virginia documents bout him and the person he was indentured to. There is lore that other ancestors came to Virginia with a person who settled them in Virginia. No mention of servitude. This is a place to look first. Another ancestor came but was alone and about a child of 13. I think the court indentured him here. I need to re check on him also.
Craig Scott is such a gracious and knowledgeable teacher. I always learn so much from his webinars! Thanks, Craig, for sharing your expertise with us!
5+ Now - I need to re-visit some of my earlier research from a different direction. Thank you Sir.
This topic was very interesting. I am not sure if I have any indentured people in my tree, but it is something to look out for as my research progresses.
Wish I had known more about indentured servants 20+ years ago. I think many of my ancestors must have come to the colonies in this manner. I'm looking forward to looking in the references that Craig provided to us. Always a great speaker!
I have an ancestor who apparently was an indentured servant. This talk is giving me many ideas as to how to search to possibly verify this. An excellent presentation.
A thought-provoking presentation and a well-done class!
Great topic - I loved the resources given. I'll definitely be watching this webinar again, plus looking at Craig's other webinars.