Historical Photos and Research

Although the characters in the Souls of Indenture series are fictional, the setting and historical references are real.  Clicking on the following public domain images will take you to summaries of my research and explanations of how each topic relates to by novels.  Varying degrees of liberty were taken with the historical content in this series, and these are explained as well.

THIRD ANGLO-DUTCH WAR 1672-1674 ~The war that caused the death of Sarah's father~

BRISTOL, ENGLAND ~Sarah's childhood home~

BATH, ENGLAND ~Residence of Sarah's aunt Elizabeth~

BACON'S REBELLION  1676 ~Previous owner of John's plantation~ ~Joe's parents & siblings~

COLONIAL MARYLAND ~Oxford - Providence - Shipping of supplies - Sickness & death~ ~Marriage customs - Puritan funerals - Colonial views on infertility & alcohol abuse~

INDENTURED SERVANTS ~Sarah - Joe - Nathaniel~

TOBACCO NOTES - COLONIAL CURRENCY ~Sale of Sarah's indenture & Susannah's shop~

OLD WHITE MARSH CHAPEL ~John & Sarah's wedding - James' burial~

COLONIAL FARMING TECHNIQUES ~Location of John's plantation - Rolling roads~ ~Girding trees - Stone boats - Fencing - Ear notching~

FAMILY BIBLES ~Geneva Edition - 1576~ ~Sarah's parents - John - Susannah~