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Somerset Co., MD Land Records

Liber MF 0-20 1738-1743

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Abstrated by Leslie & Neil Keddie, The Family Bookshop,

9-B Goldsborough St., Easton, MD 21601

Submitted: April 2006

 

Note:  This should not be interpreted as a complete list of slaves owned by the slave owners listed, nor all slaves found in

Somerset County, MD during this time period, only slave names found in wills during this time period.

 

Slaves
           Name of Slaveholder               Male            Female             Comments
Benston, Thomas (F:73)   Sarah Sold to Betty Powell
Britain, John Powell (F:74)      
Brittingham, Christian (F:79) Jacob   Sold to Elizabeth Hall
Cordry, Daniel (F:298) Cesar   Sold to Col. George Dashiell
Covington, Thomas (F:176)   Moll, Luce Given to James, Nehemiah, Priscilla Covington
Dashiell, Col. George (F:298) Cesar   Purchased from Daniel Cordry
Dashiell, Levin (F:59) Jacob Bess, Pegg, Rose, Nan Purchased from Benjamin Townsend
Ennalls, Joseph (F:105) Harry   Purchased from William Hitchen
Fleming, John (F:218) ??dar Pleasant, Jenny Purchased from Peter Taylor
Gale, Levin (F:45) Tom, Cuoe, Low Hill Dido, Judith Purchased from Susanna Wordie
Hall, Elizabeth (F:79) Jacob   Purchased from Christian Brittingham
Heath, Dorman (F:160)   Ackquina Given to wife Parthena Heath
Heath, Parthena (F:160)   Ackquina Given to her by husband, Dorman Heath
Heath, Sarah (F:160)   Ackquina Given to her by father Dorman Heath after death of 
    mother, Parthena Heath
Henderson, Sarah (F:78) Adam   Purchased from John Houston
Henry, John (F:84)   Moll Purchased from Katherine Stewart
Henry, John (F:60 Sampson   Purchased from Joseph McClester
Henry, Robert Jenkins (F:55)   Betty Purchased from William Kitchen
Henry, Robert Jenkins (F:276) Jack, Cork, Fungio, Peter   Purchased from Peter Taylor
Hitchen, William (F:105) Harry   Sold to Joseph Ennalls
Holland, Elizabeth (F:184) Cain   Given to Sophia Holland
Holland, Elizabeth (F:184)   Nan Given to Elizabeth and Tabitha Holland
Holland, Sophia (F:184) Cain   Given to her by her mother Elizabeth Holland
Holland, Tabitha and Elizabeth (F:184) Nan Given to them by mother, Elizabeth Holland
Horsey, Elizabeth (F:291) Tom Black Sarah, Flora Given to her by father, Nathaniel Horsey
Horsey, Nathaniel (F:95) C??k, Isaac Dorunda Given to son Outerbridge Horsey
Horsey, Nathaniel (F:291) Tom Black Sarah, Flora Given to daughter Elizabeth Horsey
Horsey, Outerbridge (F:95) C??k, Isaac Dorunda Given to him by father, Nathaniel Horsey
Houston, John (F:78) Adam   Sold to Sarah Henderson
Jones, Thomas (F:59) Jacob Bess, Pegg, Rose Nan Purchased from Benjamin Townsend
King, Ephraim (F:75)     Doesn't give name but purchased "negroes" from 
    William Stoughton
Kitchen, William (F:55)   Betty Sold to Robert Jenkins Henry
Lackie, Alexander (F:59) Jacob Bess, Pegg, Rose Nan Purchased from Benjamin Townsend
McClester, Joseph (F:60) Sampson   Sold to John Henry
Mitchell, Ann (F:231) George, Venture, Robin, Nance, Betty, Sarah Given to sons and daughters, Solomon, Ann, Randall,
Jeffrey   Isaac, and Stephen Mitchell
Mitchell, Ann (F:231)   Betty Given to her by mother Ann Mitchell
Mitchell, Isaac (F:231) George   Given to him by mother Ann Mitchell
Mitchell, Randall (F:231) Venture Sarah Given to him by mother Ann Mitchell
Mitchell, Solomon (F:231)   Nance Given to him by mother Ann Mitchell
Mitchell, Stephen (F:231) Robin, Jeffrey   Given to him by mother Ann Mitchell
Powell, Betty (F:73)   Sarah Purchased from Thomas Benston
Powell, John (F:74)   Sarah Sold to Britain Powell, Mary Powell and Martha
    Powell
Powell, Martha(F:75)   Sarah Martha Powell with Mary Powell and Britain Powell
    purchased Sarah from John Bowell
Rownds, Edward (F:59) Joe, Daniel Nell, Esther Sold to John Tunstall
Stewart, Katherine (F:48)   Moll Sold to John Henry
Stoughton, William (F:75)     Doesn't give names but sold "Negroes" to Epraim King
Taylor, Peter (F:218) ??dar Pleasant, Jenny Sold to John Fleming
Taylor, Peter (F:276) Jack, Cork, Fungio, Peter   Sold to Robert Jenkins Henry
Townsend, Benjamin (F:59) Jacob Bess, Pegg, Rose, Nan Sold to Alexander Lackie, Thomas Jones and Levin
    Dashiell
Tunstall, Capt. John (F:59) Joe, Daniel Nell, Esther Purchased from Edward Rownd
Wordie, Susanna (F:45) Tom, Cujoe, Low Hill Dido, Judith Sold to Levin Gale Gale (see doc for other names)