SANKOFA'S PLANTATION DATABASE

(Will) Adams Farm

Location: Chinqua Hill, St. Louis Co., MO

History:

Associated Surnames: Adams, Cleveland

Associated Plantations/ Farms: (William) Cleveland's Farm (St. Louis Co., MO)

Associated Free White Names

• Will Adams: owner of five farms and 500 slaves
• Olivia Cleveland Adams: wife of Will Adams; daughter of William and Polly Cleveland (Cleveland's Farm, St. Louis Co., MO)

Associated Black Slave Names

1846 - 1865: Slaves of Will Adams
From Voice From Slavery, Mary Armstrong interview; edited by Norman R. Yetman

• George Henry: slave of Will Adams given to William Cleveland in exchange for Mary
• Mary: house servant; b. ~1846 in St. Louis; owned by William Cleveland, then purchased by Will Adams; daughter of Sam Adams and Silvy, slaves of William Cleveland (Cleveland's Farm, St. Louis, MO)

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RESOURCES

• Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Edited by Yetman, Norman R. pp 18-21.