Slaveholders Listed on this Page
- Johnson, Samuel (Enslaved persons: Dinah, Sall, Jem, Joe, Peter)
- Knowles, John (Enslaved persons: Scipio, Parthena, Fanny, Tabitha, Jane)
- Leves, Thomas (Enslaved persons: Sipio)
- Levis, John, Senior (Enslaved persons: Essex, Frank, Harry, Milford)
- Levis, Samuel (Enslaved persons: James Knox, Flora Knox)
- Lewis, Harvey (Enslaved persons: James, Hannah)
- Lewis, Henry (Enslaved persons: Un-named man)
- Lindsey, John (Enslaved persons: Un-named girl)
- Lownes, George (Enslaved persons: Tom, Hannah, Andrew)
- Magoogan, Robert (Enslaved persons: Un-named child)
- Maris, Isaac (Enslaved persons: Bet)
- Matthews, Boaz (Enslaved persons: Cesar)
- Miller, John (Enslaved persons: Jesse)
- Moore, Mordecai (Enslaved persons: Jack, a.k.a. John Powell)
- Morton, John (Enslaved persons: George, Dinah, Hannah, un-named female child)
- Morton, Morton (Enslaved persons: Ceaser, Liz, Annias, Samuel, John, Jacob, Sarah, Peter)
- Morton, Sketchley (Enslaved persons: Jeffrey)
Enslavement Data
- Slaveholder Name: Johnson, Samuel
City or Township: Haverford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The five slaves of Samuel Johnson were listed on page 4 of the 1780 Register.
- Slave Name: Dinah
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 45
Slave Date of Birth: 1735 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro woman"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro woman named Dinah aged forty five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Sall
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 14
Slave Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro girl named Sall aged fourteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Jem
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 8
Slave Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "mulatto Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Boy named Jem aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Joe
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 5 1/2 years
Slave Date of Birth: May 1775 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "mulatto Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Boy named Joe aged five and a half years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Peter
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 2 years
Slave Date of Birth: 1778 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "mulatto Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Boy named Peter aged two years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Knowles, John
City or Township: Ridley Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: The slaves of John Knowles, deceased, are listed on page 34 of the 1780 register. The executor of John Knowles' estate was John Crozer.
- Slave Name: Scipio
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 25
Slave Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy Man"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A negro Boy Man named Scipio aged twenty five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Parthena
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 41
Slave Date of Birth: 1739 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Woman"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A negro Woman named Parthena aged forty one years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Fanny
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 14a
Slave Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Fanny aged about fourteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Tabitha
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 11
Slave Date of Birth: 1769 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Tabitha aged eleven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Jane
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 8
Slave Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Jane aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Leves, Thomas
City or Township: Springfield Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Esquire
Notes: The slave of Thomas Leves is listed on page 17 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Sipio
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 16
Slave Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Sipio aged sixteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Levis, John, Senior
City or Township: Springfield Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: The slaves of John Levis are listed on page 49 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Essex
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 12
Slave Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Essex aged twelve years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Frank
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 10
Slave Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Frank aged ten years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Harry
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 6
Slave Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Harry aged six years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Milford
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 4
Slave Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Milford aged four years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Levis, Samuel
City or Township: Springfield Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Papermaker
Notes: The slaves of Samuel Levis are listed on page 47 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: James Knox
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 18
Slave Date of Birth: 1762 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named James Knox aged Eighteen years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Flora Knox
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 10
Slave Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Flora Knox aged ten years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Lewis, Harvey
City or Township: Ridley Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: The slaves of Harvey Lewis are listed on page 51 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: James
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 21
Slave Date of Birth: 1759 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years
Slave Description: "Negro servant Man"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro servant Man till he attains the age of thirty one years named James aged twenty one years."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Hannah
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 16
Slave Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years
Slave Description: "Negro servant Girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro servant Girl till she attains the age of thirty one years named Hannah aged Sixteen Years."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Lewis, Henry
City or Township: Haverford
County: Chester County (at time of ad)
Occupation:
Notes:
- Slave Name: Name not given in source
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 22
Slave Date of Birth: circa 1715
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro servant Man"
Slave Notes: Advertised for sale in May 1737: "To be SOLD, A LIKELY Negroe Man aged 22 Years, has had the small Pox, and used to most sorts of Country Business, inquire of Henry Lewis in Haverford, Chester County, or Joseph Grey at the Middle Ferry on Schuylkill."
Date of Record: 19 May 1737
Sources: Pennsylvania Gazette, 19 May 1737
- Slaveholder Name: Lindsey, John
City or Township: Haverford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slave of John Lindsey is listed on page 23 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: No name recorded
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 7
Slave Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A negro girl named _____ aged seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Lownes, George
City or Township: Springfield Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Cutler
Notes: The slaves Tom and Hannah are listed on page 50 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Tom
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 27
Slave Date of Birth: 1753 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years old
Slave Description: "Negro man"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro man named Tom aged twenty seven years a servant till he attains the age of thirty one years."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Hannah
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 19
Slave Date of Birth: 1761 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years old
Slave Description: "Negro woman"
Slave Notes: Registered as: "A Negro woman named Hannah aged Nineteen Years a servant till he attains the age of thirty one Years."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Andrew
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: Age not stated
Slave Date of Birth:
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Mulatto"
Slave Notes: George Lownes twice petitioned the Court of Quarter Sessions for relief in the case of Andrew for "runaway troubles and expenses."
Date of Record: August 27, 1728; May 25, 1736
Source: Chester County Archives, "Indentured Servant and Apprentice Records, 1700-1855," RG-4100.038, pages 24, 107-108.
- Slaveholder Name: Magoogan, Robert
City or Township: Havorford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: Magoogan's slave was listed on page 3 of the 1780 register. Historian Henry Ashmead spells this surname as "Magorgan."
- Slave Name: Name not given
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 6 months old
Slave Date of Birth: May 1780 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave to the age of 31
Slave Description: "mullatto servant child"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mullatto servant child till he attains the age of thirty one years named ____ Aged six months."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Maris, Isaac
City or Township: Marlborough Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: Maris' slave was listed on page 4 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Bet
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 17
Slave Date of Birth: 1763 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro wench"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro wench named Bet aged seventeen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Matthews, Boaz
City or Township: Upper Darby Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Blacksmith
Notes: Boaz Matthew's slave was listed on page 13 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Cesar
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 37
Slave Date of Birth: 1743 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro man"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro man named Cesar aged thirty seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Miller, John
City or Township: Tinicum Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: John Miller's slave is listed on page 34 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Jesse
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 13
Slave Date of Birth: 1767 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro Boy named Jesse aged thirteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Moore, Mordecai
City or Township: New Town
County: Chester County, now Delaware County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Slave Name: Jack, a.k.a. John Powell
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: Age not given in ad, but described as "young"
Slave Date of Birth: Not known
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Mulatto slave"
Slave Notes: Escaped from Moore on November 27, 1754. Moore placed the following ad to recover him:
RUN away, on the 27th of November last, from Philadelphia, a young Mulatto slave, name'd Jack, but is generally known by the name of John Powell; he is about 5 feet 6 inches high, much pitted with the small-pox, has a large scar on his leg, and a blemish on the end of one of his fingers from a whitloe; he is well-set, left-handed, a cooper by trade, and took with him some tools, as also a fiddle, on which he often plays; he speaks good English, is a saucy forward fellow, and addicted to drinking. No certain description can be given of his clothing. Whoever secures the said slave, so that his master may get him again, shall have Two Pistoles reward, from MORDECAI MOORE, in New-Town, Chester County.
Date of Record: 3 April 1755
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, 3 April 1755.
- Slaveholder Name: Morton, John
City or Township: Ridley Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: John Morton's slaves are recorded on page 24 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: George
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 52
Slave Date of Birth: 1728 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro man"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro man named George aged fifty two years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Dinah
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 47
Slave Date of Birth: 1733 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro woman"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro woman named Dinah aged forty seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Hannah
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 7
Slave Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Hannah aged seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: No name recorded
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 1
Slave Date of Birth: 1779 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Female negro Child"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A female negro Child named _____ aged one year a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Morton, Morton
City or Township: Ridley Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: Morton Morton's slaves are recorded on page 46 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Ceaser
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 28
Slave Date of Birth: 1752 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro man"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro man named Ceaser aged twenty eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Liz
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: 30
Slave Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro woman"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A negro woman named Liz aged thirty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Annias
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 8
Slave Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Annias aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Samuel
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: "aged eight years and seven months"
Slave Date of Birth: March 1772 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Samuel aged eight years and seven months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: John
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: "aged six years and four months"
Slave Date of Birth: June 1776 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Mulatto Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Boy named John aged six years and four months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Jacob
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: "aged six years and four months"
Slave Date of Birth: June 1776 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Mulatto Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Boy named Jacob aged six years and four months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Sarah
Slave Gender: Female
Slave Age: "aged three years and three months"
Slave Date of Birth: July 1777 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Mulatto Girl"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Girl named Sarah aged three years and three months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slave Name: Peter
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: "aged one years and ten months"
Slave Date of Birth: January 1779 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Mulatto Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A mulatto boy named Peter aged one years and ten months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
- Slaveholder Name: Morton, Sketchley
City or Township: Ridley Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Grazier
Notes: Sketchley Morton's slave is recorded on page 24 of the 1780 register.
- Slave Name: Jeffrey
Slave Gender: Male
Slave Age: 14
Slave Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Slave Description: "Negro Boy"
Slave Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Jeffrey aged fourteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Henry Graham Ashmead, History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1884, p. 204.
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