Slavery in Pennsylvania Westmoreland
County
Slaveholders, Surnames T-Y
Index of Slaveholders listed on this page:
- Taylor, John (Enslaved persons: Brier, Bet)
- Theobold, Prior (Enslaved persons: Fortune, George, Tom)
- Tyler, William (Enslaved persons: Bobbard)
- Vance, Margaret (Enslaved persons: Priscilla, Harry, Daniel)
- Vance, Robert (Enslaved persons: Tom)
- Virgin, Rezin (Enslaved persons: Will, Tom)
- Waddle, John (Enslaved persons: Butler, Dinah)
- Warring, Thomas (Enslaved persons: Charles, Nell, Gin, Nenbe, Bett)
- Watson, Moses (Enslaved persons: Jams)
- Wells, John (Enslaved persons: Kate, Dick, Poll)
- White, David (Enslaved persons: Sall)
- White, James (Enslaved persons: Abraham, Jonas, Ellender)
- Whiteacre, James (Enslaved persons: Nell, Sue, Dinah, Cash, Orange, Hampton)
- Wickliffe, Charles (Enslaved persons: Frank [born 1731], Frank [born 1751], Amey, Hanna, George, Joshua)
- Wickliffe, Mary (Enslaved persons: Catron, James, Esther, Sarah, Nan)
- Wilcox, Leven (Enslaved persons: Chloe, Tom, Aaron, Susanna, Samuel, Jean, Jeffry, Ann)
- Winter, John (Enslaved persons: Sall, Suck, Sam)
- Wright, James (Enslaved persons: Jean)
- Wright, John (Enslaved persons: Jack, Abraham, Eaffe, Hanna, Jean)
- Wright, Soskey (Enslaved persons: Toby, Sine, Cuff)
- Wright, Zedeck (Enslaved persons: Ben)
The Data
- Slaveholder Name: Taylor, John
Notes:
- Slave Name: Brier
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 12
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 21 September, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Bet
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 4
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 21 September, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
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Slaveholder Name: Theobold, Prior
Notes: In his will, dated May 1, 1777 and proved July 30, 1778, Prior
Theobold mentions three African American slaves, Fortune, George and Tom, willed
to Colonel John Perry.
- Slave Name: Fortune
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: About five years old (based upon 1782 Registration
records from John Perry)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: c. 1772
Date of Record: (will) May 1, 1777
Notes: Mentioned in will of Prior Theobold, 1777. Fortune
was willed to John Perry, and shows up in the 1782 slave registrations for
John Perry.
Source: "Abstracts of Wills of Westmoreland County," in Pennsylvania
Genealogical Magazine, Vol. V, No. 3 (March 1914), p. 327.
- Slave Name: George
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: Not determined
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: Not known
Date of Record: May 1, 1777
Notes: Mentioned in will of Prior Theobold, 1777.
Source: "Abstracts of Wills of Westmoreland County," in Pennsylvania
Genealogical Magazine, Vol. V, No. 3 (March 1914), p. 327.
- Slave Name: Tom
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: About thirteen years old (based upon the 1782
Registration records of John Perry)
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: c. 1764
Date of Record: May 1, 1777
Notes: Mentioned in will of Prior Theobold, 1777. Tom was willed to
John Perry, and shows up in the 1782 slave registrations for
John Perry.
Source: "Abstracts of Wills of Westmoreland County," in Pennsylvania
Genealogical Magazine, Vol. V, No. 3 (March 1914), p. 327.
- Slaveholder Name: Tyler, William
Notes:
- Slave Name: Bobbard
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 11
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 29 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Vance, Margaret
Notes:
- Slave Name: Priscilla
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 27
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1753 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Harry
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 7
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1773 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Daniel
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 3
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Vance, Robert
Notes:
- Slave Name: Tom
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 4
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 26 July, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Virgin, Rezin
Notes:
- Slave Name: Will
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 15
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Tom
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 7
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Waddle, John
Notes:
- Slave Name: Butler
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 27
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1755 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Dinah
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 14
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Warring, Thomas
Notes:
- Slave Name: Charles
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 30
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1752 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Nell
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 36
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1746 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Gin
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 13
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1769 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Nenbe
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 11
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Bett
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 5
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 October, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Watson, Moses
Notes:
- Slave Name: Jams
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 30
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1750 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 22 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wells, John
Notes:
- Slave Name: Kate
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 14
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Dick
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 12
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Poll
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 10
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1772 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: White, David
Notes:
- Slave Name: Sall
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 20
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1762 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 26 July, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: White, James
Location: Springhill Township
Notes:
- Slave Name: Abraham
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 20
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1761 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Jonas
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 12
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1769 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Ellender
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 10
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes: Described in registration document as "mulatto."
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Whiteacre, James
Notes:
- Slave Name: Nell
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 45
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1736 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Sue
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 39
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1742 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Dinah
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 17
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Cash
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 1
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1780 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Orange
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 37
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1744 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Hampton
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 12
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1736 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wickliffe, Charles
Notes:
- Slave Name: Frank
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 50
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1731 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Frank
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 30
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1751 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Amey
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 17
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Hanna
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 7
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: George
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 5
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Joshua
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 2
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wickliffe, Mary
Notes: "Widow of Robert Wickliffe, deceased."
- Slave Name: Catron
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 45
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1736 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: James
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 21
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Esther
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 19
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1762 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Sarah
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 17
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Nan
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 14
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wilcox, Leven
Notes:
- Slave Name: Chloe
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 30
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1752 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Tom
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 22
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Aaron
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 15
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Susanna
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 7
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Samuel
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 7
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Jean
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 6
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Jeffry
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 4
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Ann
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 3
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 27 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Winter, John
Notes:
- Slave Name: Sall
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 23
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1757 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Suck
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 6
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Sam
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 4
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 10 January, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, James
Notes: Registration includes the title "Reverend."
- Slave Name: Jean
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 14
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, John
Notes:
- Slave Name: Jack
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 22
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Abraham
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 14
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Eaffe
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 22
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Hanna
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 16
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Jean
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 16
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 19 December, 1782
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, Soskey
Notes:
- Slave Name: Toby
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 22
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1758 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Sine
Slave Sex: Female
Slave Age: 20
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slave Name: Cuff
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 9 months old
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: January 1780 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
- Slaveholder Name: Wright, Zedeck
Notes:
- Slave Name: Ben
Slave Sex: Male
Slave Age: 15
Slave Status: Slave for life
Date of Birth: 1765 (estimated)
Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
Notes:
Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.
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