Slavery in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Slaveholder Name

Township Name (1780)

Number of Slaves Registered

Alexander, Patrick

Oxford

1

Allison, William

East Caln

3

Anderson, Patrick

Charlestown

1

Bell, John

West Fallowfield

8

Black, James

Westtown

1

Blair, Frances

Londonderry

2

Bodley, William

Charlestown

2

Bowen, John

Goshen

5

Bowen, Stephen

East Whiteland

1

Boyd, Andrew

Sadsbury

2

Boyd, Catharine

Sadsbury

1

Boyd, George

Unknown

1

Boyd, James

Londonderry

4

Boyd, Matthew

Sadsbury

1

Brittain, Richard

Treddyfrin

4

Brown, Elias

Charlestown

1

Bull, Thomas

East Nantmeal

2

Campbell, George

New London

1

Cheyney, Thomas, Esq.

Thornbury

2

Cloyd, John

Treddyfrin

2

Correy, Robert

New London

3

Cuthbert, John

East Nottingham

3

Darlington, Joseph

West Nantmeal

2

Davis, Benjamin

Treddyfrin

1

Davis, Dr. John

Treddyfrin

1

Davis, Llewellyn

Charlestown

1

Davis, Thomas

Sadsbury

1

Dewees, Col. William

Treddyfrin

1

Dunwoody, James

West Whiteland

1

Evans, Evan

London Britain

6

Evans, John

London Britain

9

Evans, John

Thornbury

1

Evans, Thomas

Thornbury

6

Finney, John

Londonderry

1

Foster, Rev. William

Sadsbury

3

Futhey, Samuel

West Fallowfield

3

Garrett, Mary

Goshen

3

Gibbs, Gilbert

West Caln

2

Gibson, Andrew

West Fallowfield

1

Gill, David

East Caln

1

Grace, Rebecca

Coventry

3

Graham, James

West Nantmeal

5

Graham, James

West Nantmeal

1

Griffith, Isaac

Willistown

1

Gronow, Lewis

Treddyfrin

5

Haines, Josiah

Goshen

1

Hanna, James

West Nantmeal

1

Hannum, James

West Marlborough

2

Havard, Ann

Treddyfrin

1

Havard, Sarah

Treddyfrin

2

Hayes, David

Oxford

2

Hayes, Margaret

Oxford

1

Henderson, James

East Nantmeal

1

Henderson, Matthew

East Nottingham

1

Hodgson, Abel

East Nottingham

3

Hood, Walter

Oxford

5

Humphrey, John

Charlestown

1

Hunter, Peter

West Nantmeal

2

Hutchinson, Joseph

Londonderry

1

Jacobs, John, Estate of

West Whiteland

7

Johnston, Alexander

New London

1

Jones, Daniel

Londonderry

5

Kelso, Catherine

New London

1

Kelso, Mary

New London

1

Kennedy, Montgomery

Londonderry

2

Kennedy, Samuel, Heirs of

Pikeland

3

Lloyd, David

East Whiteland

1

Luckie, Joseph

Oxford

1

Lunn, Thomas

London Britain

2

Mackey, John

New London

1

Maffett, Thomas

East Nottingham

3

Mather, Peter

East Whiteland

1

May, Thomas

Unknown

4

McBeth, John

East Nottingham

1

McCalla, Alexander

Charlestown

1

McCamant, James

West Nantmeal

1

McCaraher, Capt. Alexander

Pikeland

2

McClenachan, John, F.

Londonderry

1

McClure, Arthur

New London

2

McDowell, James

Oxford

5

McDowell, John

New London

2

McIlhenny, George

Charlestown

2

McIntire, Andrew

New Garden

1

McKinley, Alexander

Pikeland

4

McPherson, Agnes

Sadsbury

1

Menough, John

New London

1

Moore, David

West Nottingham

1 (See "Scott, Alexander" of Lancaster County for a reference to "David Moor of Chester" who registered the slave "Jeudith" in 1780."

Moore, Dr. Joseph

Goshen

3

Moore, Hannah

Goshen

1

Moore, James

West Nantmeal

5

Moore, William, Esq.

Charlestown

10

Morrison, Alexander

New London

5

Nice, John

East Nantmeal

1

Park, Joseph, Esq.

Sadsbury

4

Phipps, Caleb

East Fallowfield

5

Piersol, Mordecai

West Nantmeal

1

Pinkerton, William

Oxford

2

Polk, William

West Nottingham

3

Potts, Thomas

Coventry

6

Power, John

East Nottingham

1

Power, Patrick

East Nottingham

8

Pritchard, Anthony

Charlestown

4

Reed, James

New London

3

Reed, William

New London

2

Richards, William

West Whiteland

3

Richardson, Richard

East Whiteland

5

Ross, John

Londongrove

1

Ruston, Job

Oxford

10

Scott, Thomas

Unknown

1

Shearer, William

New London

3

Shippen, Joseph, Jr.

Kennet

3

Sidwell, Lydia

East Nottingham

1

Skiles, Herman

West Caln

1

Smith, Elizabeth

West Nottingham

1

Smith, John

New London

1

Smith, Margaret, Heirs of

West Nottingham

1

Starrett, William

East Nantmeal

3

Starrett, William

Oxford

1

Steele, William

Unknown

2

Strawbridge, Joseph

Londonderry

1

Strawbridge, Thomas

Londonderry

3

Tanner, Philip

East Nottingham

2

Teales, John

East Fallowfield

2

Tenplin, Richard

East Nantmeal

1

Thomas, Benjamin

Charlestown

1

Trego, Moses

West Nantmeal

1

Vanlasey, John

Unknown

4

Vanleer, Branson

East Nantmeal

5

Wallace, Elizabeth

West Caln

2

Walters, Thomas

Treddyfrin

2

Wayne, General Anthony

Easttown

1

Wherry, David

East Nottingham

2

Whiting, John

London Britain

2

Wiley, Capt. Thomas

Unknown

1

Wiley, David

Londongrove

3

Williams, Hugh

East Nantmeal

1

Williams, John

Treddyfrin

1

Wilson, David

Treddyfrin

1

Wilson, James

East Nottingham

1

Wilson, John

Treddyfrin

2

Name

Age

Sex

Name

Date of Record

Notes

Cudge

58

M

Potts, Thomas

1780

A Slave for life.

Ben

24

M

Potts, Thomas

1780

A Slave for life.

Peter

17

M

Potts, Thomas

1780

A Slave for life.

George

1

M

Potts, Thomas

1780

Actual age of this slave was recorded as nine months. A Slave for life.

Moll

34

F

Potts, Thomas

1780

A Slave for life.

Sall

19

F

Potts, Thomas

1780

A Slave for life.

Rachel

38

F

Evans, Evan

1780

A Slave for life.

Caesar

16

M

Evans, Evan

1780

Listed in the registry as "a mulatto boy." A slave for life.

Sue

13

F

Evans, Evan

1780

A slave for life.

Samp

9

M

Evans, Evan

1780

A slave for life.

Frank

7

M

Evans, Evan

1780

A slave for life.

Sal

4

F

Evans, Evan

1780

Described in registry as "a mulatto female child." A slave for life.

Jam

28

M

Hodgson, Abel

1780

Described in the registry as "An Indian servant man till he attains the age of thirty-one years." This is one of very few non-Black slaves in the registry. See also the next listing.

Sarah

24

F

Hodgson, Abel

1780

Described in the registry as "An Indian girl." A slave for life. One of very few non-Black slaves in this registry. See also the previous listing.

Caesar

25

M

Hodgson, Abel

1780

A slave for life.

Jince

20

M

Futhey, Samuel

1780

Described in the registry as "A mulatto woman." A slave for life.

Dinah

1

F

Futhey, Samuel

1780

Described in the registry as "A mulatto girl named Dinah, aged one year and nine months." A slave for life.

Sall

?

F

Futhey, Samuel

1780

Described in the registry as "A mulatto girl named Sall, a slave until she attains the age of thirty-one years." Her age at the time of registry is not stated in the source.

George

75

M

Moore, William

1780

The source lists this person as the oldest male slave listed in the 1780 registry.

Nanny

78

F

Evans, John

1780

The source lists this person as the oldest female slave listed in the registry.

Tom

*

M

Bowen, John

1780

The actual age of this person at the time of registration was one month. The Source lists this person as the youngest slave listed in the registry.

Andrew

*

M

Bull, Rev. Levi

?

The birthdate of this person is 23 December, 1820. He is the last slave listed in the registrations of children of slaves.

Abel

24 or 25

M

Sharps, James

April 25, 1781

Abel, the property of Peter Grubb in Hopewell Forge, Lebanon County, escaped from James Sharps in Sadsbury Township. on April 10, 1779. (Source 61)

Abigail Martin

Age not known

F

Irwin, William

January 15, 1815

Abigail "was sold to the said Isaac Smith [of Salisbury Township, Lancaster County] for the said 7 years by William Irwin of Chester County." (Source 119)