Slaveholders Listed on this Page
- Hains, Joseph (Enslaved persons: Joseph)
- Hains, Josiah (Enslaved persons: Abraham)
- Hall, John Listing moved to Philadelphia County
- Hamilton, John (Enslaved persons: Un-named woman, un-named male child)
- Hannah, James (Enslaved persons: Ned)
- Hannum, James (Enslaved persons: Fann, Christopher Johnston)
- Harman, Sarah (Enslaved persons: Clarissa)
- Havard, Ann (Enslaved persons: Judith)
- Havard, Samuel (Enslaved persons: Harry)
- Havard, Sarah (Enslaved persons: Jeffery, Dorothy)
- Hayes, Abraham (Enslaved persons: Un-named boy)
- Hayes, Jane (Enslaved persons: Ned)
- Hays, David (Enslaved persons: Ned, Joshua)
- Hays, Margaret (Enslaved persons: Milla)
- Henderson, James (Enslaved persons: Hager)
- Henderson, John (Enslaved persons: Un-named man and wife, 2 un-named boys)
- Henderson, Matthew (Enslaved persons: Peg)
- Hendrickson, Isaac (Enslaved persons: Tone, Nance, Frank, Bett, Tone, Jos, Pol, Dine)
- Hodgson, Abel (Enslaved persons: Jam, Cesar, Sarah)
- Hood, Walter (Enslaved persons: Jack, Sall, Bill, Joe, Jean)
- Horne, William (Enslaved persons: Un-named man)
- Hortright, Hester (Enslaved persons: Joe)
- Hughes, Edward (Enslaved persons: Will)
- Humphreys (Enslaved persons: Nanny, Cezar, Tone, Nancy, Judy, Dolly, Alice, Jimmy, Fanny)
- Humphreys, John (Enslaved persons: Peg)
- Hunter, Jonathan (Enslaved persons: Philis, Paddy, Samson, Prudi, Philis)
- Hunter, Peter (Enslaved persons: Dinah, Tom)
- Huston, John (Enslaved persons: Tom)
- Hutchison, Joseph (Enslaved persons: Philip)
- Jackson, Samuel (Enslaved persons: Un-named woman)
- Jacobi, John, estate of (Enslaved persons: Tom, Pricilla, Dorothy, Ishmail, Yeroda, Dinah, Phillis)
- James, Jesse (Enslaved persons: Jude)
- John, Daniel (Enslaved persons: Unnamed boy)
- Johnson, Alexander (Enslaved persons: Peter)
- Johnson, Samuel (Enslaved persons: Dinah, Sall, Jem, Joe, Peter)
- Jones, Daniel (Enslaved persons: Poll, Dick, Rachel, Beck, Doll)
- Keely, Conrad (Enslaved persons: Bob)
- Kelso, Catherine (Enslaved persons: un-named child)
- Kelso, Mary (Enslaved persons: Bet)
- Kennedy, David (Enslaved persons: Un-named man, Un-named woman)
- Kennedy, Montgomery (Enslaved persons: Gabriel Moore, Jude Leiper)
- Kennedy, Samuel, Heirs of (Enslaved persons: Rina, Kitte, Lucia)
- Kennedy, William (Enslaved persons: Esther)
- Kerlin, Mathias (Enslaved persons: Jo)
- 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)
- Lewin, Isaac (Enslaved persons: Unnamed woman)
- Lewis, Harvey (Enslaved persons: James, Hannah)
- Lindsey, John (Enslaved persons: Un-named girl)
- Logan, Samuel (Enslaved persons: Mingo)
- Lownes, George (Enslaved persons: Tom, Hannah, Andrew)
- Lowrey, Andrew (Enslaved persons: Joe)
- Luckie, Joseph (Enslaved persons: Violet)
- Lunn, Thomas (Enslaved persons: Sall, Jam)
Enslavement Data
- Slaveholder Name: Hains, Joseph
City or Township: Kennett Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joseph
Sex: Male
Age: "About 18 or 20 Years of Age"
Date of Birth: 1744 or 1746 (calculated from above description)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Fellow"
Notes: Ran away on May 6, 1764.
RUN away from the Subscriber, living in Kennet Township, Chester County, on the 6th inst. May, a likely smart Negroe Fellow, named Joseph, about 18 or 20 Years of Age, something better than 5 Feet high, a French Negroe, speaks very broken English: had on, or took with him, two new Tow Shirts, and a Check Shirt, two new Pair of Tow Trowsers, two Pair of old striped Ticken Drawers, a new blue and white spotted Silk Handkerchief, a light coloured Cloth Coat, with Metal Buttons, an old yellow Thickset Jacket, lined with red, and old Fur hatt. Whoever takes up the said Negroe, and secures him, so that his Master may have him again, shall have Thirty Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by JOSEPH HAINS.
Date of Record: May 31, 1764
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, May 31, 1764, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Hains, Josiah
City or Township: Goshen Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slave of Josiah Hains is listed on page 28 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Abraham
Sex: Male
Age: 16
Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro man"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro man named Abraham aged sixteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hall, John
City or Township: Oxford
County:
Occupation: Tavern Keeper
Notes: Listing moved to John Hall of Philadelphia. This person was determined to be John Hall, keeper of the Wheat Sheaf Tavern in Oxford Township, Philadelphia County.
- Slaveholder Name: Hamilton, John
City or Township: Newtown Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Female
Age: 32
Date of Birth: 1732 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Woman"
Notes: Offered for sale in 1764:
TO BE SOLD.
A likely Negroe Woman, aged 32 Years, with or without a Male Child, about two Years old; she can wash and iron, is a very good Cook, and understands a Dairy as well as most white Women, Enquire of the Subscriber, living in Newtown Township, Chester County at the Tavern called the Square. JOHN HAMILTON.
Date of Record: January 12, 1764
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, January 12, 1764, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Male
Age: 2a
Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Male Child"
Notes: Offered for sale in 1764:
TO BE SOLD.
A likely Negroe Woman, aged 32 Years, with or without a Male Child, about two Years old; she can wash and iron, is a very good Cook, and understands a Dairy as well as most white Women, Enquire of the Subscriber, living in Newtown Township, Chester County at the Tavern called the Square. JOHN HAMILTON.
Date of Record: January 12, 1764
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, January 12, 1764, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Hannah, James
City or Township: West Nantmeal Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slave of James Hannah is listed on page 40 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ned
Sex: Male
Age: 14
Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Boy named Ned aged fourteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hannum, James
City or Township: West Marlborough
County: Chester County
Occupation: Innholder
Notes: The slaves of James Hannum are listed on pages 48 and 51 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Fann
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Girl named Fann aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Christopher Johnston
Sex: Male
Age: 33
Date of Birth: 1747 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of thirty six years old
Description: "Negro Servant Man"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Servant Man till he attains the age of thirty six years named Christopher Johnston aged thirty three years."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Harman, Sarah
City or Township: Upper Darby Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Seamstress
Notes: The slave of Sarah Harman is listed on page 25 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Clarissa
Sex: Female
Age: 19
Date of Birth: 1761 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto woman named Clarissa aged nineteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Havard, Ann
City or Township: Tredyffrin Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Seamstress (listed in her will as "spinster")
Notes: The slave of Ann Havard is listed on page 3 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Judith
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life--manumitted in 1786 by the will of Ann Havard
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro woman named Judith aged twenty years a slave for life." The will of Ann Havard bequeathes to Judith 20, and provides for her manumission.
Date of Records: Registration: November 1, 1780; Will of Ann Havard: July 22, 1784 (proven) July 25, 1786
Sources: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780; Chester County Wills, "Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved 1786-7)" in USGenWeb Archives (contributor Thera [email protected]); http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/data/pa+index+7060115415103+F
- Slaveholder Name: Havard, Samuel
City or Township: Tredyffrin Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Harry
Sex: Female
Age: 24a
Date of Birth: 1740 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Fellow"
Notes: Ran away in Text of ad placed by Samuel Havard:
RUN away from the Subscriber, on the first Day of this inst. April, a Mulatto Fellow, named Harry, about 24 Years of Age, has a small Scar above one of his Eye brows: Had on, or took with him, a light coloured Camblet Coat, with Horn Buttons, a dark Camblet Jacket, scarlet Ditto, lines with blue, yellow Thickset Breeches, with white Metal Buttons, light blue Worsted Stockings, and white Yarn Ditto, good Shoes and Brass Buckles, Felt Hat, Linen Cap, and Check Trowsers, and it is probable may have other Cloaths with him. Whoever secures the said Fellow, and gives proper Notice thereof to his Master, but if taken in any other Province, Five Pounds Reward, Pennsylvania Currency, paid by the Subscriber, living in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
SAMUEL HAVARD.
Date of Record: April 19, 1764
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, April 19, 1764, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Havard, Sarah
City or Township: Tredyffrin Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Seamstress
Notes: The slaves of Sarah Havard are listed on page 2 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jeffery
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Date of Birth: 1753 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Man"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Man named Jeffery aged twenty seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dorothy
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Date of Birth: 1763 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro girl named Dorothy aged seventeen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hayes, Abraham
City or Township: West Marlborough Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: Abraham Hayes' estate, including his slave, was advertised to be sold at a sheriff's sale on August 20, 1790 (see below).
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Male
Age: 11
Date of Birth: 1779 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of 21
Description: "Negroe Boy"
Notes: Advertised for public auction by the Chester County sheriff, to be sold on August 20, 1790:
West Chester, Chester county, August 2, 1790
BY virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas, to me directed, will be exposed to public sale, on the premises, on Friday, the 20th instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Horses, Cows, and young Cattle, Wheat and Rye by the bushel, the time of a Negroe Boy, 11 years old, till he arrived to the age of 21; also a Messuage or Tenement and Tract or Parcel of Land, situate in the township of West Marlborough, bounded by lands of Richard Bernard, Enoch Pusey and others, and containing 145 acres; taken in execution, and to be sold as the estate of Abraham Hayes. CHARLES DILWORTH, Sheriff.
Date of Record: August 4, 1790
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 4, 1790, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com
- Slaveholder Name: Hayes, Jane
City or Township: Lower Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ned
Sex: Male
Age: Not recorded, but described as a "man" in 1804.
Date of Birth: Not recorded
Status: To be manumitted in 1806.
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Mentioned in the will of Jane Hayes, dated July 26, 1804 and proved August 21, 1804. Jane Hayes stipulates that her "Negro man Ned" is to be set free in two years and her sons James and David are to pay him $30 each. This is possibly the child Ned, registered in 1780 at age 6 by David Hays (see below).
Date of Record: July 26, 1804
Source: "Hayes," PA-Roots.com, http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/hayesJane.htm, accessed November 11, 2005
- Slaveholder Name: Hays, David
City or Township: Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The persons enslaved by David Hays are listed on page 43 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ned
Sex: Male
Age: 6
Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Ned aged Six years a slave for life." See notes for the slave Ned, of Jane Hayes, above.
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joshua
Sex: Male
Age: 4
Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Joshua aged four years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hays, Margaret
City or Township: Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Seamstress
Notes: The enslaved person of Margaret Hays is listed on page 15 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Milla
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Date of Birth: 1762 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Woman named Milla aged eighteen years a slave for life." In the will of Margaret Hayes, dated April 17, 1772 and proved January 1, 1783, Hayes leaved to her "daughter Margaret, wife of Robert Buntin, my negro wench." (Source: "Hayes," PA-Roots.com, http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/hayesMargaret.htm, accessed November 11, 2005)
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Henderson, James
City or Township: East Nantmeal Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: The enslaved person of James Henderson is listed on page 5 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Hager
Sex: Female
Age: 30
Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro woman named Hager aged thirty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Henderson, John
City or Township: New London Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: Offered his plantation and four slaves for sale in 1762:
NOTICE is hereby given, That there is a Plantation to be sold, situate and lying in the Township of New London, and County of Chester, containing 260 Acres of Land, with the usual Allowance about 100 of which is Woodland well timbered, above 20 Acres of excellent Meadow and a great Quantity more may be made .There will be sold by John Henderson, living on the said Plantation, a Negroe Man and his Wife, two Boys, and a Waggon, &c. Whoever intends to buy the said Plantation, or any other of the Articles abovementioned, may know the Terms, by applying to the said JOHN HENDERSON.
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Male
Age: No age, but an adult and married in 1762
Date of Birth:
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Offered for sale along with his wife, as well as two "Boys" in August 1762 (see ad, above).
Date of Record: August 12, 1762
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 12, 1762, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Female
Age: No age, but an adult and married in 1762
Date of Birth:
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Wife"
Notes: Offered for sale along with her husband, as well as two "Boys" in August 1762 (see ad, above).
Date of Record: August 12, 1762
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 12, 1762, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slave Names: No names recorded
Sex: Males
Age: No age, but described as "boys" in 1762
Date of Birth:
Status: Slaves for life
Description: "Boys"
Notes: "Two Boys" offered for sale, as well as a man and wife in August 1762 (see ad, above).
Date of Record: August 12, 1762
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 12, 1762, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Henderson, Matthew
City or Township: East Nottingham Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: The slave of Matthew Henderson is listed on page 12 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Peg
Sex: Female
Age: 27
Date of Birth: 1753 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro woman named Peg aged twenty seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hendrickson, Isaac
City or Township: Ridley Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slaves of Isaac Hendrickson are listed on page 41 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tone
Sex: Male
Age: 40
Date of Birth: 1740 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro man"
Notes: Registered as "A negro man named Tone aged forty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nance
Sex: Female
Age: 36
Date of Birth: 1744 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A negro woman named Nance aged thirty six years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Frank
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Boy named Frank aged twelve years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bett
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Girl named Bett aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tone
Sex: Male
Age: 7
Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Boy named Tone aged seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jos
Sex: Male
Age: 5
Date of Birth: 1775 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Boy named Jos aged five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Pol
Sex: Female
Age: 3
Date of Birth: 1777 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Girl named Pol aged three years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dine
Sex: Female
Age: "aged six months"
Date of Birth: April 1780 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Girl named Dine aged six months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hodgson, Abel
City or Township: East Nottingham Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slaves of Abel Hodgson are listed on page 38 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jam
Sex: Male
Age: 28
Date of Birth: 1752 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of 31 years
Description: "Indian servant man"
Notes: Registered as "An Indian servant man till he attains the age of thirty one years named Jam aged twenty eight years."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Cesar
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "negro man"
Notes: Registered as "A negro man named Cesar aged twenty five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sarah
Sex: Female
Age: 24
Date of Birth: 1756 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Indian Girl"
Notes: Registered as "An Indian Girl named Sarah aged twenty four years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hood, Walter
City or Township: Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slaves of Walter Hood ar listed on page 15 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jack
Sex: Male
Age: 15
Date of Birth: 1765 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Jack aged fifteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
Sex: Female
Age: 13
Date of Birth: 1767 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Sall aged thirteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bill
Sex: Male
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Bill aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joe
Sex: Male
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Joe aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jean
Sex: Female
Age: 8
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Jean aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Horne, William
City or Township: Kennett
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Name not given in ad
Sex: Male
Age: Age not included in ad, but described as a "man."
Date of Birth: Not known
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Advertised for sale in June 1728. Text of ad: "A Very likely Negroe Man to be Sold by William Horne of Kenet Township in Chester County, fit for Plantation Work as Carting, Plowing, &c."
Date of Record: 27 June 1728.
Source: The American Weekly Mercury (Philadelphia), 27 June 1728
- Slaveholder Name: Hortright, Hester
City or Township: Haverford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Gentlewoman
Notes: The slave of Hester Hortright is listed on page 40 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joe
Sex: Male
Age: "aged fifteen years"
Date of Birth: 1765 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Joe aged fifteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hughes, Edward
City or Township: Haverford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Carpenter
Notes: The slave of Edward Hughes is listed on page 5 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Will
Sex: Male
Age: "aged one year and eight months"
Date of Birth: March 1779 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Will aged one year and eight months a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Humphreys Family
City or Township: Haverford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: The entry for this family is partially cut off on the copy. It appears that several individuals are registering nine slaves. The slaveholders are identified as "______ Humphreys of Haverford township his Sister Elizabeth Hunphreys and the Estate of Rebecca Humphreys deceased." The slaves of the Humphries family are listed on page 5 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nanny
Sex: Female
Age: "aged seventy years"
Date of Birth: 1710 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro woman named nanny aged seventy years a Slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Cezar
Sex: Male
Age: 36
Date of Birth: 1744 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro man"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro man named Cezar thirty six years of age a Slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tone
Sex: Male
Age: 34
Date of Birth: 1746 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro man"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Man named Tone aged thirty four years a Slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nancy
Sex: Female
Age: 44
Date of Birth: 1736 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A negro woman named Nancy aged forty four years a Slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Judy
Sex: Female
Age: 25
Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto woman named Judy aged twenty five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dolly
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto woman named Dolly aged twenty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Alice
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto girl named Alice aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jimmy
Sex: Male
Age: 8
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Boy named Jimmy aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Fanny
Sex: Female
Age: "aged thirteen months"
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto female Child"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto female Child aged thireen months named Fanny a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Humphreys, John
City or Township: Charlestown Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Tanner
Notes: The slave of John Humphreys is listed on page 44 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Peg
Sex: Female
Age: 30
Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro woman named Peg aged thirty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hunter, Jonathan
City or Township: Edgmont Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: The slaves of Jonathan Hunter are listed on page 39 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Philis
Sex: Female
Age: 30
Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro woman named Philis aged thirty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Paddy
Sex: Male
Age: 16
Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Lad"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Lad named Paddy aged sixteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Samson
Sex: Male
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Samson aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Prudi
Sex: Female
Age: 6
Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Prudi aged six years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Philis
Sex: Female
Age: 3
Date of Birth: 1777 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Philis aged three years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Hunter, Peter
City or Township: West Nantmeal Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Yeoman
Notes: The slaves of Peter Hunter are listed on page 39 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dinah
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Date of Birth: 1752 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto woman"
Notes: Registered as "A mulatto woman named Dinah aged twenty eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: 6
Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Boy named Tom aged six years a Slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Huston, John
City or Township: New London Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: "man"
Date of Birth:
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Ran away in 1784:
FIVE DOLLARS Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Chester county, New London township, a Negroe Man, named TOM, about 5 feet 10 inches high; Had on, oznabrigs shirt and trowsers, a pair of half worn shoes tied with leather strings, and no stockings, an old castor hat flopped; there is a small hole in the fleshy part of one of his ears, but cannot remember which. Whoever takes up said Negroe fellow, and secures him in any goal or work-house in the state, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by JOHN HUTON.
N.B. All masters of vessels and others are forbid to harbour or carry him off at their peril.
Date of Record: October 16, 1784
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, October 20, 1784 in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com
- Slaveholder Name: Hutchison, Joseph
City or Township: London Derry Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slave of Joseph Hutchison is listed on page 33 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Philip
Sex: Male
Age: 16
Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Boy named Philip aged sixteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Jackson, Samuel
City or Township: Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Female
Age: "young"
Date of Birth:
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Wench"
Notes: Offered for sale in 1763:
TO be sold for no Reason, but the Want of a Mistress, a likely young Negroe Wench, fit for any Kind of Labour within Doors, or without by SAMUEL JACKSON, of Oxford Township, Chester County.
Date of Record: February 4, 1763.
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, February 4, 1763, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Jacobi, John, Estate of, Deceased
City or Township: West Whiteland Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: The seven slaves of the estate of John Jacobi were listed on page 2 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Man"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Man named Tom aged Twenty years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Pricilla
Sex: Female
Age: 51
Date of Birth: 1729 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Woman"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Woman named Pricilla aged fifty one years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dorothy
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Date of Birth: 1763 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro girl named Dorothy aged seventeen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Ishmail
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Boy named Ishmail aged twelve years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Yeroda
Sex: Sex not determined
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro"
Notes: Registered as "Yeroda A Negro Aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dinah
Sex: Female
Age: 5
Date of Birth: 1775 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro girl named Dinah aged five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Phillis
Sex: Female
Age: 8
Date of Birth: 1775 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro girl named Phillis aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: James, Jesse
City or Township: Westtown Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jude
Sex: Female
Age: 17a
Date of Birth: 1780 (calculated)
Status: Status not determined
Description: "Negro servant girl"
Notes: Ran away on March 18, 1797. James ran the following advertisement to recapture her:
Forty Shillings Reward. RAN AWAY on Saturday night the 18th instant, from the subscriber, living in Westtown township, Chester county, a Negro servant girl, about 17 years old, named Jude, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, strong and well made, has lately had the small pox, the marks of which are to be seen in her face, has a scar on her arm, and a white mark on her face, occasioned by a scald; took with her two shifts, a pair of blue yarn stockings, black velvet shoes, a striped linsey petticoat and a striped tow linen ditto; a green worsted skirt, striped linsey short gown, a light coloured broadcloath cloak, and an old wool hat. Whoever takes up and secures said girl, shall be entitled to the above reward and reasonable charges. JESSE JAMES. March 20, 1797.
Date of Record: March 29, 1797
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 29, 1797, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: John, Daniel
City or Township: Uwchlan Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: From 1764 tax records.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Not recorded
Sex: Male
Age: Not recorded
Date of Birth: Probably prior to 1752 (see notes)
Status: Not specified, but probably a slave for life
Description: "Negro slave"
Notes: Slaves younger than age 12 were seldom considered taxable property. John was taxed one shilling and six pence for ownership of this "Negro Boy."
Date of Record: 1764
Source: "Landowners in Uwchlan taxed for owning 'Negro slaves,' " PA-Roots.com, http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/uwchlan1764Slaves.htm, accessed November 11, 2005.
- Slaveholder Name: Johnson, Alexander Note: Poor copy, but appears to say "Alexander."
City or Township: New London Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Esquire
Notes: The slave of Alexander Johnson is listed on page 42 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Peter
Sex: Male
Age: 45
Date of Birth: 1735 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro man"
Notes: Registered as "A negro man aged forty five years named Peter a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dinah
Sex: Female
Age: 45
Date of Birth: 1735 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
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
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
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
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jem
Sex: Male
Age: 8
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto Boy"
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
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joe
Sex: Male
Age: 5 1/2 years
Date of Birth: May 1775 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto Boy"
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
- Enslaved Person's Name: Peter
Sex: Male
Age: 2 years
Date of Birth: 1778 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto Boy"
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
- Slaveholder Name: Jones, Daniel
City or Township: Londonderry Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Clerk
Notes: The slaves of Daniel Jones were listed on page 36 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Poll
Sex: Female
Age: 27
Date of Birth: 1753 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as "A negro woman named Poll aged twenty seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Dick
Sex: Male
Age: 8
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as "A negro Boy named Dick aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Rachel
Sex: Female
Age: 4
Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Rachel aged four years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Beck
Sex: Female
Age: 2
Date of Birth: 1778 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Girl named Beck aged two years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Doll
Sex: Female
Age: 4
Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Girl named Doll aged four years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Keely, Conrad
City or Township: Uwchlan Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bob
Sex: Male
Age: "man"
Date of Birth:
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Man"
Notes: Bob ran away in October 1787. Keely placed the following ad to recover him:
SIX DOLLARS Reward. RAN away this instant from the subscriber, living in Uwchland township, Chester county, a NEGRO MAN named Bob, about 5 feet 10 inches high, the fore part of his head bald, the rest was lately cut; had with him when he went away a new blue coat and a mixt red and blue jacket, new buckskin breeches, two hats, one new and the other old, an old linsey coat and jacket, two good shirts, one pair of trowsers, one pair of stockings, and two pair of shoes; he is a tanner by trade, and has a scar upon one of his cheeks. Whoever takes up and secures the said fellow and brings him to his master, or sends him word, so that he may have him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by me. Oct. 31, 1787. CONRAD KEELY.
Date of Record: November 14, 1787.
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, November 14, 1787, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com
- Slaveholder Name: Kelso, Catherine
City or Township: No township listed
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: The slave of Catherine Kelso is listed on page 44 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: No sex recorded
Age: 9
Date of Birth: 1771 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro "
Notes: Registered as "A Negro _____ named _____ aged nine years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Kelso, Mary
City or Township: New London
County: Chester County
Occupation: Seamstress
Notes: The slave of Mary Kelso is listed on page 41 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Bet
Sex: Female
Age: 9
Date of Birth: 1771 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Girl named Bet aged nine years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Kennedy, David
City or Township: Londonderry Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: David Kennedy advertised in 1759 to sell or rent a Londonderry Township plantation, including two slaves (see below).
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Date of Birth: 1734 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Included as part of a plantation offered for sale or rent in 1759 by David Kennedy:
TO be SOLD or RENTED, a Plantation in Londonderry Township, Chester County, containing 200 Acres, and upwards in good Repair, good Buildings, two good Orchards, and a large Meadow. Also a likely Negroe Man, 25 Years of Age, and a Negroe Woman, 22 years of Age, who have both had the Small pox. Any person inclining to purchase or rent the above, may apply to the Subscriber, living on the Premises, and know the Terms. DAVID KENNEDY.
Date of Record: March 8, 1759
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 8, 1759, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Female
Age: 22
Date of Birth: 1737 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Woman"
Notes: Included as part of a plantation offered for sale or rent in 1759 by David Kennedy, see text of ad, above.
Date of Record: March 8, 1759
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 8, 1759, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Kennedy, Montgomery
City or Township: Londonderry Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Farmer
Notes: The slaves of Montgomery Kennedy were listed on page 7 of the 1780 Register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Gabriel Moore
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Date of Birth: 1757 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Man"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro Man named Gabriel Moore aged twenty three years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jude Leiper
Sex: Female
Age: 13
Date of Birth: 1767 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Negro girl named Jude Leiper aged thirteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Kennedy, Samuel, Heirs of
City or Township: Pikeland Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Deceased
Notes: The slaves of the heirs of Samuel Kennedy were listed on page 32 of the 1780 Register. In addition to African American slaves, Samuel Kennedy was also known to have held English indentured servants. Kennedy, then living in New London Township, advertised for the return of runaway servant William Pool on July 7, 1768 (The Pennsylvania Gazette).
- Enslaved Person's Name: Rina
Sex: Female
Age: 45
Date of Birth: 1735 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto woman"
Notes: Registered as "A mulatto woman named Rina aged forty five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Kitte
Sex: Female
Age: 12
Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A Mulatto Girl named Kitte aged twelve years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Lucia
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "mulatto Girl"
Notes: Registered as "A mulatto Girl named Lucia aged ten years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780.
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Kennedy, William
City or Township: West Nantmeal Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Esther
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Date of Birth: 1751 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Wench"
Notes: Ran away in May 1768. William Kennedy did not advertise for her return until July:
RUN away, on the 28th of May last, from the Subscriber, living in West Nantmill Township, Chester County, a Negroe Wench, names Esther, 17 Years old, of short Stature, Country born, talks good English, has a cunning Turn of Wit; was lately the Property of John Jackson, in Kent County, on Delaware: Had on, when she went away, a Tow Shift and Petticoat, and a blue Lincey Bed gown, the Rest of her Cloathing unknown. Whoever takes up and secures said negroe, so as her Master may have her again, shall have Three Dollars Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by WILLIAM KENNEDY.
Kennedy sold Esther to Samuel Martin of Paxton Township in Dauphin County, from whom she ran away several times.
Date of Record: July 7, 1768
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, July 7, 1768
- Slaveholder Name: Kerlin, Mathias
City or Township:
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: Husband of Susanna, who was the sister of John Moore of Caln Township. Moore bequeathed the enslaved man Jo to Mathias and Susanna Kerlin in 1727.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jo
Sex: Male
Age: ? (adult in 1726)
Date of Birth: ?
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro man"
Notes: John Moore bequeathed Jo to his sister and brother in law, Mathias and Susanna Kerlin, in 1726.
See the text of the will abstract in the notes for the enslaved person Jo, under "Moore, John."
Date of Record: Will dated November 12, 1726, proved April 10, 1727.
Source: Correspondence, Fred Kelso to Afrolumens, December 30, 2003. From http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/wills/willbooka2.txt
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Scipio
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy Man"
Notes: Registered as: "A negro Boy Man named Scipio aged twenty five years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Parthena
Sex: Female
Age: 41
Date of Birth: 1739 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Woman"
Notes: Registered as: "A negro Woman named Parthena aged forty one years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Fanny
Sex: Female
Age: 14a
Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Fanny aged about fourteen years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tabitha
Sex: Female
Age: 11
Date of Birth: 1769 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Tabitha aged eleven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jane
Sex: Female
Age: 8
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Jane aged eight years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sipio
Sex: Male
Age: 16
Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
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
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Essex
Sex: Male
Age: 12
Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Essex aged twelve years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Frank
Sex: Male
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Frank aged ten years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Harry
Sex: Male
Age: 6
Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Harry aged six years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Milford
Sex: Male
Age: 4
Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named Milford aged four years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: James Knox
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Date of Birth: 1762 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro Boy named James Knox aged Eighteen years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Flora Knox
Sex: Female
Age: 10
Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro girl named Flora Knox aged ten years a slave for Life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Lewin, Isaac
City or Township: Uwchlan Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes: From 1764 tax records.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Not recorded
Sex: Female
Age: Not recorded
Date of Birth: Probably prior to 1752 (see notes)
Status: Not specified, but probably a slave for life
Description: "Negro slave"
Notes: Slaves younger than age 12 were seldom considered taxable property. John was taxed three shillings for ownership of this "Negro Woman."
Date of Record: 1764
Source: "Landowners in Uwchlan taxed for owning 'Negro slaves,' " PA-Roots.com, http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/uwchlan1764Slaves.htm, accessed November 11, 2005.
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: James
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Date of Birth: 1759 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years
Description: "Negro servant Man"
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
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Hannah
Sex: Female
Age: 16
Date of Birth: 1764 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years
Description: "Negro servant Girl"
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
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: No name recorded
Sex: Female
Age: 7
Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro girl"
Notes: Registered as: "A negro girl named _____ aged seven years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Logan, Samuel
City or Township: West Nantmeal Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Mingo
Sex: Male
Age: "middle aged"
Date of Birth:
Status: Runaway
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Ran away in 1766. Text of ad placed by Samuel Logan to find him:
RUN away from the Subscriber, living in West nantmill Township, Chester County, a Negroe Man, named Mingo, middle aged, and has a grey Beard; had on a grey Cloth Jacket, Two Shirt and Trowsers, speaks bad English. Whoever takes up said Negroe, and brings him to his Master, shall have Fifteen Shillings Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by SAMUEL LOGAN.
Date of Record: April 29, 1765
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, April 29, 1765, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- 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.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Date of Birth: 1753 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years old
Description: "Negro man"
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
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Hannah
Sex: Female
Age: 19
Date of Birth: 1761 (calculated)
Status: Slave to the age of thirty one years old
Description: "Negro woman"
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
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Andrew
Sex: Male
Age: Age not stated
Date of Birth:
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto"
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: Lowrey, Andrew
City or Township: Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation:
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Joe
Sex: Male
Age: 22a
Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negroe Man"
Notes: Ran away in
TEN DOLLARS Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Oxford township, Chester county, a NEGROE MAN, named JOE, about twenty-two years of age, near six feet high, straight made, and has a scar under the hair a little above his forehead; had on and took with him, a new drab coloured home made thick cloth coat, with metal buttons, and a jacket of the same, with two rows of buttons on the breast; breeches of home made jean, and a pair of blue and white striped linen trowsers, thread stockings, calf-skin shoes, and a new high crown'd wool hat bound with tape. Whoever takes up said negroe, and secures him in any goal, so that his master may get him again, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges if brought home, paid by ANDREW LOWREY.
N.B. Masters of vessels and others are forbid to harbour or carry off said Negroe, at their peril. October 8, 1794.
After eleven months gone, Lowrey ran another advertisement, increasing the reward and adding additional details about Joe:
Forty Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living Oxford township, Chester county, state of Pennsylvania, the beginning of last October, a Negro MAN, named JOE, about 24 years of age, near 6 feet high, of a tawney colour, much given to drink, playing on the fiddle, dancing and frolicking, and his disposition is such, that it is expected he will continue so to do: it is thought unnecessary to describe his cloathing, being so long gone, it is supposed he has exchanged them with some of his associates; he has a large scar on his head, a little above his forehead, also a large scar on one of his feet, at the root of the great toe. Said fellow has a brother, named Abel Gibbens, who has worked in and about Philadelphia for some years, who is a freeman. I intended to set said slave free at a reasonable period, and still mean the same, in case he returns, or is brought to me. The above reward will be given to any person securing said fellow in any gaol, so that I get him again, and reasonable charges if brought home. ANDREW LOWREY. August 24, 1795.
Date of Record: November 12, 1794, September 2, 1795
Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, November 12, 1794, September 2, 1795, in Accessible Archives, www.accessible.com/
- Slaveholder Name: Luckie, Joseph
City or Township: Oxford Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Wheelwright
Notes: The slave of Joseph Luckie is listed on page 50 of the 1780 register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Violet
Sex: Female
Age: 22
Date of Birth: 1758 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as: "A Negro woman named Violet aged twenty two years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Slaveholder Name: Lunn, Thomas
City or Township: London Britain Township
County: Chester County
Occupation: Innholder
Notes: The slaves of Thomas Lunn are listed on page 46 of the 1780 register.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
Sex: Female
Age: 24
Date of Birth: 1756 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro woman"
Notes: Registered as: "A negro woman named Sall aged twenty four years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jam
Sex: Male
Age: 3
Date of Birth: 1777 (calculated)
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Negro Boy"
Notes: Registered as: "A negro Boy named Jam aged three years a slave for life."
Date of Record: November 1, 1780
Source: Slave Register, Chester County, November 1, 1780
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