Slaveholders Listed on this Page
- Douglas, Ephraim (Enslaved persons listed: Noah)
- Goe, William (Enslaved persons listed: Nogee, Lucy, Thomas)
- Hutton, Margaret (Enslaved persons listed: Henry Fitz Edward, Charles, Priscilla, Robert, Rebecca, Jemima)
Enslavement Data
- Slaveholder Name: Douglas, Ephraim
City or Township: Union Township
County: Fayette County
Occupation: Esquire
Notes:
- Enslaved Person's Name: Noah
Sex: Male
Age: Three years old
Date of Birth: 12 May 1785
Status: Slave for life
Description: "Mulatto boy"
Notes:
Date of Record: 16 March 1789
Source: "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Slaveholder Name: Goe, William
City or Township: Washington Township
County: Fayette County
Occupation:
Notes: Brother of Margaret Goe Hutton. See pre-1783 enslavement records of William Goe, filed in Westmoreland County.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Nogee
Sex: Female
Age: Of childbearing age by September 1782
Date of Birth: Not known
Status: Slave for life
Description:
Notes: Mother of Lucy, born September 1782, and Thomas, born June 1785 (below)
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Lucy
Sex: Female
Age: 6 years old at Registration
Date of Birth: September 1782
Status: Slave to age 28
Description: Mulatto
Notes: Daughter "of Nogee, a slave"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Thomas
Sex: Male
Age: 6 years old at Registration
Date of Birth: June 1785
Status: Slave to age 28
Description: Mulatto
Notes: Son "of Nogee, a slave"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Slaveholder Name: Hutton, Margaret
City or Township: Washington Township
County: Fayette County
Occupation: Widow of Richard Hutton
Notes: Hutton registered nine people as slaves for life. See those listings under the Westmoreland County pages. Hutton's daughter Mary married Hezekiah McGruder, and Margaret was the executrix of McGruder's estate when he died in 1788. She inherited the enslaved people from her husband, Richard Hutton, and her son-in-law, Hezekiah McGruder, making her the largest slaveholder in Pennsylvania by 1790.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Henry Fitz Edward
Sex: Male
Age: 5 years old at Registration
Date of Birth: 13 March 1783
Status: Slave to age 28
Description:
Notes: son "of Sarah, a mulatto slave"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: Young, Cory James. "A Just and True Return: Pennsylvania’s Surviving County Slave Registries, 1780-1826." Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 3, no. 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.25971/QS08-YE30. Accessed 31 July 2024; "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Charles
Sex: Male
Age: 3 years old at Registration
Date of Birth: 17 September 1785
Status: Slave to age 28
Description:
Notes: Returned as "Charles Fitz Edward," son "of Sarah, a mulatto slave"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: Young, Cory James. "A Just and True Return: Pennsylvania’s Surviving County Slave Registries, 1780-1826." Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 3, no. 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.25971/QS08-YE30. Accessed 31 July 2024; "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Priscilla
Sex: Female
Age: 4 years and 8 months old at Registration
Date of Birth: 29 December 1783
Status: Slave to age 28
Description:
Notes: Daughter of "Susanna, a slave." Return of "Capt. H. Magruder, deceased, returned by Margaret Hutton, of Washington Twp, Executrix,"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: Young, Cory James. "A Just and True Return: Pennsylvania’s Surviving County Slave Registries, 1780-1826." Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 3, no. 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.25971/QS08-YE30. Accessed 31 July 2024; "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Robert
Sex: Male
Age: 2 years and 8 months old at Registration
Date of Birth: 25 December 1785
Status: Slave to age 28
Description:
Notes: Son of "Susanna, a slave." Return of "Capt. H. Magruder, deceased, returned by Margaret Hutton, of Washington Twp, Executrix,"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: Young, Cory James. "A Just and True Return: Pennsylvania’s Surviving County Slave Registries, 1780-1826." Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 3, no. 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.25971/QS08-YE30. Accessed 31 July 2024; "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Rebecca
Sex: Female
Age: 3 months old at Registration
Date of Birth: 30 June 1788
Status: Slave to age 28
Description:
Notes: Twin sister to Jemima, below. Daughter of "Susanna, a slave." Return of "Capt. H. Magruder, deceased, returned by Margaret Hutton, of Washington Twp, Executrix,"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: Young, Cory James. "A Just and True Return: Pennsylvania’s Surviving County Slave Registries, 1780-1826." Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 3, no. 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.25971/QS08-YE30. Accessed 31 July 2024; "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
- Enslaved Person's Name: Jemima
Sex: Female
Age: 3 months old at Registration
Date of Birth: 30 June 1788
Status: Slave to age 28
Description:
Notes: Twin sister to Rebecca, above. Daughter of "Susanna, a slave." Return of "Capt. H. Magruder, deceased, returned by Margaret Hutton, of Washington Twp, Executrix,"
Date of Record: 23 September 1788
Source: Young, Cory James. "A Just and True Return: Pennsylvania’s Surviving County Slave Registries, 1780-1826." Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation 3, no. 1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.25971/QS08-YE30. Accessed 31 July 2024; "Birth Records for Negroes and Mulattoes, 1788-1826," Fayette County, Pennnsylvania Prothonotary Records, RG-47 Birth Records for the County Governments, Pennsylania State Archives, transcribed by G.D. Dixon.
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