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various aspects of enslavement in Pennsylvania

Enslavement in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Slaveholders, Surnames C-E

Slaveholders listed on this page

  1. Cain, Charles (Enslaved persons: David)
  2. Campbell, Charles (Enslaved persons: Unnamed adult female, unnamed male child)
  3. Campbell, John (Enslaved persons: Bessy, Jack)
  4. Campbell, Michael (Enslaved persons: Bob, Jin, Cate)
  5. Carr, John (Enslaved persons: Bass)
  6. Clark, George (Enslaved persons: Ben, Tom, Suck)
  7. Clere, Thomas (Enslaved persons: Heager)
  8. Coe, Benjamin (Enslaved persons: Titus)
  9. Coe, John (Enslaved persons: Keziah, Delia, Susan, Peter, Jane)
  10. Coe, Margaret (Enslaved persons: Rachel)
  11. Coe, William (Enslaved persons: James, Anthony, Scotland, Jane, Ann, Dye, Daphney, Priscilla, Hannah, Lucey)
  12. Comel, Zachariah (Enslaved persons: Tom, Luce)
  13. Conwell, William (Enslaved persons: Gin)
  14. Cook, Edward (Enslaved persons: Jame, Sall, Davy, Joshua, Esther, Nelly, Sue, Ben)
  15. Coulter, Eli (Enslaved persons: Lucy, Guilbert)
  16. Cox, Gabriel (Enslaved persons: Hannah, Squash, Job, Jack, Sall)
  17. Cross, James (Enslaved persons: James, Susanna, Bill, Lett, Edy, Lucy, Maffy, Mary)
  18. Davis, Benjamin (Enslaved persons: Pomp, Hanna, Milton, Sue)
  19. Dawson, Benoni (Enslaved persons: Doll, John, Christopher, Lucy, Priscilla, Joseph, Smith)
  20. Dawson, Elenor (Enslaved persons: Scipio)
  21. Dawson, Nicholas (Enslaved persons: Sam)
  22. Death, James Jr. (Enslaved persons: Tom, Polldore, Flora, Caesar, Sale, Rachel)
  23. Decamp, John and Nehemiah Stokely (Enslaved persons: Syres, Nan, Melsey, Prince, Nance, Pegg, Frank)
  24. Devalt, John Pierce (Enslaved persons: Crish)
  25. Dorsey, Joseph (Enslaved persons: Charles, Phil, Aaron, Tom, Casse, Jane, Pompey, Rachel, Phillis, George, Frederick, James, Harmer)
  26. Duncan, David (Enslaved persons: Peet, Sue, Cate, Cook, Frank)
  27. Elliot, Daniel (Enslaved persons: Hannah)
  28. Evalt, Samuel (Enslaved persons: Moses)
  29. Evans, Sallee (Enslaved persons: Rachel)

Enslavement Data

  • Slaveholder Name: Cain, Charles
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: David
      Sex: Male
      Age: 16
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1765 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 24 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Campbell, Charles
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Unnamed adult female
      Sex: Female
      Age: 40
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1740 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Unnamed male child
      Sex: Male
      Age: 15
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1765 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Campbell, John
    City or Township:
    County: Lancaster (See Notes)
    Occupation: Merchant
    Notes: 1780 Slave Registration describes Campbell as "Merchant late of West Moreland County, but now a prisoner to the British for as by his Attorney, Jasper Yeates Esq. Of the borough of Lancaster, enters as owner. . ."

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Bessy
      Sex: Female
      Age: 09a
      Date of Birth: 1771 (calculated)
      Status: Slave for life
      Description: "Mulatto girl"
      Slave Notes: 1780 Slave Registration specifies status as "slave for life."
      Date of Record: October 18, 1780
      Source: "Slaves in Lancaster County in 1780"
    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Jack
      Sex: Male
      Age: 07a
      Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
      Status: Slave for life
      Description: "Mulatto boy"
      Notes: 1780 Slave Registration specifies status as "slave for life."
      Date of Record: October 18, 1780
      Source: "Slaves in Lancaster County in 1780"

  • Slaveholder Name: Campbell, Michael
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Bob
      Sex: Male
      Age: 10
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1772 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 09 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Jin
      Sex: Female
      Age: 8
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 09 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Cate
      Sex: Female
      Age: 4
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 09 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Carr, John
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Bass
      Sex: Male
      Age: 23
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1759 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 23 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Clark, George
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Ben
      Sex: Male
      Age: 18
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
      Sex: Male
      Age: 4
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Suck
      Sex: Suck
      Age: 16
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Clere, Thomas
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Heager
      Sex: Female
      Age: 8 years and 6 months
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: June 1773 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Coe, Benjamin
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Titus
      Sex: Male
      Age: 15
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 20 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Coe, John
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Keziah
      Sex: Male
      Age: 30
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1751 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 24 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Delia
      Sex: Female
      Age: 17
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 24 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Susan
      Sex: Female
      Age: 15
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 24 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Peter
      Sex: Male
      Age: 14
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1767 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 24 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Jane
      Sex: Female
      Age: 20
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1762 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes: Jane was registered ten months after those initially registered by John Coe. This may indicate that she was not in his possession in December, 1781.
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Coe, Margaret
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Rachel
      Sex: Female
      Age: 24
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1758 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Coe, William
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: James
      Sex: Male
      Age: 27
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1755 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Anthony
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1758 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Scotland
      Sex: Male
      Age: 11
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Jane
      Sex: Female
      Age: 45
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1737 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Ann
      Sex: Female
      Age: 36
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1746 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Dye
      Sex: Female
      Age: 18
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    7. Enslaved Person's Name: Daphney
      Sex: Female
      Age: 14
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    8. Enslaved Person's Name: Priscilla
      Sex: Female
      Age: 8
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    9. Enslaved Person's Name: Hannah
      Sex: Female
      Age: 5
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    10. Enslaved Person's Name: Lucey
      Sex: Female
      Age: 2.5 years
      Status: Slave to age 28
      Date of Birth: April 1780 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes: Slave status is here determined by the reported age of Lucey.
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Comel, Zachariah
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
      Sex: Male
      Age: 32
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1748 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 December, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Luce
      Sex: Female
      Age: 40
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1740 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 December, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Conwell, William
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Gin
      Sex: Female
      Age: 14
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 December, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Cook, Edward
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Jame
      Sex: Male
      Age: 45
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1735 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
      Sex: Female
      Age: 35
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1745 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Davy
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1756 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Joshua
      Sex: Male
      Age: 22
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1758 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Esther
      Sex: Female
      Age: 17
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1763 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Nelly
      Sex: Female
      Age: 16
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1764(estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    7. Enslaved Person's Name: Sue
      Sex: Female
      Age: 1
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 12 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    8. Enslaved Person's Name: Ben
      Sex: Male
      Age: 12
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1782
      Notes: Ben was registered two years after Cook's other slaves.
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Coulter, Eli
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Lucy
      Sex: Female
      Age: 19
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1763 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Guilbert
      Sex: Male
      Age: 35
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1747 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Cox, Gabriel
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Hannah
      Sex: Female
      Age: 15
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Squash
      Sex: Male
      Age: 26
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1755 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Job
      Sex: Male
      Age: 20
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1761 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Jack
      Sex: Male
      Age: 21
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 14 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Sall
      Sex: Female
      Age: 19
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1762 (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: Cross, James
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: James
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1758 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes: James was registered as a "mulatto."
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Susanna
      Sex: Female
      Age: 26
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1756 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Bill
      Sex: Male
      Age: 22
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1760 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Lett
      Sex: Female
      Age: 30
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1752 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Edy
      Sex: Female
      Age: 5
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Lucy
      Sex: Female
      Age: 5
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    7. Enslaved Person's Name: Maffy
      Sex: Female
      Age: 3
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    8. Enslaved Person's Name: Mary
      Sex: Female
      Age: 2
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1780 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Davis, Benjamin
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Pomp
      Sex: Male
      Age: 23
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1759 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 04 June, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Hanna
      Sex: Female
      Age: 25
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1757 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 04 June, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Milton
      Sex: Male
      Age: 7
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 04 June, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Sue
      Sex: Female
      Age: 4
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 04 June, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Dawson, Benoni
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Doll
      Sex: Female
      Age: 36
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1746 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: John
      Sex: Male
      Age: 14
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Christopher
      Sex: Male
      Age: 11
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Lucy
      Sex: Female
      Age: 11
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1771 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Priscilla
      Sex: Female
      Age: 9
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1773 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Joseph
      Sex: Male
      Age: 6
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    7. Enslaved Person's Name: Smith
      Sex: Male
      Age: 3
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1779 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 30 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Dawson, Elenor
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Scipio
      Sex: Male
      Age: 37
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1745 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 31 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Dawson, Nicholas
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Sam
      Sex: Male
      Age: 27
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1755 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 31 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Death, James Jr.
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
      Sex: Male
      Age: 18
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1764 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Polldore
      Sex: Female
      Age: 16
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Flora
      Sex: Female
      Age: 12
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Caesar
      Sex: Male
      Age: 8
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Sale
      Sex: Female
      Age: 7
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1775 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Rachel
      Sex: Female
      Age: 5
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1777 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 25 November, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Decamp, John and Nehemiah Stokely
    Notes: Both men registered as owners of the slaves listed below.

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Syres
      Sex: Male
      Age: 35
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1745 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Nan
      Sex: Female
      Age: 40
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1740 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Melsey
      Sex: Female
      Age: 14
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1766 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Prince
      Sex: Male
      Age: 6
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Nance
      Sex: Female
      Age: 4
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Pegg
      Sex: Female
      Age: 1 year and 11 months
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: December 1778 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    7. Enslaved Person's Name: Frank
      Sex: Female
      Age: 10 months old
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: January 1780 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 November, 1780
      Notes: Frank is occasionally found as a female slave name.
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Devalt, John Pierce
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Crish (or Trish)
      Sex: Female
      Age: 45
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1737 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 11 October, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Dorsey, Joseph
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Charles
      Sex: Male
      Age: 30
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1750 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Phil
      Sex: Male
      Age: 32
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1748 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Aaron
      Sex: Male
      Age: 19
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1761 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Tom
      Sex: Male
      Age: 19
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1761 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Casse
      Sex: Male
      Age: 25
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1755 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    6. Enslaved Person's Name: Jane
      Sex: Female
      Age: 28
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1752 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    7. Enslaved Person's Name: Pompey
      Sex: Male
      Age: 12
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1768 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    8. Enslaved Person's Name: Rachel
      Sex: Female
      Age: 06
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1774 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    9. Enslaved Person's Name: Phillis
      Sex: Female
      Age: 4
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1776 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    10. Enslaved Person's Name: George
      Sex: Male
      Age: 2
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1778 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    11. Enslaved Person's Name: Frederick
      Sex: Male
      Age: 1.5 years
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: April 1778 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    12. Enslaved Person's Name: James
      Sex: Male
      Age: one-half year old
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: April 1779 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    13. Enslaved Person's Name: Harmer
      Sex: Male
      Age: 5 months old
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: May 1779 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 18 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Duncan, David
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Peet
      Sex: Male
      Age: 18
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1762 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    2. Enslaved Person's Name: Sue
      Sex: Female
      Age: 21
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1759 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    3. Enslaved Person's Name: Cate
      Sex: Female
      Age: 10
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    4. Enslaved Person's Name: Cook
      Sex: Female
      Age: 11 months old
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: November 1779 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 28 October, 1780
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

    5. Enslaved Person's Name: Frank
      Sex: Male
      Age: 2.5 years old
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: April, 1778 (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: Elliot, Daniel
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Hannah
      Sex: Female
      Age: 12
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1770 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 03 December, 1782
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Evalt, Samuel
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Moses
      Sex: Male
      Age: 30
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1751 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 10 October, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

  • Slaveholder Name: Evans, Sallee
    Notes:

    1. Enslaved Person's Name: Rachel
      Sex: Female
      Age: 24
      Status: Slave for life
      Date of Birth: 1757 (estimated)
      Date of Registration: 24 December, 1781
      Notes:
      Source: George D. Albert, editor, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1882), 447.

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