Samuel Chew (1737-1809) estate: Slaves, 1792-1812, undated

Item

Title

Samuel Chew (1737-1809) estate: Slaves, 1792-1812, undated

Description

Lists names, ages, relationships Lists names, ages, and relevant relationships or medical issues of enslaved people at Great Plantation, Rich Neck, Frisby Meadows, Chestertown, and Sassafras Farm, inventoried for sale after the death of Samuel Chew.

African American people mentioned:
Rich Neck- John, Dick, Mike, Matthias, Eneas, William, James, Ephraim, Heny, Philip, Mike, Aaron, Ben, Bill, Abraham, Silvie, Judithe, Jenny Anderson, Rose, Diane, Judithe, Beck, Marie, Harriot, Eliza
Great Plantation- Mark, Stephen, Hank, Nicholas, Joseph, Frank, Abraham, Prince, Dick, Ned, Harry, Adam, Bill, Harry, Jacob, Phillis, Molly, Pat, Clant (sp?), Jenny & female child, Amey, Nancy, Harriott, Jenny, Betsy, Jim
Frisby Meadows- James, Frank, Bill, Penny or Peggy, Abram, Barnet, Tom, Ben, Solomon, John, Isaac, Jonathan, Mick, Washington, James, Thomas, Lemon, Phoebe, Lucy, Nancy, Fanny & her child, Polly, Harriott, Juliana, Rachael, Susan, Ann, Henry, Phoebe, Sophie, Maria, Margaret, Lydia, Emmeline
and multiple informal lists with titles such as "Negroes from my farm", with overlap

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Samuel

Date Created

1792-1812

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050)

Spatial Coverage

Cecil (Md.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family |Pennsylvania--History

Extent

31 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers