The marriage of David and Phillis at Georgetown, 1795
Dublin Core
Title
The marriage of David and Phillis at Georgetown, 1795
Subject
Slave Records, Sacraments, Vital Statistics
Description
This 1795 entry records the marriage of an enslaved woman named Phillis to a man named David Thomas in the Georgetown College chapel.
This was the first marriage celebrated in Holy Trinity Church.
This was the first marriage celebrated in Holy Trinity Church.
Creator
Source
Trinity Church, Georgetown D.C., Record of Marriages and Baptisms 1795 to 1805
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1795
Contributor
Adam Rothman
Rights
All rights reserved by Holy Trinity Church, Washington, D.C.
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
GSA7
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Married in the College chapel David Thomas to Philis a negro slave property of Elizabeth Boyle of G. Town
Witness James Byrne
Robin
Witness James Byrne
Robin
Original Format
Sacramental record
Files
Collection
Citation
Digital Georgetown, “The marriage of David and Phillis at Georgetown, 1795,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed September 22, 2023, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/11.