Children born into slavery at Newtown, 1752-1770

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Title

Children born into slavery at Newtown, 1752-1770

Subject

Slaves--United States; Jesuits--Missions; Slave Records, Sacraments, Vital Statistics; Jesuits--History--18th century

Description

This page from the Newtown daybook records the birth of 32 slaves at Newtown from 1752 to 1770. The 11 names marked with an X identify people who were presumably sold to "Widow [?]."

Creator

Maryland Province Archives

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1752-1770

Contributor

Adam Rothman, Elsa Barraza Mendoza - Transcription by Emily Bierman

Rights

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus

Relation

GSA156: Slaves at Newtown before 1791
GSA159: Births at Newtown, 1782-1796

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA157

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

1st May Mary of Clare & Ben

1752 Monica of Nel & James

1752 Rebecca of Teresia

1754 John of Clare & Ben Sr.

1756 Jaen of Nel & James –    sold to Wid Che.  [?]

1758 Rose of Clare & Ben                   x

1758 Ignatius of Suck --

1759 Abraham of Nel & James

1759 Anastasia of Judith & Clem.

1759 Moises of Teresia & Ben Jr.              x

1760 Benjamin of Clare & Ben Sr.

1761 George… of Suck & Jacob [crossed out: of Teresia & Ben Jr.]

1761 Veronica of Teresia & Ben Jr.     x

1761 Claire Mary Anne of Judith & Clem.  x

1762 Agnes of Jem & Nell.

1762 Dreaden of Jem & Jane dead

Henry of Ben & Clare 1763

1763 Jacob… of Suck & Jacob                        x

1764 Philip Castes of Jenny & James xx

1764 Lucy Clem & Judy. dead

1765 Sussanna Peggy & c dead

1765 Clare Suck & Jacob. dead

1765 Prudence Jem & Nell July 28th      x

1765 Henrietta Teresse & Ben. September 15th x

1765 * Cecilia… Betty [?] the 8th September

1766 Chedrick Judy & Clem. June 14th                       Jerry dead

1766 Francis James & Jenny Dec.ber of 9th       x

1767 IsaacSuck & Jacob May 8th dead

1768 William Ben & Terese March 5th             x

1769 Peg of Clem & Ruth

1769 Bernard Suck & Jacob                            x

1970 Jeremy  Henny [?]

 

*Decber the 8th

 

Names of Slaves at Newtown

Original Format

Manuscript

Files

Citation

Maryland Province Archives, “Children born into slavery at Newtown, 1752-1770,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/171.

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