Children born into slavery at Newtown, 1805-1835

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Title

Children born into slavery at Newtown, 1805-1835

Subject

Slaves--births; Slave families; Children; Sacraments; Jesuit-Missions-19th Century

Description

A list of children born into slavery and baptized at Newtown from 1806 to 1835. Many of these children were sold in 1838 and appear in various sale documents. This baptismal record indicates their parents.

For example, the record lists several children of Joe and Esther (Grinfield, Sylvester, Emeline, Mary, and Miley). This family is listed in the manifest of the Katherine Jackson with the surname Greenleaf.

The record also lists several children of Bennet and Clare (James, Cristina, Henry, Eleanor, Lucy, Dina, and Alexius). This family is also listed in the manifest of the Katherine Jackson with the surname Scott.

Creator

Maryland Province Archives

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1806-1835

Contributor

Adam Rothman

Rights

Georgetown University Library

Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA38

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Text

[Front]
1806 Henny born of Mary & Thompson's Harry April 5
1807 12 Nov. 7 John of Harry & Dina ____ 24
1809 13 Aug 16 Bill of Betsy & Lewellyn's Henry
1811 14 Abram of Mary & Thompson's Harry Nov 2
1812 15 Feb 23. Susan of Biby & John Jenkin's Nicholas
1812 16 Perry bought of Mr Middleton about 19
X 1814 17 July 1. Jarret of Biby & Jenkin's Nicholas
1815 18 Sept. [Susan - crossed out] Charlotte of Biby & Nicholas
1815 19 Dec. 25. Mary of Mary & Thompson's Harry
1816 20 Oct. 6. Julian of Betsy & Lewellyn's Henry
1811 21 Feb 24 Dick of Betsy & Lewellyn's Henry
1813 22 Grinfield of Joe & Esther 18
x 1814 23 June 9 Rosanne of Harry & Dina 17
1817 24 James of Bennet & Clare 14
1819 25 May 3rd - Ferdinand of Betsy & Plowden's Henry
1819 26 Feb 12th - Sylvester of Joe & Esther 12
1820 27 Oct. 30 - Cristina of Bennet & Clare 11
1821 28 Aug 12 - Harriet of Biby & Nicholas 10
1822 29 Apr 5 - Emeline of Joe & Esther 9

[Back]
1823 Henry of Bennet & Clare
1823 30 Eleanor of Bennet & Clare
1826 31 Mary of Joe & Esther
1824 32 Feb 22 Lucrese of Betsy & Plowden's [Nicholas - crossed out] Henry
1825 33 Apr 10 Ritta of Betsy & Plowden's [Nicholas - crossed out] Henry
1821 34 Sep. 19 Remus of Betsy & Plowden's [Nicholas - crossed out] Henry
1825 35 Miley of Joe & Esther
1827 36 Lucy of Bennet & Clare
1827 [37 -crossed out] [Ann of Henny - crossed out] & Henry of Capt. Chiseldine
1828 37 Oct. 17. Joe of Betsy & Plowden's Henry
1830 38 Dina of Bennet & Clare
1830 Oct 9 [Henrietta - crossed out] Mary Jane of [Henny - crossed out] & Henry
1831 March 3. Mary [of - crossed out] Betsy & Plowden's Henry
1825 40 - Alexius of Bennet & Clare
1831 Sept. 3. Priscilla of Susan & [Wm Butler? - crossed out] N N
1831 Dec. 12 [Nicholas - crossed out] of Charlotte & N.N. dead

1835 41 Sarah [bought of - crossed out] Washington Bowling wife to Stephen

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Manuscript

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Citation

Maryland Province Archives, “Children born into slavery at Newtown, 1805-1835,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/44.

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