Censuses of Newtown's enslaved population for taxation, 1804-1831

Censuses of Newtown's enslaved population for taxation, 1804-1831

Slavery--Maryland; Slaves--Newtown; Slaves--Taxes; Slave records

This item includes four slave tax assessments from 1804, 1813, 1821, and 1831. They list the names, ages, and scattered physical or health descriptions of the men, women, and children at the Jesuits' Newtown plantation in the early nineteenth century. Comparing these lists to the 1838 sale documents can help to determine who may have been sold off from Newtown before 1838, and who may not have been sold to Louisiana in 1838.

Maryland State Archives

St. Mary's County Assessment Record (Slaves) 1804-1821, 1831, C1544 and C1545.

Georgetown Slavery Archive

1804-1831

Cory Young

Maryland State Archives

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Tax assessment

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Margrait           50

Abraham         46                                Henny             64

John                50        infirm               Rebecca         52

Michael           48                                Henny             51

Anthoney         48                                Jenny              40

George            43                                Flora                38

Henry              41                                Dina                 34

Hal                   43        blind                 Mary                25

Joseph            23                                Terry               22

Charles            20                                Bibiana            14

Raphael           18                                Polly                12

Peter               17                                Sara                13

Jacob              17                                Elizabeth         12

Stephen           15                                Lucy                9

Benett              11                                Catherine        7

William            11                                Ann                  7

James             10                                Clare               7

Jerey               7                                  Maria               6

Allisius             4                                  Judith              6

Anthony           2                                  Agnes              38

Anne                3

                                                            Martina            3

                                                            Nelly                1

           

            I certify this to be a true list of the slaves in

            my possession-

                                    Rob^t Molyneux

                                                            April 14^th 1804

A List of Slaves the property

of Rev^d. Leonard Edelen (of Newton)

            Under 8 years

Agnes       1 month      Lewis        7 years

Susannah 1 year

Abraham  2 do

Benedict   2 do

Jane         2 do

William      4 do

John         6 do            Margarett 7 years

            from 8 to 14

Harry        8 years       John         8 years

Hennry      10 do          Eleanor    11 do

 

Males from 14 to 45

 

Alectius    14               Bennett     20 years

Stephen   24               Peter         26 do

Ralph        27               Charles     29 do

Jo             31

 

Females from 14 to 36

 

Clare        17               Mary         21 years

Bell           21               Bibeanna  24 do

Terry        32               Mary         32 do

 

Males above 45 years

Females above 36 do

 

Dina          43               Rebeccah 60 years

Mary         65               Harry        52 do

Michael    59               Abraham  57 do

Abraham  65               John         52 do

Henny      90

 

I certify the above to be a

true cert

ages appovd   Leo^d Edelen

9^th. March 1813

J Williams apr.

List of slaves the property of Leonard

Edelen agent New Town

Males & females under 8

            Anthony           7          35

            Gerara             6          30

            Ann                  6          30

            Miley               5          25

            Mary                5          25

            Julean             4          20

            Sharlot             4          20

            James             4          20

            Leonard           1          5

            Silvester          1          5

            Cristina            1          5

Males & females from 8 to 14 ²²⁰

            Jn^o                   13        40

            William            11        40

            Richard           10        40

            Susanna          9          40

            Abraham         9          40

Males from 14 to 45

            Joseph            43        125

            Peter               33        125

            Joe                  22        125

            Henry              18        125

            Charles            37        125

            Stephen           34        125

            Bennet             25        125

females from 14 to 36

            Henny             16        80

            Nelly                18        80

            Clare               23        80

            Bette                29        80

            Biby                 33        80

Males above 45 & females above 36

            Easter              40        $72

            Dina                 45        53

            Mary                42        62

            Jane                50        38

            Beck                70        00

            henny              90        00

            henry               56        70 ³⁴⁵

            Abraham         60        50

[reverse]

            Michael           65        25

            Abraham         70        00

I certify the within & above

To be a true list

                        Leonard Edelen

A List Slave the property of

James A Neail agt N Town                             Males from 14 to 45

 

Males & females under 8                                Greenfield       19        125

                                                                        Bill                   21        125

Miles                6          30                                Richard           20        125

Emily               7          35                                Henry              28        125

Mary                4          20                                Abraham         19        125

Easter              1          5                                  John                23        125

Lucy                7          35                                Bennett            35        125

Henrietta         6          30                                Perry               32        125

Joseph            3          15                                Peter               43        125

Mary                1          5                                  Stephen           44        125

Ann                  4          20                                ^10.                                 $1250

Henrietta         1          5                                                                                 

Henry              7          35                                males above 45}

Litty                 5          25                                females above 36}

Eleanor            7          35                                                                               

Lucy                3          15                                Joseph            50        1.00

Dianner           1          5                                  Henry              60        000

Hariot              7          35                                Abraham         60        75

^16.                             $350                                    old Abraham   80        000

Males & females from 8 to 14                         Easter              50        20

                                                                        Mary                57        20

Sylvester         10        40                                Rebecca         50        20

[Furden]           11        40                                Elizabeth         49        30

Remus            9          40                                Deanna           60        00

Julian               14        40                                Biby                 60        00

Rosann            14        40                                ^10.                                 $2.65

James             12        40                                                                   

Garriot             14        40                                I certefy the above to be

^7.                                  $280                                    a correct List

Females from 14 to 36                                    march 26^th 1831

 

Mary                17        80

Clare               25        80

Susan              19        80

4 Charlot         18        80

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