Enslaved people at St. Joseph mission, Talbot County, Md., in 1765

Enslaved people at St. Joseph mission, Talbot County, Md., in 1765

Slavery--Maryland; Jesuit Missions- 18th Century

Fr. Joseph Mosely's accounts of St. Joseph in Maryland from 1765 to 1767 includes a list of enslaved persons that notes where they came from, when they were born, and other biographical notes. Of particular interest in the mention of Nanny, a "Guinea Negro," age 55.

Maryland Province Archive

1765

Tom Foley, Adam Rothman

Georgetown University Library

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English

Manuscript

GSA66

March 18.  The Names of y^e 8 Negroes, that came from y^e March to S^t Joseph’s on in Talbot County. Maryland. 1765.

                                   Born                                        Age

1^st Nanny----               Guinea Negroe,---                   55

2^d. Tom---                    Jan 12, 1737----                     28

3^d Frank^{died ye 11th Novr 1766} Ap^l 9^th 1737---^going             28

4^th Lucy---                   3^d March 1753----                   12

5^th Davy                      June 7^th 1756---^going                9

6^th Nancy--                  Dec^r 9^th 1758----                     6

7^th Paul---                    March 1^st 1761.---                   4

8^th Henny--                  May 2^d 1762----^going                2

The 1^st born at S^t Joseph’s. Of Frank

                                                                                    Parents

9^th Mary.--Dec^r 27^th. 1765--                            Tom & Frank

                                                God-Fathers, Davy & Lucy.

1771. 21 January. Lucy, Henny & Mary sent to Bohemia

Frank died y^e 11^th of Nov^r 1766 about 20 mi-nutes after 7 o’clock in y^e Morning--Nell or Elianora arrived from Portobacco to S^t Joseph’s, 15^th of Dec^r 1766._____

Born____ July 17^th 1748__Aged_18 She was sold to M^r Fran^s Baker 2^d Janu^y 1769.

David arrived from y^e White Marsh to St. Joseph’s, y^e 10^th January 1767. Formerly M^r Neale’s Negroe at Deer Creek in Baltimore_he was born March 1743 aged_ _ 23.

25 Ap^r 1767 David returned to M^r Neale in Baltimore.

1767

14^th Nov^r. Jerry came to S^t Joseph’s, from y^e Marsh. Was marry’d to Jinny 4^th Nov: 1770.

He was born 10^th July. 1747---20.

Jinny born 15 January 1752.[1]