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Bucks County slaveholders, e-j

slaveholders listed on this page

Edams, Hugh (Slaves listed: Hannah, Will Scott, Peter, Bram, Tone)
Edams, James (Slaves listed: Abraham)
Ellicott, Nathaniel (Slaves listed: Rachel McDaniel)
Feaster, David (Slaves listed: Sal)
Fenton, John (Slaves listed: Jude, Rachel)
Fenton, Joseph (Slaves listed: Jim, Peter)
Fenton, Mathias (Slaves listed: Harry, Tom)
Follwell, Thomas (Slaves listed: Harry)
Garrison, Charles (Slaves listed: Tom, Stace, Arem)
Gillespie, George (Slaves listed: Rosetta, Till, Sam)
Green, Alice (Slaves listed: John)
Green, John (Slaves listed: Isaac)
Grier, Agnes (Slaves listed: Hector, Herod)
Grier, James (Slaves listed: Eve)
Grier, John (Slaves listed: Bess, Caesar)
Grier, John (2) (Slaves listed: Alexander)
Grier, Joseph (Slaves listed: Jem)
Grigg, Robert (Slaves listed: Tim)
Growdon, Lawrence (Slaves listed: Un-named woman, un-named boy)
Hanna, James Esq. (Slaves listed: Amos, Isabell)
Harris, Hannah (Slaves listed: Phoebe, Ben, Patt, Ade, John, Bess, Nan, Dick, Patt (2), Henry, Kitty, Prime, Fanny)
Hart, ? (Slaves listed: un-named female)
Hart, Joseph (Slaves listed: Susan, Moris)
Hart, Joseph (2) (Slaves listed: Elizabeth)
Hart, Josiah (Slaves listed: Davie)
Hart, William (Slaves listed: Cuff, Isable)
Harvey, Sarah (Slaves listed: Peggy, Charles)
Hegeman, John (Slaves listed: Cuff, Bess)
Hicks, Gilbert (Slaves listed: unnamed man)
Hilligas, George (Slaves listed: Cato)
Hoekley, Thomas (Slaves listed: Nell, Poll)
Hogeland, Daniel (Slaves listed: Joseph Limehous, Elizabeth Limehouse)
Hogeland, Dirick (Slaves listed: Tom, Dinah, Harry)
Hogeland, Henry (Slaves listed: Mary)
Hollas, Abraham (Slaves listed: Rachel)
Howell, Joseph (Slaves listed: Bob)
Hunt, Joseph (Slaves listed: Joshua)
Huston, John (Slaves listed: Tom)
Irvin, Arthur (Slaves listed: Luce, Peter, Myrtill, Call, Cap, Isaac)
Irwin, Nathaniel (Slaves listed: Cato, Pegg, Phill)
Jamison, ? (Slaves listed: Prince)
Jenks, John (Slaves listed: un-named slave)
Johnson, Gersham (Slaves listed: Prince)
Johnson, Lawrence (Slaves listed: Frank)
Jolly, James (Slaves listed: Boston)
Jones, Samuel (Slaves listed: Dick)

about the information in this list

Each listing represents a record of one Black slave or indentured servant (more on terminology below). The list is sorted alphabetically according to the owner's surname. I felt that this order would be the most useful for several reasons. It groups slaves together who would have lived with the same owner, and increases the likelihood of finding persons related to each other. Records of slave surnames are rare, many being identified only through their given name. You can search this listing for a specific slave given name by using your browser's Find feature (Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer use Ctrl + F).

Dates of birth for the slaves, unless specified in the original documents, have been calculated by subtracting their given age from the date of the record. Very often their ages, as reported in the original records, are given as approximations (such as "about 25 years of age"), which is indicated by a lower case a following their age. The term Status refers to the slave's relative freedom. Unless specified otherwise, slaves served "for life" prior to Pennsylvania's Gradual Emancipation Act of 1780. Children born to slave mothers after the passage of that legislation were to serve until age 28, which was much of their productive lives.

The term Description refers to the main description of the slave as given in the original source (including misspellings). This is often a means by which slaves were put into certain categories according to race and relative age. Source numbers correspond to the accompanying list of sources used in compiling this record.

terminology, and other notes

The terms "slave" and "servant" were often used interchangeably, especially in the earliest years of the time period covered in this study. After the Gradual Emancipation Act of 1780 was passed in Pennsylvania, the term "servant" frequently came to mean either someone in indentured servitude or someone employed by the head of the household. The passage from slave to servant was often indistinct for many Blacks, many of whom remained with their former owners after being legally emancipated. For simplicity I have used the term "slave" to represent these people whom I believe were truly in bondage, even though some records list them as "servants."

The locations listed for the owners, especially City or Township are greatly mixed, and represent the location listed in the original record. Township boundaries, however, shifted through the years, and new townships and counties were created, making the original township listings very misleading.

enslavement data

Slaveholder Name: Edams, Hugh
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Hannah
  Sex: Female
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1791-April 15
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: September 15, 1791
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Scott, Will
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1798-January 18
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: July 16, 1798
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Peter
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1794-May 10
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: November 04, 1794
  Notes:
4. Slave Name: Bram
  Sex: Male
  Age: 40a
  Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
  Status: Runaway
  Description: Negro Man
  Source: 85
  Date of Record: September 02, 1795
  Notes: Ran away August 24, 1795. Described in the runaway ad as "about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, leans forward in his walk, loves spirits, and is fond of a violin, one of which he took with him."
5. Slave Name: Tone
  Sex: Male
  Age: 10
  Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Edams, James
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Abraham
  Sex: Male
  Age: 32
  Date of Birth: 1748 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Ellicott, Nathaniel
City or Township: Buckingham
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: McDaniel, Rachel
  Sex: Female
  Age: 25a
  Date of Birth: 1762 (calculated)
  Status: Manumitted in 1787
  Description: Mulatto
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: May 23, 1787
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Feaster, David
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Sal
  Sex: Female
  Age: 19
  Date of Birth: 1761 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Fenton, John
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation: Innholder
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Jude
  Sex: Female
  Age: 05
  Date of Birth: 1775 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Rachel
  Sex: Female
  Age: 25
  Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Fenton, Joseph
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Jim
  Sex: Male
  Age: 18
  Date of Birth: 1762 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Peter
  Sex: Male
  Age: 10
  Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Fenton, Mathias
City or Township: Bensalem
Occupation: Innkeeper
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Harry
  Sex: Male
  Age: 25
  Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Tom
  Sex: Male
  Age: 30
  Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Follwell, Thomas
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Harry
  Sex: Male
  Age: 22
  Date of Birth: 1758 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Garrison, Charles
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Tom
  Sex: Male
  Age: 07
  Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Stace
  Sex: Male
  Age: 20
  Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Arem
  Sex: Male
  Age: 30
  Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Gillespie, George
City or Township: Bristol
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Rosetta
  Sex: Female
  Age: 09
  Date of Birth: 1771 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Till
  Sex: Female
  Age: 22
  Date of Birth: 1758 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Sam
  Sex: Male
  Age: 25
  Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Green, Alice
City or Township: Bristol
Occupation: Widow
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: John
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1797-July 24
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: November 01, 1797
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Green, John
City or Township: Bristol
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Isaac
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1796-April 03
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: August 10, 1796
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Grier, Agnes
City or Township: New Britain
Occupation: Widow
Slaveholder Notes: "Widow of John Grier"
1. Slave Name: Hector
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1788-February (calculated)
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: April 09, 1789
  Notes: 1789 Registration notes age as "10 Months Old."
2. Slave Name: Herod
  Sex: Male
  Age: 05 Years and 10 Months
  Date of Birth: 1783-February (calculated)
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: April 09, 1789
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Grier, James
City or Township: New Britain
Occupation: V.D.M.
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Eve
  Sex: Female
  Age: 20
  Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Grier, John
City or Township: New Britain
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Bess
  Sex: Female
  Age: 22
  Date of Birth: 1758 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Caesar
  Sex: Male
  Age: 02
  Date of Birth: 1778 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Grier, John (2)
City or Township: Warwick
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Alexander
  Sex: Male
  Age: 12
  Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Grier, Joseph
City or Township: New Britain
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Jem
  Sex: Male
  Age: 10
  Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Grigg, Robert
City or Township: Upper Makefield
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Tim
  Sex: Male
  Age: 14
  Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Growdon, Lawrence
City or Township: Trevose (estate)
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes: Will proved May 1, 1770. (Source: "Wills: Abstracts: Book 3 : Bucks Co, PA 1760-1778," http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/pafiles.htm, Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera.)
1. Slave Name: No name recorded
  Sex: Female
  Age: "between Thirty and Forty Years old"
  Date of Birth: 1706-1716 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description: "Negro Woman"
  Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 14, 1746
  Date of Record: August 14, 1746
  Notes: Offered for sale in 1746, along with a 12-year old boy: "To be SOLD, A Likely Negro WOMAN, fit for Town or Country Business, with, or without, a likely Negro BOY. The Woman is between Thirty and Forty Years old, and the Boy about Twelve. Enquire of LAWRENCE GROWDON, at Trevose, in Bucks County."
2. Slave Name: No name recorded
  Sex: Male
  Age: 12a
  Date of Birth: 1734 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description: "Negro Boy"
  Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, August 14, 1746
  Date of Record: August 14, 1746
  Notes: Offered for sale in 1746, along with a 12-year old boy: "To be SOLD, A Likely Negro WOMAN, fit for Town or Country Business, with, or without, a likely Negro BOY. The Woman is between Thirty and Forty Years old, and the Boy about Twelve. Enquire of LAWRENCE GROWDON, at Trevose, in Bucks County."
Slaveholder Name: Hanna, James, Esquire
City or Township: Newtown
Occupation: Recorder
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Amos
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1797-February 09
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: June 30, 1797
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Isabell
  Sex: Female
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1791-November 09
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: March 13, 1792
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Harris, Hannah
City or Township: Newtown
Occupation: "Gentlewoman"
Slaveholder Notes: By 1797 her occupation was listed as "widow."
1. Slave Name: Phoebe
  Sex: Female
  Age: 00 Years and 09 Months
  Date of Birth: 1779 or 1780 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Ben
  Sex: Male
  Age: 02
  Date of Birth: 1778 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Patt
  Sex: Female
  Age: 02
  Date of Birth: 1778 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
4. Slave Name: Ade
  Sex: Male
  Age: 04
  Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
5. Slave Name: John
  Sex: Male
  Age: 06
  Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
6. Slave Name: Bess
  Sex: Female
  Age: 08
  Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
7. Slave Name: Nan
  Sex: Female
  Age: 10
  Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
8. Slave Name: Dick
  Sex: Male
  Age: 45
  Date of Birth: 1735 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
9. Slave Name: Patt
  Sex: Female
  Age: 45
  Date of Birth: 1735 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
10. Slave Name: Henry
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1790-February 06
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: July 20, 1790
  Notes:
11. Slave Name: Kitty
  Sex: Female
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1797-March 01
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: June 30, 1797
  Notes:
12. Slave Name: Prime
  Sex: Male
  Age: 24
  Date of Birth: 1756 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
13. Slave Name: Fanny
  Sex: Female
  Age: 38
  Date of Birth: 1742 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hart, ?
City or Township: Plumstead
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes: Original copy is hard to read due to damage. Spelling of name is a guess.
1. Slave Name: ?
  Sex: Female
  Age: 13
  Date of Birth: 1767 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes: Original copy is damaged, making the name unreadable.
Slaveholder Name: Hart, Joseph
City or Township: Warwick
Occupation: Miller
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Susan
  Sex: Female
  Age: 02
  Date of Birth: 1787-March 01
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: March 11, 1789
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Moris
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1789-January 10
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: March 11, 1789
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hart, Joseph (2)
City or Township: Warminster
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Elizabeth
  Sex: Female
  Age: 14
  Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hart, Josiah
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Davie
  Sex: Male
  Age: 20a
  Date of Birth: 1780 (calculated)
  Status: Runaway
  Description: Negro Lad
  Source: 83
  Date of Record: January 29, 1800
  Notes: Ran away "some time ago" when advertised in 1800 for his return. Described in the runaway ad as "near five feet ten inches high, of a yellow complexion, has lost one of his fore teeth with the stroke of a sledge hammer."
Slaveholder Name: Hart, William
City or Township: Plumstead
Occupation: Blacksmith
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Cuff
  Sex: Male
  Age: 23
  Date of Birth: 1760 (calculated)
  Status: Runaway
  Description: Negro
  Source: 73
  Date of Record: March 12, 1783
  Notes: Ran away December 25, 1782. Described in runaway ad as "5 feet, 8 inches high...Said Negroe is an active fellow with horses, has been used to driving a carriage and tending race horses; it is most likely he will incline to fall into that employ or tending a stable, as he has been seen in Philadelphia."
2. Slave Name: Isable
  Sex: Female
  Age: 19
  Date of Birth: 1761 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Harvey, Sarah
City or Township: Falls Township
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Peggy
  Sex: Female
  Age: 26
  Date of Birth: 1754 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Charles
  Sex: Male
  Age: 10
  Date of Birth: 1770 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hegeman, John
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Cuff
  Sex: Male
  Age: 70
  Date of Birth: 1710 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Bess
  Sex: Female
  Age: 05
  Date of Birth: 1775 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hicks, Gilbert
City or Township: Middletown
Occupation: Sheriff
Slaveholder Notes: From J. H. Battle, History of Bucks County, page 446: "The celebrity of Gilbert Hicks is of a less enviable character, he was high sheriff of the county in 1776 and an ardent tory. Even after the declaration of independence had been promulgated he proclaimed the opening of court in the name of the king. This offended the patriotic citizens beyond measure. A large number of people assembled at Newtown, then the county-seat, on the first day of the session. Hicks was then living at Four Lanes� Ends and had sufficient discretion to remain at his home. A number of his friends mingled with the crowd to discover the drift of their deliberations, while a negro slave was mounted on a fleet horse to apprise him of the result. When it was learned that the popular indignation was such as to endanger his life the negro started for home with this intelligence as fast as be could go. When his object became apparent several horsemen started in hot pursuit, but failed to overtake him. It is said that Hicks was secreted in the garret of a neighbor for several days, but finally made his escape to Nova Scotia, when the British government rewarded his loyalty with a gift of land and an annual pension."
1. Slave Name: name not reported
  Sex: Male
  Age: not known
  Date of Birth:
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: Battle, J. H., Ed. The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1887.
  Date of Record: 1776
  Notes: According to the story above, Hicks used this slave as a spy to report on the attitudes of the local population toward him after the declaration of independence from Great Britain. It is not stated whether Hicks took his slaves with him to Nova Scotia.
Slaveholder Name: Hilligas, George
City or Township: Lower Millford
Occupation: Wheelwright
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Cato
  Sex: Male
  Age: 12
  Date of Birth: 1768 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hoekley, Thomas
City or Township: New Britain
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Nell
  Sex: Female
  Age: 25
  Date of Birth: 1755 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Poll
  Sex: Female
  Age: 40
  Date of Birth: 1740 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hogeland, Daniel
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Limehous, Joseph
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1790-October 03
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: March 16, 1791
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Limehouse, Elizabeth
  Sex: Female
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1792-October 04
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: February 05, 1793
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hogeland, Dirick
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Tom
  Sex: Male
  Age: 05
  Date of Birth: 1775 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Dinah
  Sex: Female
  Age: 35
  Date of Birth: 1745 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Harry
  Sex: Male
  Age: 43
  Date of Birth: 1737 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hogeland, Henry
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Mary
  Sex: Female
  Age: 04
  Date of Birth: 1784-April 15
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: March 25, 1789
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hollas, Abraham
City or Township: Warrington
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Rachel
  Sex: Female
  Age: 15
  Date of Birth: 1765 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description: Mulatto
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Howell, Joseph
City or Township: Upper Makefield
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Bob
  Sex: Male
  Age: 16a
  Date of Birth: 1772 (calculated)
  Status: Manumitted
  Description: Negro
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: March 25, 1788
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Hunt, Joseph
City or Township: Southampton
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Joshua
  Sex: Male
  Age: -
  Date of Birth: 1794-November 03
  Status: Slave to age 28
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: December 09, 1794
  Notes:

Slaveholder Name: Huston, John
City or Township: Northampton
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Tom
  Sex: Male
  Age:   "about 24 years of age"
  Date of Birth:   1760 (calculated)
  Status:   Slave for life--runaway
  Description: "Negroe Man"
  Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette, 14 April 1784
  Date of Record: 14 April 1784
  Notes: Huston ran the following advertisement when Tom ran away in March 1784:
  "RUN AWAY, on the 31st ult. from the subscriber, living in Northampton township, Bucks county, A Negroe Man, named TOM, about 24 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high; had on, when he went away, two pale blue linsey jackets with some patches, a bound felt hat, a pair of shoes covered and soaled, pale blue ribbed stockings and buckskin breeches, with a brown linen shirt. Whoever takes up the said Negroe shall receive FOUR DOLLARS, if taken in this county, and lodged in goal, or TWELVE DOLLARS, if committed to Philadelphia workhouse, and all reasonable charges paid, by JOHN HUSTON. April 12, 1784.

Slaveholder Name: Irvin, Arthur
City or Township: Tinicum
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Luce
  Sex: Female
  Age: 01 Year and 06 Months
  Date of Birth: 1779 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Peter
  Sex: Male
  Age: 30
  Date of Birth: 1750 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Myrtill
  Sex: Female
  Age: 28
  Date of Birth: 1752 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
4. Slave Name: Call
  Sex: Male
  Age: 07
  Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
  Status: "bound till 21" (see note)
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes: 1780 Registration notes: "bound till 21 after that time the Property of Mr. Rutherford in New Jersey."
5. Slave Name: Cap
  Sex: Male
  Age: 06
  Date of Birth: 1774 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
6. Slave Name: Isaac
  Sex: Male
  Age: 04
  Date of Birth: 1776 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Irwin, Nathaniel
City or Township: Warrington
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Cato
  Sex: Male
  Age: 35
  Date of Birth: 1745 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
2. Slave Name: Pegg
  Sex: Female
  Age: 17
  Date of Birth: 1763 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
3. Slave Name: Phill
  Sex: Male
  Age: ?
  Date of Birth: ?
  Status: Slave for life
  Description: Mulatto
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes: 1780 Registration notes: "Son of a Mollattoe Woman a Slave."
Slaveholder Name: Jamison, ?
City or Township: Warwick Township
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Prince
  Sex: Male
  Age: 14
  Date of Birth: 1766 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Jenks, John
City or Township:
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes: Slave ownership mentioned in Quaker Middletown Monthly Meeting Minutes, July 08, 1777: "The following Friends still persist in hold slaves: Jonathan Willett, Joseph Thornton, John Jenks, and William Rodman [the latter having it under consideration]"
And, in September 10, 1777 minutes: "John Jenks has set his Negro free." (Source: 90)
1. Slave Name: ?
  Sex:
  Age:
  Date of Birth:
  Status:
  Description:
  Source: 90
  Date of Record: July 08, 1777 and September 10, 1777
  Notes: Unknown slave or slaves held by John Jenks, as mentioned in Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes, Middletown Meeting. At least one slave was subsequently manumitted.
Slaveholder Name: Johnson, Gersham
City or Township: Middleton
Occupation: Innholder
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Prince
  Sex: Male
  Age: 19
  Date of Birth: 1761 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Johnson, Lawrence
City or Township: Bensalem
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Frank
  Sex: Male
  Age: 07 Years and 10 Months
  Date of Birth: 1773 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Jolly, James
City or Township: Lower Makefield
Occupation: Farmer
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Boston
  Sex: Male
  Age: 31
  Date of Birth: 1749 (calculated)
  Status: Slave for life
  Description:
  Source: 72
  Date of Record: 1780
  Notes:
Slaveholder Name: Jones, Samuel
City or Township: Plumstead
Occupation:
Slaveholder Notes:
1. Slave Name: Dick
  Sex: Male
  Age: ?
  Date of Birth: ?
  Status: Slave for life
  Description: Negro
  Source: 74
  Date of Record: June 09, 1757
  Notes: Ran away in 1757 and captured in Chester County.

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