Dauphin County
surnames associated with enslaved personsDocuments from
the slavery period that record the surnames of enslaved persons are rare. Most
enslaved persons are identified in official documents with only a given, or first, name. Frequently, even those names have been shortened into nicknames or familiar names. The following
enslaved persons, however, are identified in official documents by both a given and a surname. This is important because it allows us to track them through subsequent census records and other official records. To see the records for the
enslaved persons listed, just click on the highlighted slaveholder's surname. You will be taken to the first listing for that slaveholder.
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