George Prutt

first name: George
last name: Prutt
gender: male
birth, death year: circa 1719 , 1794
first, last year in records: 1794, 1794
confidence level: indeterminate
freed status (year freed): enslaved, then free
enslaver(s): Chauncey, Richard;
location(s): Whately, MA
place of origin: Hadley, MA

Bio

George was one of seven children of Arthur and Joan Prutt, who were enslaved by Isaac Chauncey (1670-1745) of Hadley, Massachusetts. He was also enslaved by Isaac's son, Richard (1703-1790) of Whately, Massachusetts, and he might have lived for a while with members of the Field family, also of Whately. George, "a pious old slave of Richard Chauncey," was one of the original members of the church. He died at the age of 75, on September 18, 1794.

Primary Source Entries for George Prutt

Entry	Source	Vol Name	Date	entry id
• Slaves - Two of our citizens owned slaves at the time of their settlement in Whately: vi2, Gideon Dicinson and Richard Chauncey, - and so far as can be gathered from the census returns these are the only colored people enumerated in our population. Mr. C	Temple, J.H. History of Whately	1872	1794 Sep 18	1599
• Slaves - Two of our citizens owned slaves at the time of their settlement in Whately: vi2, Gideon Dickison and Richard Chauncey, - and so far as can be gathered from the census returns these are the only colored people enumerated in our population. Mr. C	Temple, J.H. History of Whately	1872	1794 Sep 18	1598

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