Chloe

first name
Chloe
last name
gender
female
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1779, 1883
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Sheldon, John Jr.;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Zadock Hawks (1731-1821) was a shoemaker in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Between 1777 and 1782, are entries in his account book for making and mending shoes for Chloe. The entries appear on the debtor page for John Sheldon (1710-1793). He had no daughter by that name.

Entries in Dr. William Williams' day book for 1793 show that "Chloe Negro" paid for something with cash and was given "Ungm Lythargm", probably an ointment for warts. There were at least two African American women by the name of Chloe in Deerfield. These entries might refer to Chloe enslaved by John Sheldon, or to Chloe Spencer Freeman, who had once been enslaved by Abigail Silliman (1708-1787).

Primary Source Entries for Chloe

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
To mendin Clois Shoes 0-2-2 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1757-1790 1782 805
To mending [Clois?] Shoes 0-2-2 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1757-1790 1883 Feb 806
[John Sheldon's acct. for 1777 cites shoes bought for Reuben and Cloe,whose names are not those of his children.] Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1777 1392
to mending Cloes Shoes 0-14-0 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1779 Feb 1407
to a pair of shoes for Chloe 2 - 5 - 0 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1780 Jan 2038
to mending Cloes Shoes 0-14-0 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1780 Feb 1401
to a pair of pumps for Cloe 2-5-0 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1780 Apr 1400
to mending Cloes shoes 0-5-6 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1780 Dec 693
to a pair of Shoes for David and Cloe 4-2-[0?] Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1781 Mar 1403
to a pair of pumps for Cloe 2-6-0 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1782 Jul 1406
to a pair of pumps for Cloe 2-0-0 Zadock Hawks Account Book 1768-1783 1782 Dec 1405

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