Sophia Colwell, Sr.

first name: Sophia
last name: Colwell
gender: female
birth, death year: -- , --
first, last year in records: --, --
confidence level: confirmed identity
freed status (year freed): unknown
enslaver(s)
location(s): Williamsburg, MA
place of origin

Bio

Sophia lived in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. She married Medford Colwell and between 1789 and 1796, the couple had four children. Medford appears as "Bedford" Colwell in the 1800 federal census for Williamsburg with seven in the "All Other Free Persons" column.

Sources Consulted

Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988