Naptha Freeman

first name
Naptha
last name
Freeman
gender
male
birth, death year
1710 , 1800
first, last year in records
--, --
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
unknown
enslaver(s)
Dickinson, Joseph;
location(s)
Northfield, MA   Sunderland, MA  
place of origin

Bio

moved to Sunderland, MA, in 1720; 1744 member of church; in 1783 the town asked Dickinson heirs to support Naptha and "the town voted to stand a trial in action commenced against us by Nathalo Freeman, and appointed a Committee to attend to it." ("History of Sunderland, Massachusetts", pg. 161); in 1793 town voted to move him to Northfield, MA, to be cared for by the Field family (related to Dickinsons through marriage)