Prince Peters

first name: Prince
last name: Peters
gender: male
birth, death year: -- , --
first, last year in records: 1800, --
confidence level: indeterminate
freed status (year freed): unknown
enslaver(s)
location(s): Conway, MA Worthington, MA
place of origin

Bio

In 1791, Prince "Petus" married an Indigenous woman named Hannah Samson (Sensimon) of Conway, Massachusetts. This probably refers to Prince Peters. In the 1800 federal census for Worthington, Massachusetts, Prince Peters "Negro" is listed with 7 in the "All Other Free Persons" column.

Sources Consulted
Conway, Massachusetts vital records

Primary Source Entries for Prince Peters

Entry	Source	Vol Name	Date	entry id
• Prince Peters	David Hoyt Account Book: May 1768-1803		1768	1676

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