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Abner Prutt

first name
Abner
last name
Prutt
gender
male
birth, death year
1729 , --
first, last year in records
1729, --
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
unknown
enslaver(s)
Chauncey, Isaac;
location(s)
Hadley, MA  
place of origin
Hadley, MA

Bio

Abner was one of seven children of Arthur and Joan Prutt, who were enslaved by Isaac Chauncey (1670-1745) of Hadley, Massachusetts. He was born in August of 1729.

Entries for Abner appear in the account book of Hadley resident Samuel Gaylord. Between 1787 and 1789, Abner purchased shoes and foodstuffs such as pork, bread, butter, peas, and fish. He also boarded at Gaylord's house for two weeks.

Sources Consulted

History of Hadley, Massachusetts, Sylvester Judd, 1905, p. 116

Primary Source Entries for Abner Prutt

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
• to Lather 0 1 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Feb 2466
• to porke 8 pound 0 2 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Feb 2467
• to one pese of vele 6 pound and a half 0 1 3 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Feb 2465
• to bred 0 0 6 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Feb 2468
• to bred 3 pound - - 4 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Feb 2469
• to 1 pound of brad 0 0 9 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Feb 2470
• to beefe 11 pound 0 2 9 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Mar 26 2471
• to cash paid him 0 6 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Mar 26 2472
• to fore pound of bred 0 0 6 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Mar 26 2473
• to 3 pound and 3 quarters of bred 0 0 5 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Mar 26 2474
• to one pound of porke 0 0 7 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 May 18 2494
• turnd to cpt Kallogg by E Porter 1 0 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 May 18 2492
• Abner Prut Dr to t[?]nd to cpt Rallogy by E Porter 1 0 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 May 18 2493
• to 3 pound of brad 0 0 4 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 May 18 2495
• to one Shad 0 0 4 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 May 18 2496
• to cash the making of one paire of Shoes 0 2 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2576
• Then Recond with Abner Prut and found Du to me £1-0=0   1 0 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2570
• to Sole Lather to make a pare of Shoes 0 2 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2571
• to Borde 2 Weekes and one Day 0 10 6 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2572
• to too bushils of Corn 0 5 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2573
• to one Buril of Sider 0 4 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2574
• to fore Bushils and a half of turnaps 0 3 0 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1787 Dec 23 2575
• March 26 1789 paid rates to E Porter 1 1 9 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1789 Mar 26 2577
• April 27 1789 then Recond with Abner Prutt And Du to him 0 9 4 Samuel Gaylord Account book 1763-1791 1789 Apr 27 2569

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