J. Romanoo

first name

last name

Romanoo

gender

male

birth, death year

circa 1739 , --

first, last year in records

1755, --

confidence level

confirmed identity

freed status (year freed)

enslaved

enslaver(s)

Charles, John Jr.; Williams, Ephraim;

location(s)

Hatfield, MA

place of origin

Bio

J. Romanoo was first enslaved by John Charles, Jr. of Brimfield, Massachusetts. On February 13, 1755, he sold a teen-aged Romanoo to Ephraim Williams of Hatfield, Massachusetts, for £53, 5 shillings, and 8 pence. The bill of sale said in part that Romanoo was:

to be the sole Property of sd Ephraim his hiers and assigns to his and their use, Benefit and Behoof, as his & their Slave, during the natural life of the sd Jromanoo... I am the Rightful and Lawful owner of the sd slave, and have good and Lawful Right to sell and Dispose of him in manner as aforesaid, and...shall always be held to warrant and secure the sd Negro from this Day, During his Natural Life as aforesaid as the sole property of the sd Ephraim, his hiers & assigns, to his and their use & Behoof, against the claim and chalange of any other person, and all Rightful Prententions of his own, to Freedom, by any Law or right whatsoever.

Entry	Source	Vol Name	Date	entry id
• bill of A Negro boy	Deerfield, MA, Town Records	Deerfield, MA, Town Records 5-VIII, Box 11, Folder A-1	1755	2383
• I John Charles Jun^r of Brimfield in the County of Hampshire for Consideration of the Sum of sixty three pounds five shillings & eight pence to me in hand well and truly paid by Major Ephraim Williams of Hatfield in the County afores^d the Rec^t whereof I Do hereby acknowledge and my self fully satisfied & paid Do hereby Sell Assign sett over and Convey to the S^d Ephraim Williams his Heirs & Assigns my Negroe Boy Named J Romanoo age about sixteen years to be the sole Property of the S^d Ephraim Williams his Heirs and assigns to his and their Use Benefit and Behoof as his & their Slave During the natural Life of the S^d J romanoo and I Do hereby covenant promise and agree that before the Ensealing hereof I am the Rightfull and Lawfull owner of the s^d Slave and have good & Lawfull Right to sell and dispose of him in manner as afores^d and That I will by These presents for my Self & my Heirs Exec^rs & admⁿ shall always be held to Warrant & Secure the S^d Negroe from this Day During his Natural Life as afores^d as the Sole Property of the s^d Ephraim his Heirs & Assigns to his & Their Use & Behoof against the Claim & Challenge of any other person and All Rightfull Pretensions of his own to Freedom by any Lawfull Right whatsoever....	Deerfield, MA, Town Records	Deerfield, MA, Town Records 5-VIII, Box 11, Folder A-1	1775	2382

Entry

Source

Vol Name

Date

entry id

• bill of A Negro boy

Deerfield, MA, Town Records

Deerfield, MA, Town Records 5-VIII, Box 11, Folder A-1

1755

2383