Coffee, his wife, and a child appeared in a Connecticut 1732 probate record for John Sheldon (1658-1732.) A former resident of Deerfield, Massachusetts, John relocated to Hartford, Connecticut in about 1708, according to Deerfield town historian George Sheldon. (George Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (facsimile edition printed from the original in 1972; original edition printed by E.A. Hall for the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, MA, 1895-96), Vol. II pp. 892, 293-296.)
Coffee his wife and child £130
Boy George 80
Boy Coffee 80
Boy Robbin 70
Girl Sue 60
A former resident of Deerfield, Massachusetts, John Sheldon relocated to Hartford, Connecticut in about 1708, according to Deerfield town historian George Sheldon. (George Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (facsimile edition printed from the original in 1972; original edition printed by E.A. Hall for the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, MA, 1895-96), Vol. II pp. 892, 293-296.)
Coffee his wife and child £130
Boy George 80
Boy Coffee 80
Boy Robbin 70
Girl Sue 60
It is likely John Sheldon enslaved Coffee, his wife and child, the other individuals after he relocated from Deerfield to Hartford, but extant evidence reveals he enslaved at least one African American person while he was living at least part of the time in Deerfield. On April 5, 1710, the estate of Henry Wolcott (1643-1709) of Windsor, Connecticut, "Dooe thare fore sell unto him the sd John Sheldin a negro lad Called Lundun of a bout foreteen years of age, by the best account wee Can come at, Which sd negrow rode behind sd John Sheldin towards Dearefeild on the last day of march in the yeare 1710-" (from the bill of sale) Sheldon of Deerfield, Massachusetts, paid 45 pounds for Lundun "in province bills." (George Sheldon, History of Deerfield, Massachusetts, Vol. II p. 892.)