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Blossom

first name
Blossom
last name
gender
female
birth, death year
circa 1737 , --
first, last year in records
--, --
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Williams, Israel;
location(s)
Hatfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

In 1753, Hezekiah Whitmore of Middleboro, Connecticut, sold Blossom to Israel Wiliams of Hatfield, Massachusetts, for £40. She was about 16 years old. She was to "serve him, his hiers & assigns for and During ye full term of her natural life..."

 

Primary Source Entries for Blossom

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
• Know all men by these Presents that I Hezekiah Whitmore of Middleton in the County of Hartford for & in Consideration of the Sum of forty Pounds Lawful money to me in hand paid by Israel Williams of Hatfield in the County of Hampshire do hereby Sell Set over & Convey to him a certain Negro Girl Named Blossom aged about sixteen years- to Serve him his heirs & Asigns for & During ye full Term of her natural life... Deerfield, MA, Town Records Deerfield, MA, Town Records 5-VIII, Box 11, Folder A-1 1753 May 20 2386
• Bill of Sale of Blossom in 1753 AE 16 Deerfield, MA, Town Records Deerfield, MA, Town Records 5-VIII, Box 11, Folder A-1 1753 May 20 2387

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