Medford Colwell, Sr.

first name
Medford
last name
Colwell
gender
male
birth, death year
-- , circa 1826
first, last year in records
--, --
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
unknown
enslaver(s)
location(s)
place of origin

Bio

Medford lived in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. He married a woman named Sophia and between 1789 and 1796, the couple had four children. He appears as "Bedford" Colwell in the 1800 federal census for Williamsburg with seven in the "All Other Free Persons" column.

Sources Consulted

Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988