Negro

first name
last name
gender
unknown
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1772, 1772
confidence level
only enslaver known
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Dickinson, Nathaniel;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Nathaniel and his brother Samuel, Jr. jointly owned a farm in Deerfield, Massachusetts. An active and outspoken Tory, Nathaniel saw his estate confiscated in 1776, and sold in 1781. He fled to New Brunswick, Canada, where he was living by 1786, and never returned. As a result, his enslaved man, Caesar Bailey, became the property of his brother, Samuel, Jr. The Dickinson brothers shared Cato (also known as Dick Cato,) Caesar's wife Hagar, and possibly a girl.

Primary Source Entries for Negro

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
Nathanll Dickinson Dr Dd yr Man to 4 lb. Powder 8/ to 1 Cake Soap 8d John and Eunice Williams Day Book 1770 - 1773 1772 Dec 15 603
Nathanll Dickinson Dr Dd yr Man to 4 lb. Powder 8/ John and Eunice Williams Day Book 1770 - 1773 1772 Dec 24 1032

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