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Negro Boy

first name
last name
gender
male
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1749, 1750
confidence level
only enslaver known
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Dickinson, Samuel;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Deerfield, Massachusetts resident Samuel Dickinson, Sr. enslaved Peter, Fortune, and Caesar. It is possible that when Dr. Thomas Williams treated a "negro boy" in September of 1749, this could have been one of these three men at a younger age.

Primary Source Entries for Negro Boy

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
To visit yr Negro Boy & Phleb. 8/ Dr. Thomas Williams Acct. Book 1755-1756 1749 Sep 4 911
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Samuel Dickinson Dr

To ½ yd. Bays [baize] dd. Yr. negro .. 5 .. 6

 

 

 

 

William Williams Day Book 1750-1753 1750 Dec 4 667

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