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See also: Other African Americans -- who were in the area during this period, and later, but for which we don't have the records.


Name First Name Last Name Birth Death First Rec Last Rec Confidence Enslaved? Enslaver(s) Location(s) Entries ID
Ezra Wood Ezra Wood 1795 1841 1794 1841 confirmed identity always free Buckland, MA   6 283
Festus Sr. Prince Festus Sr. Prince 1763 1820 1763 1770 confirmed identity always free Deerfield, MA   Guilford, VT   Stockbridge, MA   3 222
Fortune Fortune 1737 1737 confirmed identity enslaved Dickinson, Samuel; Deerfield, MA   1 54
Frances Freeman Frances Freeman 1793 1793 indeterminate enslaved, then free Deerfield, MA   12 828
Frank Frank 1704 1704 1704 confirmed identity enslaved Williams, John; Deerfield, MA   1 55
Frederick Freeman Frederick Freeman 1803 1803 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Deerfield, MA   1 164
Guy Guy 1813 1796 1813 confirmed identity enslaved Dutton, Timothy; Northfield, MA   1 58
Hagar Bailey Hagar Bailey 1754 1778 1778 confirmed identity enslaved Dickinson, Samuel; Dickinson, Nathaniel; Deerfield, MA   Pittsfield, MA   4 59
Hartford Hartford 1735 1761 1764 confirmed identity enslaved Dickinson, Thomas; Deerfield, MA   15 60
Heber Honestman Heber Honestman 1690 1768 1748 1768 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Pratt, William; Ashfield, MA   Easton, MA   23 61
Humphry Humphry 1742 1766 confirmed identity enslaved Childs, Timothy; Deerfield, MA   34 62
Ishmael Ishmael 1753 1757 confirmed identity enslaved Dickinson, Thomas; Deerfield, MA   20 63
Ishmael Ishmael 1749 1751 None enslaved Hinsdale, Samuel; 1 837
Ishmael Turner Ishmael Turner 1776 1776 indeterminate enslaved, then free Field, Seth; Conway, MA   Northfield, MA   2 133
Jack Jack confirmed identity enslaved Whitney, Aaron; Northfield, MA   0 789
Jin Cole Jin Cole 1723 1808 1808 confirmed identity enslaved Ashley, Elihu; Deerfield, MA   17 402
Jockton Jockton confirmed identity enslaved Hinsdale, Ebenezer; Silliman, Abigail; Deerfield, MA   Hinsdale, NH   0 520
Joe Belding Joe Belding confirmed identity enslaved, then free Deerfield, MA   0 389
Joel Joel 1808 1808 indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   3 176
John Freeman John Freeman 1788 1824 indeterminate enslaved, then free Deerfield, MA   0 456
John Rowley John Rowley 1794 1800 indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   2 248
Joseph Salisbury Joseph Salisbury 1805 1805 indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   3 251
J. Romanoo J. Romanoo 1739 1755 confirmed identity enslaved Charles, John Jr.; Williams, Ephraim; Hatfield, MA   0 679
Jude Jude 1779 1779 indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   1 178
Kate Kate 1726 1734 confirmed identity enslaved Kent, Samuel, Jr.; Williams, Israel; Hatfield, MA   0 782
Kedar Kedar 1729 confirmed identity enslaved Williams, John; Deerfield, MA   0 803
Lemuel Lemuel 1786 1786 confirmed identity enslaved Silliman, Abigail; Deerfield, MA   1 68
Levi Willard Paine Levi Willard Paine 1800 1800 1800 confirmed identity always free Deerfield, MA   1 203
Lewis Lewis indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   1 179
Lucinda Day Paine Till Lucinda Day Paine Till 1789 1798 1810 confirmed identity always free Deerfield, MA   3 208
Lucy Terry Prince Lucy Terry Prince 1730 1821 1734 1756 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Wells, Ebenezer; Deerfield, MA   Guilford, VT   24 69
Lundun Lundun 1696 1710 confirmed identity enslaved Sheldon, John; Deerfield, MA   0 804
Mahala Paine Manuel Mahala Paine Manuel 1793 1833 1793 1813 confirmed identity always free Deerfield, MA   2 209
Melita Paine Newport Melita Paine Newport 1786 1868 1771 1866 confirmed identity always free Amherst, MA   Deerfield, MA   Whately, MA   4 210
Mesheck Mesheck 1747 1747 confirmed identity enslaved Hinsdale, Ebenezer; Silliman, Abigail; Williams, John; Deerfield, MA   Hinsdale, NH   2 74
Nancy Boston Paine Nancy Boston Paine 1768 1838 1820 1820 indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   Hadley, MA   2 148
Nathan Obedient Nathan Obedient 1765 1765 confirmed identity always free Deerfield, MA   2 199
Negro 1751 1751 only enslaver known enslaved Ashley, Jonathan; Deerfield, MA   1 78
Negro 1756 1757 only enslaver known enslaved Hoyt, Jonathan; Deerfield, MA   0 79
Negro 1751 1752 only enslaver known enslaved Childs, Timothy; Deerfield, MA   3 80

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