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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
Festus Prince, Sr. Festus 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 confirmed identity unknown 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 unknown Deerfield, MA   1 164
Hagar Bailey Hagar Bailey 1754 1778 1778 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Dickinson, Samuel; Dickinson, Nathaniel; Deerfield, MA   Pittsfield, MA   4 59
Hannah Hannah confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   0 145
Hartford Hartford 1735 1761 1764 confirmed identity enslaved Dickinson, Thomas; Deerfield, MA   16 60
Heber Honestman Heber Honestman 1690 1768 1748 1768 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Pratt, William; Ashfield, MA   Easton, MA   23 61
Humphry Humphry 1767 1742 1766 confirmed identity enslaved Childs, Timothy; Deerfield, MA   33 62
Ishmael Ishmael 1753 1757 confirmed identity enslaved Dickinson, Thomas; Deerfield, MA   23 63
Ishmael Ishmael 1749 1751 confirmed identity enslaved Hinsdale, Samuel; Deerfield, MA   1 837
Ishmael Prutt Ishmael Prutt 1726 1726 confirmed identity unknown Hadley, MA   86 627
Ishmael Turner Ishmael Turner 1776 1776 indeterminate enslaved, then free Field, Seth; Conway, MA   Northfield, MA   2 133
James James 1817 confirmed identity unknown Conway, MA   0 795
Jin Cole Jin Cole 1723 1808 1808 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Ashley, Elihu; Ashley, Jonathan; Deerfield, MA   17 402
Jockton Jockton confirmed identity enslaved Hinsdale, Ebenezer; Silliman, Abigail; Deerfield, MA   Hinsdale, NH   0 520
Joel Joel 1808 1808 confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   3 176
John Freeman John Freeman 1788 1824 confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   6 456
John Rowley John Rowley 1788 1818 1794 1800 confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   Greenfield, MA   2 248
Jonathan Scott Jonathan Scott 1761 1834 confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   Greenfield, MA   0 845
Joseph Salisbury Joseph Salisbury 1805 1805 indeterminate unknown Deerfield, MA   12 251
Joseph Wright Joseph Wright None unknown Deerfield, MA   11 836
Joshua Boston Joshua Boston 1740 1819 confirmed identity enslaved, then free Porter, Eleazer; Hadley, MA   109 393
J. Romanoo J. Romanoo 1739 1755 confirmed identity enslaved Charles, John Jr.; Williams, Ephraim; Hatfield, MA   2 679
Juda Paine Goff Juda Paine Goff 1796 1796 confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   Heath, MA   1 207
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 Prutt Levi Prutt 1757 1825 1775 1775 confirmed identity unknown Hadley, MA   Northfield, MA   6 351
Lewis Lewis confirmed identity unknown Deerfield, MA   1 179
Lucy Terry Prince Lucy Terry Prince 1723 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 unknown 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
Mingo Proctor Mingo Proctor confirmed identity unknown Colrain, MA   Greenfield, MA   0 839
Negro 1771 1771 only enslaver known enslaved Kellogg, Stephen; Deerfield, MA   1 83
Negro 1749 1749 only enslaver known enslaved Field, David; Deerfield, MA   2 85
Negro only enslaver known enslaved Barnard, Joseph; Deerfield, MA   0 331

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