Temple, J. H. and George Sheldon. History of Northfield

Location:: Deerfield, MA
Description:: Whately, Massachusetts, published this town history and accompanying family genealogies by Josiah Howard Temple (1815-1893) in 1872. Incorporated as a separate township in 1771, Whately was originally part of the town of Hatfield, Massachusetts, settled in the 1660s. Temple’s history contains limited references to early African American enslaved residents. This copy from the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library in Deerfield, Massachusetts, includes hand-written annotations and notes perhaps made by James M. Crafts (1853-1903) who published a “revised and enlarged” version of Temple’s original history in 1899. Crafts’ notes included additional information about enslaved people who lived in the town.

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Entry	Date	AA Name(s)	id
• "Slave 'Ceasar' the slave boy of Ensign Field as named in the records of 1722."	1722	Caesar,	1591
• Samuel Hunt, tavernkeeper during the 1750's - 1760's had a slave Mishap.	1750	Mesheck,	1592
• Paul Field was taxed for ownership of a slave, c. 1763 - 1773	1763	slave,	1593
• Ishmael Turner listed as a soldier in the Am. Rev. (Dec. 1776). Seth Field, slave holder.	1776 Dec	Ishmael Turner,	1594
• Ishmael Turner listed as a soldier in the Am. Rev. (Dec. 1776). Seth Field, slave holder.	1776 Dec	Ishmael Turner,	1595
• Death of Guy, slave of Dea. Timothy Dutton, 1813. Born in Africa.	1813	Guy,	1596

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