Richard (Dick) Jones and his wife, Mary (Polly) were born at the end of the Revolutionary War and lived until the start of the Civil War in Queen Anne District of Prince George’s County. The vast majority of their life was spent on the estates of Marsham Waring. They and their children labored for WaringContinue reading “Richard & Mary Jones | Old Age”
Benjamin Lee and Augustus Jones | Stealing Horses
Stealing Horses In the summer of 1900, two horses were stolen. One from the pasture of Dorsey Jones and one from the home of Washington Lee. Both men lived in Leeland, Maryland, a small community built up after the Civil War along the Pope Creek Railroad. It sits on the boundary between Queen Anne DistrictContinue reading “Benjamin Lee and Augustus Jones | Stealing Horses”
James Stewart | Junior
Did James (Jim) Stewart (b. about 1800) have a son named James Stewart? James Stewart, Senior James Stewart (Sr.) was living in Queen Anne District of Prince George’s County after emancipation in 1864. He was residing near the estate of Dr. Benjamin Lee who had died during the war. He lived with his inferred children,Continue reading “James Stewart | Junior”
thomas j nicholson, enslaver
Thomas J Nicholson moved to Queen Anne District in Prince George’s County from Anne Arundel County in the 1850s. Living as a teenager with his father, Joseph Nicholson who was a farmer with real estate valued at $1000 in the 1850 Census; in the 1860 census, Thomas J Nicholson was a planter with both realContinue reading “thomas j nicholson, enslaver”
Dinah Brown & Lawrence Wood
After the Civil War ended, Dinah Brown married Lawrence Wood. Dinah was the daughter of Charles Brown and Susan Wood. She was named for the grandmother of Susan, who had been enslaved by Robert Darnall. [See Fishwick v. Sewall, and the post on Dinah’s Descendants] Dinah and her descendants were enslaved by the Robert DarnallContinue reading “Dinah Brown & Lawrence Wood”
Basil Medley, USCT
Lewis and Beck Medley, enslaved by Carroll family in St. Mary’s County escaped slavery by leaving with the British during the War of 1812. In the post [Lewis and Beck Medley | the British came], I speculated that because the Carroll family were neighbors to the Sewall family and both the Carrolls and the SewallContinue reading “Basil Medley, USCT”
Thomas Clarke (b. ca 1783) & Charity (b. ca 1790)
This post is one in a series in an attempt to identify members of the Clarke family groups among the people enslaved by Robert D Sewall at “Poplar Hill” in Prince George’s County Thomas Clarke, age 70, is listed in the 1853 Robert D Sewall inventory with Charity, age 63. [JH 2:699]. Having lived atContinue reading “Thomas Clarke (b. ca 1783) & Charity (b. ca 1790)”
Dinah and her Daughters
In a previous post, we explored the children of Susan Wood, who married Charles Brown, both of whom were listed in the 1853 Inventory of Robert Darnall Sewall. One of Susan’s children was named Dinah. She was likely named after Susan Wood’s grandmother, Dina. Dina in 1821 Dina, age 66, is listed in the 1821Continue reading “Dinah and her Daughters”
Eliza Wood
Eliza Wood is the daughter of John Wood; both are listed in the 1853 Inventory of Robert Darnall Sewall [JH 2:699]. Eliza’s Children In the 1853 Inventory, Eliza is 38 years old and listed with six children. Her children are about two years apart. She is not listed with a partner, unlike other family groups.Continue reading “Eliza Wood”
John Wood
John Wood is listed in the 1853 Inventory of Robert Darnall Sewall’s estate [JH 2:699] as a 55 year old man who was appraised at $400. In her book, The Price for a Pound of Flesh, Berry talks about the stages of an enslaved person’s life. For John Wood, age 55, he would have beenContinue reading “John Wood”
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