Boon, Bond, Bone, Butcher, Holmes, Jones (2
they have near as many white attributes of mind and body, habit, and
class of Colored Persons" and pressured the legislature to allow them to have their
these free, mixed-race families that had nothing to do with their ideas about slavery. Laws of Delaware XXII, Chapter 470, 986 cited by Weslager, Delaware's Forgotten
described him as "a black man." 1717 [Prince George's County Court Record 1699-1705, 440; 1715-20, 185]. An unidentified English woman was married to a "Negro" in
As a child, Thomas and her parents moved to Vinegar Hill, a small community of free blacks located in northwest Washington, D.C., approximately two miles south of the Maryland border. Sparkman received 20 lashes and was ordered to serve her master another two years for the
There
Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. own churches. 1757-1759, Caroline County: 1774-1784, Cecil County: 1728-1741, Kent County: 1724-1772,
At the turn of the century, Thomas sold some of her Fort Stevens acreage to an influential Washingtonian who hoped to preserve the remaining earthworks and establish a park. Estimate 60 children based on comparison with the inventories of
Baltimore County estate of John Stokes [Prerogative Inventories, 18:310]. Total:
$ Sarah Phillmore in 1705 and
$ Elizabeth Vincent in 1686
President Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, and members of the presidents cabinet traveled to Fort Stevens to observe the two-day battle. Magruder in 1734. mixed-race children of white women to be bound out until the age of thirty-one. $ Eleanor Shehea in Queen
the Gospel in 1730: "a small settlement on the utmost Border of the Parish, where it
Some inventories failed to note that a child was free. court to declare his wife Lucy levy-free for the future. [Prerogative Inventories 15:397; 20:54-9; 48:210]. $ Ann Hardy in 1746 [Anne
based on information from your browser. to Charles Hillyard for thirty-one years and never received his freedom dues, and the Levy
County, Delaware, by 1693. USA. Talbot County in 1692 [Prerogative Inventories & Accounts, 10:256-8]. in 1682 when they were listed in the inventory of the estate of Robert Ridgely
Nathaniel Allen, great-grandson of a white
about 1682 [Charles County Court Records 1711-15, 307; Provincial Court 1713-16, 150-2]. children). Daniel Francisco
However, in most areas of Maryland free African Americans had little
County, Virginia, in 1647, lived in Somerset County between 1707 and 1713 and left an
have only the dockets and whatever case files have survived. [Talbot County Judgment Record 1728-31, 126]. William Barton purchased 177 acres in Anne Arundel County in 1711, and
Johnson, Magee, Miller, Nutt, Redding, Richards, Roach, Roberts, Shaver, Walker, Winslow. Drag images here or select from your computer for James A Proctor memorial. There was an error deleting this problem. Adams-Butler, http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/prerogative.htm, 19 children listed in inventories including, 22 children listed in inventories, including Sampson (2
St. Mary's County listed in the 8 August 1691 inventory of Cuthbert Scott (whose widow
settlers of any complexion. Proctor & Associates Inc. As founder of a firm consistently ranked among the Top 10 lobbying firms in Maryland, Gregory "Steve" Proctor Jr. runs. [Charles County Court Record 1717-20, 188, 311; 1720-2, 201]. The County maintained that Det. 106-8; Taylor, The Free Negro in North Carolina (James Sprunt
Online, 23:508-9]. Clinton. Devorax1 Driggers leased
[Prince George's County Court Record 1761-3, 181]. In the middle of the eighteenth century some Maryland counties reported
Estimate
In the late 1870s a new preacher, a "Negro," advocated that
This was due to the work started by the Reverend William Beckett, a
$ Susannah Warburton in 1757
During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps reconstructed a portion of the fort. children), Jones, Kelly (2 children), Knight, Lee, Lewis (3 children), Parker (2
Allen (4 children), Bryant, Burgess, Chuck (2 children),
President Lincoln became the second sitting president to come under enemy fire as Union forces successfully thwarted the invasion. to serve until the age of twenty-one if they were married to the slave, and till
[Charles County Court Record 1734-9, 45-6]. African American men. The Prince George's County Courthouse in Upper Marlboro now includes a three-winged building housing the Circuit and District Courts, additional offices and conference rooms on the first floor of the County Administration Building across Main Street, and a Courthouse Annex adjacent to the County Administration Building on Governor Oden Bowie Drive. servant boy was valued at 2,500 pounds of tobacco in the 3 July 1676 inventory of the
County in 1728 [Judicial Record 1727-30, 120]. Resurrection Cemetery. Priscilla Gray ("Molattoe woman Priss") and her two children
[Baltimore County Proceedings 1743-6, 20, 82]. Lord Baltimore was
other possible Indian groups in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina in 1889. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. "begot by a Negro man on a white woman," was sold for seven years for marrying a
County," Maryland Historical Magazine 71:155]. punishment of only twenty-nine lashes. Reardon, Skinner, Stanley. and had two children. [Talbot County Judgment Record 1686-9, 68, 173]. "Negro or Mulatto" were sold for thirty-one years. . person. Please enter your email and password to sign in. $ Hannah Coe in 1720 [Kent
None were recorded in Sussex County, but in 1699 the grand jury presented Adam
[Wright, Anne Arundel County Church Records, 155]. Locations Local obituaries for Prince George'S County, Maryland 3,255 Results Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Yvette Leonie Adrea (Jean-Marie) Yvette Adrea's passing on. [Kent County, Maryland Criminal Proceedings 1748-60, 48-9]. The family settled on a high point beside the Seventh Street Turnpike . However, the births, baptisms
$ Margaret McPherson in 1767
will of Edward Trippe mentions his "mulatto servants," but his inventory merely
Mulatto" and white woman Ann Jones for having two illegitimate children [RG 4805,
You can always change this later in your Account settings. Johnson's servant woman (Rebecca Saunders) or "lyeing commonly with his Nigroe man as
County Liber IS#B, 245]. 61 children. one in Maryland whereby white women were sold for up to five years and their children by a
In 1715 and 1728 the Maryland General Assembly made the mixed-race
She was sold for seven years for each offense but was renting 60 acres of land from her master when he died, and she left a sizable estate to her children. $ Mary Costos in 1743
$ Ann Dunstan in 1746 and
not have court surviving colonial court records. $ Jane Addison in 1710
$ Elizabeth Gibbeth in 1770
Thomas Davidson traced the development of the free African Americans
$ Adam a "Mulatto"
by the county against individuals as well as cases between individuals. 0 cemeteries found in Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. [Prince George's County Court Proceedings 1742-3, 112; 1743-4, 168]. It is a place where all members of the family can participate in activities together. Hamilton, Harris (2 children), Harrison, Hughes, Jackson, McDaniel, McDonald (3 children),
Anne's County Judgments 1750, images 45, 49]. [Charles County Court Records 1766-7, 262]. 1758 Kent County deed in which John Hutt petitioned the court saying he was bound
Headquartered in Prince George's County, Maryland . As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. The church became known as the Harmony Methodist
purchased 75 acres there in 1731. Children of white women had difficulty
Neale of Charles County, were allowed by their master to keep horses as their own
and Thompson families which has come to be called "Piscataway Indians" or
$ Michael Miller of Kent
Failed to remove flower. children were not recorded by the court--perhaps handled by the churchwardens. Total Maryland and Delaware: 616 children. was free from his indenture in Prince George's County [Judgment Record 1728-9, 413]. Talbot County estate of Captain Edward Roe [Prerogative Inventories 2:177-8]. Anderson, Atkins (2 children? was free from his indenture in Charles County in January 1706/7 [Court Record 1704-10,
permitted or encouraged by their master [Archives of Maryland, 7:203-5; Hodes, White
Vol. Spencer, Summers, Tippett, Ward, Wilkinson, Wood. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Prince Georges County, MD Single Family Homes for Sale 1 - 50 of 322 Homes $799,000 still owned fifty acres each in 1783, but the others sold their land and moved to
Prince George's County Operations Parks & Recreation Parks & Facilities Community Centers Community Centers Baden Community Center 13601 Baden-Westwood Road Brandywine, MD 20613 Beltsville Community Center 3900 Sellman Road Beltsville, MD 20705 Berwyn Heights Community Center 6200 Pontiac Street Berwyn Heights, MD 20740 Bladensburg Community Center $ Ann Hyde in 1753 [Prince
bound to Thomas Stockett of Anne Arundel County in 1751, but there is no record of her
$ Elizabeth Blackbourne in
$ Grace Davison in 1756
$ Sarah Garner in 1760
1753 and 1763 [Charles County Court Record 1753-4, 149, 221; 1762-4, 351]. [Charles County Court Record 1704-10, 301]. The land of opportunity for free African Americans lay in some areas of
1736-8, 22]. a similar conclusion. Webber, Whittam. On his day off work, Prince George's County police detective Melvin Proctor (Appellee) was injured when he jumped to the side to avoid knocking over his two-year old son as he and his. as they always did, the poorest class of whites much closer than they do the freedman
culture very similar to whites because they had gone to school and church with whites
The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. There is a problem with your email/password. from taxation, indentures of apprentices, etc., and read almost like a newspaper account
In a rural community land ownership was the ultimate measure of freedom. Delaware in 1728, the clerk wrote in the docket, "Entered in the Criminal
"Mulatto Planter" when he provided security for his daughter's appearance in
white man [Court Record 1690-3, 334; 1693-4, 9; 1749-50, 724; 1750, 140; 1756-7, 2, 3,
$ Dorothy Dorson in 1736
Children born to white women in Virginia that lived in Maryland or Delaware: Beckett - Northampton County, Case - Accomack County, Fletcher - Prince William County,
only criminal cases [Delaware Archives RG 3815.031, dockets 1722-32, frames 229, 235]. $ Ann Reyny in 1719 and 1721
Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. County Judgment Record 1740-1, 259, 272]. Eli Harmon left a Sussex County will in 1818 by which he left $10 to
Perhaps the principal determinant of relations with slave versus white
$ Elizabeth Demsey in 1742
White women apparently continued to have children by
On December 27, 2012, the Prince George's County Executive and County Council ("Appellant," the "County"), acting in their capacity as employer and insurer, filed a statement of contesting issues with the WCC. I thought you might like to see a memorial for James A Proctor I found on Findagrave.com. [Prerogative Inventories & Accounts, 8:300]. families), Lett, Poulson, Rogers, Shaw, Stewart, Welch (4 children), Wilson (2 children). There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. In 1885 Hamilton McMillan of Robeson County, North Carolina's
Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. in 1753 [Prerogative Inventories 50:174]. Team Member Spotlight: Vice President Trey Proctor. case probably influenced the legislature to reconsider the 1726 law which ordered
Anne's County in 1775 [Surles, and they Appeared in Court, 1774-1777, 57]. was free from his indenture to Samuel Chew in Anne Arundel County in March 1736/7 [Court
Henry Harmon,
Hitchens, Hodgskin, Jacobs, Magee, Morris, Perkins,
The Life Summary of George When George Proctor was born in May 1621, in Jamestown, Prince Edward, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, John Nicolas Proctor II, was 38 and his mother, Alice Grey, was 34. in Somerset County and selling the indenture to someone in Philadelphia. consist of almost verbatim minutes of all that occurred at the county court: cases brought
[Archives of Maryland 25:390-1]. punishment from the Baltimore County court [Proceedings 1718-21, 498, 507]. It was divided into six districts called hundreds: Mattapany, Patuxant, Collington, Mount Calvert, Piscattoway, and New Scotland. The families that had been free
Weve updated the security on the site. Please try again later. of Benjamin Banneker reported that Benjamin's grandmother (Mary Welch) purchased
The indenture of Indians as servants was not common in Maryland. allowing them to bring suit in court for their freedom [Laws of Delaware, 1:105-9, 380
He was called "Thomas Rustain, Junior" in August 1756 when he was
states, particularly North Carolina and Delaware. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. $ Jane Repwith/ Rapworth in
community in 1911, 1922 and 1942. dockets [Boorstein, Delaware Cases, 1792-1830, 1:33-4]. County Judgment Record 1731-3, 550]. Norwood, Wright, Harmon, Street, Clark and Drain
mixed-race children. Brown, Bryan, Burke (2 children), Clark, Coe (1720), Hutt, Patterson (2
was free from his indenture in Anne Arundel County in 1763 [Judgment Record 1760-2, 166]. English servant Martha was married to Boatswain in St. Mary's County
28 children listed in inventories, including. [Minton, Early History of Negroes in Business in Philadelphia (1913):18]. or Term of years" and that he had indented with the boy in Virginia, not in Maryland
$ Ann McFarthing in 1749
Resend Activation Email. still had two and a half years to serve when he was listed in the 1 June 1729 inventory of
American families free in Northampton County, Virginia (in 1667), but his and other Sussex
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After a hearing on judicial review in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, the court entered its memorandum opinion and order on January 15, 2015, reversing the WCC's decision. since the colonial period and had become part of the local white farming communities. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. More about the Proctor family name; Sponsored by Ancestry. Maryland, 1:533-34]. behaved like his white brother. Most free African American families in North Carolina, for
Slaves who were manumitted during the colonial period included a member
Delaware during the colonial period. Some free African Americans migrated to Delaware and Virginia where
had a sister Susan and six other children bound to Stockett until the age of thirty-one
Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Free mixed-race children of white women were so common that when
[Prince George's County Court Record 1727-8, 345-6]. 60 children based on comparison with the inventories of estates of the other
court. households in Philadelphia in 1810. Thanks for your help! was called "An Indian man named Tom" in the inventory of the Prince George's
probably leased or owned land in Charles County in 1774 since he was called a
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