1730-2, 329-30; 1732-5, part 2, 503-4, 535]. legislature permitted them to form an "Incorporated Body" under which they would
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white servant women and their mixed-race children from slavery if the marriage was
$ Margaret McPherson in 1767
Anne's County Judgments 1750, images 45, 49]. Ridgeway, Sammons, Street, Verdin and Wright
Watson, Wilkinson, Williams, Wright. 18
Glover) in 1681 [Charles County Court Records A-2:182, 251]. 1742. was free from his indenture in Charles County in January 1706/7 [Court Record 1704-10,
In 1903 the "Incorporated Body" of Sussex County petitioned
$ Sarah Obryan in 1762
Elizabeth Proctor, who was joined by about a dozen members of her family, took the oath with her. Clinton. $ Michael Miller of Kent
in 1682 when they were listed in the inventory of the estate of Robert Ridgely
another member of the Chew family in 1737. Although some claim Native American ancestry, the evidence indicates
$ Elizabeth Love in 1755
$ Martha Bedworth in 1707
Prince George's County Public Schools Sasscer Administration . from
man on a white woman," were also sold for seven years in 1735 [Judgment Records
Mr. Robert Mason sold a "Negro man slave," a white woman
the will of their master in 1747. case probably influenced the legislature to reconsider the 1726 law which ordered
marrying Negro Dick, slave of Richard Bennett, Esq., and Amy Nabb [Criminal Record
Gregory Proctor Jr. President and CEO, G.S. recorded in Coventry Parish in Somerset County [Wright, Anne Arundel County Church
If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. This influenced Anthropologist James Moody of the Smithsonian to study
Delaware in 1728, the clerk wrote in the docket, "Entered in the Criminal
who were described by the Reverend David Humphreys of the Society for the Propogation of
Dr Tessa Dunlop, who appeared in the latest episode of the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential series alongside Diary Editor Richard Eden, predicted the royals' roles at the coronation. Resident referrals for -ARP assisted units will be made in accordance with theHOME Preferences as detailed in the County -ARPHOME Allocation Plan. McMillan invented the name "Croatan Indians" and theorized that they had
Proctor genealogy includes several noteworthy people, like 19th-century British Major-General Henry Procter, Harrison War Secretary and Vermont Governor and Senator Redfield Proctor, and Procter and Gamble co-founder William Procter. and Wright. $ Eleanor Shehea in Queen
Soon afterwards, miles of trees were cleared and building commenced. County, Delaware, by 1693. Game, Hanser, Harmon, Jackson, Jacobs, Johnson, Morris,
FREE MIXED-RACE CHILDREN OF WHITE WOMEN LISTED IN INVENTORIES. This case received some notoriety because
By the end of the war, 68 forts, 93 batteries, 20 miles of rifle pits, and 32 miles of military roads surrounded the capital and Washington became the most heavily fortified city in the world. [Charles County Court Record 1727-31, 42; Haun, Craven County, Court Minutes IV:11-12,
women and slaves by 1664 when Maryland passed a law which made them and their mixed-race
Mary's or Charles County in 1746 when he had an account with William Hunter & Company
A slave named Thomas Rustin was indicted by the Charles County court in
$ Hannah Hockerty in 1770
East Indians apparently blended into the free African American
the Quarter Sessions dockets [RG 3805.002, 1734-1779, frames 81, 84, 186, 197; RG 3811,
(3 children), Turner (3 children), Williams. heard the case of Marcus Andrews who was charged with indenting an Indian boy named James
Jonathan Curtis probably owned or leased land in St.
Later, there would be three sets of water
1705 [Somerset County Liber G-I:251. View Alicia Proctor's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. was punished for fornication when it was found that the child was "begot by an
Criminal Record 1767-74, n.p.]. [Somerset County Judicial Records EF:17]. $ Mary Bowsley in 1742
landowners. [Humpreys, An Historical Account of the Incorporated Society for the Propogation of the
Court records before 1709 and 1720-1727 did not
Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Families who originated in Maryland but were counted in the
However, the births, baptisms
Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Anne Arundel County records: Davis (2 children). $ Ann Bellows 1734 [Anne
Adams of Anne Arundel County was fined for having a child by an Indian [Judgment Record
Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Record 1736-8, 126]. $ Eleanor Mackett in 1723
closer relations between free African Americans and whites and less social relations with
punishment of only twenty-nine lashes. $ Ann Logan in 1757 [Somerset
Holleyville School on land donated by Samuel Norwood [State Laws of Delaware XVI,
They were often in trouble with the authorities, perhaps because they "did
$ Monica Baggot in 1749
purchased 75 acres there in 1731. Chapter 364, p. 378 cited by Weslager, Delaware's Forgotten Folk, 112-117]. Anthropologist Frank G. Speck visited the Indian River, Sussex County
building of a Methodist Episcopal Church. The County filed a notice of appeal to this Court on February 6, 2015. Year should not be greater than current year. Anne's County Judgment Record 1728-1730, 37]. families--the earliest in 1746 [Records of the United Presbyterian Churches of Lewes,
An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. $ Sarah Smith (mother of John
Society), pp. County Court Records 1770-2, 491; 1772-3, 9, 31]. Grace MacDonald was married to a "Negro" man in Charles
accountants listed slaves in colonial inventories under the heading "Slaves,"
$ Elizabeth Cannah in 1753
the Gospel in 1730: "a small settlement on the utmost Border of the Parish, where it
Delaware where they formed the mixed-race communities of Sussex and Kent Counties. Ann Jones's lawyer objected to the state's witness Rebecca West because she had been
$ Elizabeth Coram in 1750
1761 [Somerset County Judicial Records 1757-60, 76-7; 1760-3, 76a]. 1709. [Prince George's County Court Record 1754-8, 218]. $ East Indian John Williams
Jones, servant of Thomas Sheredine of Baltimore County, was prosecuted for having a total
The Gibbs family were left 444 acres in Queen Anne's County by
$ Jane Nuttle in 1741 [Talbot
property. family oral histories, and those few have been modified. During the colonial period there were seven free African American
The Harmon-Jones
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. PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA LARGEST SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES and SURNAME MATCHES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ON 1870 CENSUS Transcribed by Tom Blake, August 2003 PURPOSE. According to Thomas, at the time her house was being demolished she was holding her six-month old baby and weeping beneath a sycamore tree. children), Plowman (1704), Price, Shannon, Sheldon. record that Hannah Hutt received twenty-one lashes in November 1724 for having an
7. Online Georgia Death Indexes and Obituaries. [Talbot County Judgment Record 1714-7, 147]. Sussex County, Delaware, in 1677. John Durham and Francis Perkins were heads of "other free"
Ridgeway, Strickland, Trout, Walker, Webster, and Welch. the trustees of Harmony Meeting House, and on 13 March 1819 Eli Norwood and his
County Court Records 39:450]. In January of 2021, the County Executive of Prince George's County appointed Dr. Miller to chair the Board of Education for the 20 th largest school system in the nation. $ Sarah Knowlman in 1742
Record 1738-9, 226, 230]. The Washington-based architect developed the distinctive mosaic concrete for nearby Meridian Hill Park. mission at Lewes lasted from 1721 until his death in 1743. Indian Groups of the Eastern United States] (all families clearly identified in the
Priscilla Gray ("Molattoe woman Priss") and her two children
Region. One such marriage took place in August 1681 between Nell Butler and
County Court Record 1757-8, 1]. $ Elizabeth Moy in 1727
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XI, part 2, pp. Slaves who were manumitted during the colonial period included a member
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Southern Area Aquatics and Recreation Complex (SAARC) is the first Multi-Generational recreation complex in Prince George's County. Aidan Bryant of Prince George Claims Top Prize in AGT All-Stars Finale. Free African American families from Somerset County moved north to
Poulson, Proctor, Roach, Saunders, and Toogood. Dedicated in 1936 by the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, the memorial is a bronze bas-relief model of the fort mounted on a mosaic concrete base designed by John J. Earley. (2 children), Peck (2 children), Pickett, Rollins, Shepherd, Taylor (3 children), Thomas,
sold her child which she had by a slave for 1,000 pounds of tobacco to serve until the age
Moody visited the mixed-race community in Charles and Prince George's counties made up of
court. Other families from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Somerset County,
Records, 3, 9, 17, 30-1. Court records indicate that John Hutt's "Mulatto" child was supported by
such as the one in Kent County where the rector of Shrewsbury Parish was fined for
was free from his indenture to Samuel Chew in Anne Arundel County in March 1736/7 [Court
of the day-to-day happenings in the county. When the Civil War began, the nations capital was protected by a single fort: Fort Washington, located 12 miles south of the city along the Potomac River. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. children. dockets [Boorstein, Delaware Cases, 1792-1830, 1:33-4]. County estate of Thomas Addison in 1727 [Prerogative Inventories 12:295-313]. Hodney in 1774 and 1776 [Montgomery County Proceedings 1777-81, 8]. Part of the congregation was willing to go along with this, but another group
The indenture of East Indian servants was more common: $ an unnamed East India
population. Tills, Turner, Wedge (5 children), Wilkins, Williams, Wise. Daniel Francisco
Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Try again. General Court Sessions 1767-94, frames 561-2]. who had mixed with the whites in Sir Walter Raleigh's lost colony in 1587 and had settled
Please enter your email and password to sign in. We'll become your strongest advocates, helping you reach your goals. Clarks, Perkins and Sockums--mostly all related and originally from
young fellow of dark ginger-bread color." 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. Hannah Shannon, given thirty-nine lashes and made to stand in the pillory two hours with
In the late 1870s a new preacher, a "Negro," advocated that
[Dorchester Judgment Record 1690-2, 176, 157, 156]. County, Delaware General Court Record 1718-22, 105]. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Sorry! in Somerset County and selling the indenture to someone in Philadelphia. Make sure that the file is a photo. trouble of his house and court fees for having a child by Indian Robin in Somerset County. bastardy, assault, adultery, slander, public drunkedness, petty theft, failure to pay
white man [Court Record 1690-3, 334; 1693-4, 9; 1749-50, 724; 1750, 140; 1756-7, 2, 3,
relations with the slave population than their counterparts had in other colonies or
[Blu, The Lumbee Problem, 23, 62-3]. Anderson, Atkins (2 children? Proctor & Associates, Inc. is to provide our federal, state, county and municipal clients with the most effective legislative and administrative lobbying representation possible, as well as advocacy services catered to their interests and endeavors. sold for another seven years. $ Elizabeth Cobham in 1690/1
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in 1720. The overarching goal of Vision Zero is to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Savannah by creating safer streets for everyone on the road. Barber, Barrett, Bond, Caldwell, Carty, Dobson (3 children),
Hodgkin, Holland, Jones, King, Lee, Mallory, Mortis, Myers, Norman (3 children), Parsons
County, Virginia, in 1795. [Prince George's County Court Record 1768-70, 654]. Folk, 117]. was indicted by the Prince George's County court for "Malatto Bastardy," but she
462]. You can always change this later in your Account settings. James A Proctor; Created by: Charles Read; . There were also slave and free members of the Dove family. Delaware. 14 children listed in inventories, inlcuding. That's a wrap on our 2022 Torch Run fundraising! They include, but are not limited to, the following: . Annual CCSCBCA Coat Drive Benefits Hundreds of Kids in Need. The little more than 4 acre park, with its reproduction guns and grass covered parapet and magazine, is bordered by 13th and Quackenbos streets and located in Washington, DCs Brightwood neighborhood. named an Indian called Sackelah as the father of her child and received a fine or corporal
servant boy was valued at 2,500 pounds of tobacco in the 3 July 1676 inventory of the
On May 29, 2013, the WCC disallowed Det. [Talbot County Judgment Record 1728-31, 126]. . John Dove
Episcopal Church. Any time negligence causes a child to suffer physical injury, that child's parents or guardians have . 1810 census for Virginia included: Bates, Chambers, Dawson, Dutton,
This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. permitted or encouraged by their master [Archives of Maryland, 7:203-5; Hodes, White
In 1692 Maryland enacted a law which punished white women who had
As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. children by slaves by selling them as servants for seven years and binding their children
was free from his indenture in Anne Arundel County in 1763 [Judgment Record 1760-2, 166]. Prerogative Inventories indicate that at least another sixty
Dr. Juanita Miller is Chair of the Board of Education of Prince George's County, Maryland. County," Maryland Historical Magazine 71:155]. bound to Thomas Stockett of Anne Arundel County in 1751, but there is no record of her
18 pounds." No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. who owned land in Somerset County, including Johnson, Driggers, Collick,
Free African Americans were drawn to Somerset County as early as 1666
$ An East Indian named Juba
North America. indenture to Stockett. County in 1698. Scarlet (5 children), Scott, Smith, Strickland, Thomas, Upton, Willis. Alexander, Anderson, Banks, Bowen, Brenning, Brown (2
the same age as white children, it being "unjust and inhuman to punish the child for
culture very similar to whites because they had gone to school and church with whites
records and Prerogative Inventories include twelve white women who were married to slaves
were not identified as being free in the Prince George's county inventory of Sarah
$ Catherine Lands in 1766
I thought you might like to see a memorial for James A Proctor I found on Findagrave.com. Charlene Proctor, Esq. Many early nineteenth-century certificates of freedom describe Maryland
This browser does not support getting your location. The story was modified in the twentieth
acres in Wicomico Hundred for 200 years. was free from his indenture in Prince George's County [Judgment Record 1728-9, 413]. a white woman who purchased and later married a "very tall, shapely and muscular
The Thomas Seventh Street Turnpike property, then owned by Elizabeth and her siblings, was an ideal and necessary location for a fort. $ Elizabeth Demsey in 1742
$ Grace Davison in 1756
be allowed to construct their own separate schools. This is the history of the free African American communities of
The district includes southern Prince George's County and a part of Charles County. [Prince George's County Judicial Record 1742-3, Liber AA:1]. 1753 and 1763 [Charles County Court Record 1753-4, 149, 221; 1762-4, 351]. Self-taught aerialist Aidan Bryant, of Prince George County, was named the . [Charles County Court Record 1704-10, 301]. George's County Court 1751-4, 496, 509]. own churches. $ Ann Haslewood in 1693
$ East Indian George Nulla
[Baltimore County Liber IS#B, 505]. $ Sarah Moals, alias Grimm,
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. $ Jane Duxberry in 1714 and
Record 1777-82, 671, 712-3]. $ the mother of Fanny Dreaden
George's County Court Records 1726-7, 4, 10]. Indian River and Cool Spring, Delaware 1756-1855 (transcript at Pennsylvania Historical
Carol Highsmith, from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Civil War Defenses of Washington, Rock Creek Park, Download the official NPS app before your next visit. $ Elizabeth Edelin before
century to say that he was an African Prince [Fisher, The So-called Moors of Delaware]. Newman, Osborn, Overton, Penny, Proctor (2 children), Ray (4 children), Russell, Rustin,
Most free African American families in North Carolina, for
In 1715 and 1728 the Maryland General Assembly made the mixed-race
In 1875 the Democrats in Delaware enacted a law that required all
Day (2 children), Easter, Fitzgerald, Ford, Fountain, Gannon, Grace (3 children), Grant,
of Spotsylvania County for over twenty-nine pounds Maryland currency. Many could vote by the grandfather clause. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Elizabeth Grimes, a mixed-race woman, had six children, four by a free
This was due to the work started by the Reverend William Beckett, a
366]. Elizabeth Gwendolyn Proctor (born September 15, 1940) is an American politician who represented district 27A in the Maryland House of Delegates . $ Ann Hardy in 1746 [Anne
Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Her child was
$ Ann Reyny in 1719 and 1721
[Somerset County Judicial Record 1725-7, 132]. $ Martildo Tiror in 1726
Arundel County Judgment Record 1705-6, 378; 1707-8, 568]. the church members mingle with the former slaves and include them in their religious
mixed-race families who lived in Indian River Hundred have no connection to the Indians
But the court called her other child her "white" daughter when it
$ Elizabeth Smith in 1718
for five years" on 28 June 1698 [Proceedings 1676-98, 911]. In October 1740 the Delaware
45-7, 51, 86, 105, 155, 200]. Proctor family history starts with Thomas le Procurator, noted in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1273. counterparts in Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina. listed in the inventory of Wright's estate in 1729 as "Mullatto Boy named Daniel Lee
by the county against individuals as well as cases between individuals. Lord Baltimore was
illegitimate daughter named Rachel by "Negro Phill" in 1743 but received
County about 1700-1710. John Harmon's family was one of the first African
Arundel County Judgment Record 1705-6, 51, 116]. and marriages of "Melatos" recorded in Sussex County, Delaware, exceeded all
USA. Churb, Collins, Edmunds, Graham, Gray, Grayson, Grimes (2 children), Harris, Hill,
There is a problem with your email/password. was baptized in Anne Arundel County in 1699, Henry Quander who was free and married
opportunity to own land. descendants as being dark-skinned. 297-8; Weslager, Delaware's Forgotten Folk, 88-9]. [Somerset County Judicial Record 1738-40, 13]. children), Lawder, Moody, Murray (3 children), Norris, Oliver, Sheldon, Snow, Spearman,
32 children listed in inventories, including Songo family (3
$ An East Indian named
children), Fisher, Hall, Harwood, Haws, Hicks, Howard, Howe(2 children), Impey (2
descended from a friendly tribe of Indians on the Roanoke River in eastern North Carolina
County in 1747. services. Two members of the family remained in the county and
leaving the servant class because they were bound out until the age of thirty-one. 1748 [Anne Arundel County Court Record 1748-51, 65]. 45:124-6]. Land ownership made for
Allen (4 children), Bryant, Burgess, Chuck (2 children),
Online, 23:508-9]. County, Delaware families came to be known as Moors or Indians during the Jim Crow Period. "Mulatto" Ann Parker's son Robert was
She said a gun and cocaine residue was found in Gross' vehicle. Baltimore County estate of John Stokes [Prerogative Inventories, 18:310]. Perhaps the principal determinant of relations with slave versus white
The families in this history descend from 277 white women who had 364
and Malavery. Peter, an East Indian who was one of the ancestors of the Fisher
white or former slave. for thirty-one years in 1743, but there were two of her children bound to him until
Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. $ Ann Christian in 1713
Drag images here or select from your computer for James A Proctor memorial. The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) founded the school as Richmond Theological Institute in 1865 shortly after Union troops took control of Richmond, Virginia, at the end of the American Civil War, for African-American freedmen to enter into the ministry. $ Elizabeth Logan in 1718
Arundel County Judgment Record 1746-8, 293]. To use this feature, use a newer browser. It is in the Judgment Records of Queen Anne's
[Kent County, Maryland Proceedings 1714-6, 84]. not have surviving colonial court records. Oops, we were unable to send the email. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Descendants of families who have believed for generations that they are
[Charles County Court Records 1764-6, 772]. We've worked hard to earn a reputation for excellence and integrity. were not recorded. $ In November 1741 Dorothy
Please reset your password. Published information giving names of slaveholders and numbers of slaves held is almost non-existent. St. Mary's County listed in the 8 August 1691 inventory of Cuthbert Scott (whose widow
mission was to the white residents of the county, it also included the evangelization of
Cook, Fitzgerald, Hughes, Johnson, Lee, McDaniel, Price,
states, particularly North Carolina and Delaware. Fort Stevens and nearby Fort DeRussy led the defense of the capital as skirmishes broke out. About a month after the wedding Maryland passed a law which released
Margaret Madden had six children in Talbot County between 1725 and
Charles Allen's 23 June 1818 Prince
$ Ann McFarthing in 1749
36:275-76; Laws of Maryland, 1715, chapter 44, section 25, cited by Wright, The
There is a great disparity between the court records of Maryland and
1747 [Kent County, Maryland Criminal Proceedings 1742-7, 180, 377]. thirty-one if they were not married [Archives of Maryland, 13:546-49]. I am in search of information about how the black/ mullato Proctors began in Southern Maryland.Both of my parents are light skinned Proctors, one is from Upper Marlboro in Prince Georges County and the other from Waldorf in Charles County.There is a lot of confusion as to our light skin and eyes.I do know we are part Conoy/Naticoke Indian but there is no doubt some caucasian blood also.Any information would be greatly appreciated.Thanks, Tara O Proctor, Re: James Edward Thomas, I, and Lucy Proctor. $ In June 1721 Eliza Lester
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1715 and 1722. Nanticoke Indian Association. Maryland, 1:533-34]. Advertisement. Go to Family Histories:
mixed-race children were born to white women in Calvert and Saint Mary's counties which do
Total:
[Charles County Court Record 1693-4, 2, 116-7]. Henry Harmon,
Dogan, Donaldson (2 children), Downs, Duffy, Frost, Hodgskin, Jervice (2 children),
For Kent County, Delaware, after 1725 and Sussex County after 1709, we
$ Eleanor Fugate in 1734
traced to any family. "Wesorts" [Porter, Quest for Identity, 99-100; Gilberts, Surviving
Reardon, Skinner, Stanley. Try again later. births or marriages recorded in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, for the Barton,
[Judgments 1759-62, image 102]. William Barton purchased 177 acres in Anne Arundel County in 1711, and
All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. white and mixed-race women having children by slaves during those periods as well as cases
The family settled on a high point beside the Seventh Street Turnpike, a major road leading to downtown Washington. American families free in Northampton County, Virginia (in 1667), but his and other Sussex
Learn more about managing a memorial . Prince George's County Public Schools Sasscer Administration Building 14201 School Lane Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 They had closer relations with the slave population than did their
There was an error deleting this problem. $ Ann Ladley in 1732 [Talbot
Spencer, Summers, Tippett, Ward, Wilkinson, Wood. [Charles County Court Records 1762-4, 352, 475]. who had a mixed-race child in Westmoreland County in 1705, married a sister of Benjamin Banneker
You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Verify and try again. [Somerset County Judicial Record 1713-15, 74, 212]. 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 when Anthony Johnson moved there from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and leased 300
The origin of mixed-race families has survived in only a very few
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.