London Dayton
1798
Title
London Dayton
1798
1798
Subject
Person
Description
"negro man formerly a servant to John Dayton"
Creator
David Rattray
Name
London Dayton
Sex
Male
Status
Free
Owner or Household
Josiah Dayton
Biographical Text
Sale of a 1/2 acre parcel near the "Round Swamp Whalebone, so called," in East Hampton Township, N.Y., by Selah Pike to London (Dayton), "negro man formerly a servant to John Dayton," both of said township, for 33 shillings "to me in hand before sealing paid,"April 3, 1799.
1790 Census lists 2 enslaved people in the John Dayton household, and 1 "all other free persons."
1800 Census lists 1 enslaved person in the John Dayton household.
1810 Census lists 1 slave in the John Dayton household.
See additional property records in the L.I. Collection, including a copy of a lease in Oneida, NY. (Also sometimes known as Lunnon) Also see Records of the Town of East Hampton V.4, p. 302. c. 1797-8 "London, a negro slave of Josiah Dayton."
Also see East Hampton Town Records "Book G" p. 164, 1798 ".. London a negro slave of Josiah Dayton ... to be under the age of fifty years and of sufficient ability to provide a living for himself." East Hampton 29th Jany 1798.
Unclear if "John" was a mistake in the land deal
1790 Census lists 2 enslaved people in the John Dayton household, and 1 "all other free persons."
1800 Census lists 1 enslaved person in the John Dayton household.
1810 Census lists 1 slave in the John Dayton household.
See additional property records in the L.I. Collection, including a copy of a lease in Oneida, NY. (Also sometimes known as Lunnon) Also see Records of the Town of East Hampton V.4, p. 302. c. 1797-8 "London, a negro slave of Josiah Dayton."
Also see East Hampton Town Records "Book G" p. 164, 1798 ".. London a negro slave of Josiah Dayton ... to be under the age of fifty years and of sufficient ability to provide a living for himself." East Hampton 29th Jany 1798.
Unclear if "John" was a mistake in the land deal
Source/s
East Hampton Town Records, "Volume G," 1698-1874EH Library Pennypacker Collection, p. 164
Files
Citation
David Rattray, “London Dayton
1798,” Plain Sight Project, accessed January 19, 2021, http://plainsightproject.org/items/show/356.
1798,” Plain Sight Project, accessed January 19, 2021, http://plainsightproject.org/items/show/356.