Home, Sweet Home
1751 the house was transferred to Matthew Mulford, son of Samuel Mulford, from John Dayton (grandson) and Robert Dayton’s wife, who owned the house after Robert Dayton left it to them in his will. <br /><br />John Dayton left his wife a “negro girl” in his will (died no longer living in the house). London (also spelled Lunnon) Dayton was enslaved by John Dayton (either John Dayton 4 or 5) and freed by 1799. There are many records showing London owning land, often deeded from Daytons. <br /><br />Aaron Isaacs Jr. was the first jewish person (later converted to christianity) in East Hampton, married Matthew Mulford’s daughter Esther and presumably lived in the home, sweet home house as we see his daughter Elizabeth living and dying there. He was seen buying may shoes for his slaves Files, an unnamed “negro child,” an unnamed “negro girl,” nab, and additionally recorded an unnamed “negro child” dying 5/11/1768 (maybe the same child).
Adelia Rattray
House
Mulford Farm House
Records give John Osborne as the owner of the land in 1655. In 1676 it was the sold to Josiah Hobart, high sheriff of Suffolk County, who built the house that stands today. Capt. Josiah Hobart came to East Hampton in the third wave of settlers, found in records by 1650. He was the Sheriff of Suffolk County. In Josiah Hobart’s 1707 will he left his “negro girl <strong>Flora</strong>” to his wife, Anne. <br /><br />According to Jeannette Rattray in "Up and Down Main Street," “Experts from Williamsburg, Virginia and the Brooklyn Museum have examined the house and agreed that it is, at least in part, one of the oldest on Long Island.”<br /><br />The house passed into the Mulford family in an exchange with Samuel Mulford on April 16, 1698. On November 22, 1715, when Samuel Mulford owned the Mulford house, a meeting was held to discuss building the second town church. Supposedly, according to the original Brooklyn Daily Eagle article in 1895, a committee member was missing and Mulford sent an enslaved girl to find him. A terrible storm arrived and the girl was lost in the snow drifts. She was found the next day and the committee decided that her death was a sign from the divine, telling them that the place where she was found should be the site for the new church. Today, Guild Hall stands on the second church’s location, marked by a sign. No one has been able to confirm the legitimacy of this story. <br /><br />In 1724, the Mulford was deeded to Samuel Mulford’s son, Matthew, who later owned “Home, Sweet Home.” Capt. Matthew Mulford can be found in records from the 18th century owning numerous enslaved persons. He baptized enslaved persons named <strong>Shafar</strong> and <strong>Sharper</strong> in March of 1723, Rose in May 1724, Joe in January 1764, and an unnamed “<strong>negro man</strong>” in September 1772. The town records show his “negro woman” dying in 1771, possibly <strong>Rose</strong>, and an enslaved woman named <strong>Abigail</strong> dying in 1773. In 1753 he bought a man named <strong>Prince</strong> from Seth Parsons for 68 pounds and later records show Prince baptizing his son <strong>Depth</strong> in 1779 and an unnamed <strong>son</strong> in 1780, both after the death of Matthew Mulford, but during the time that his grandson, also named Matthew Mulford, owned the home, having obtained the house during the Revolution. The East Hampton Town Records Volume III records 6 shillings being given “to Mulford’s negro two days’ work” in 1733, unclear whether it is Mulford being paid or the enslaved person.
Adelia H. Rattray
Peggy Negro's headstone
South End Cemetery, East Hampton, NY
Hedges Shoemaker Shop
74 James Ln.
East Hampton, NY
Place
Hedges Inn. The site of shoemaker's shop was described as "a small building in the back of the inn" - JER "Main Street". The Hedges kept detailed accounts of their transactions including those with those enslaved. The Hedges also owned slaves and there is a record of a "negro child" of Daniel Hedges's dying on April 17, 1790.
John N.'s Plot of Land
Place
John "Neiger," a free black man, was recorded having land remarkably early in May 1676. In Town Records Volume I, the town writes, "John Neiger have begun to set himslefe upp a house in the Streete by the side of Mrs. Codners home lot ... to goe from the fence yt Doth belong to John Stretton Senir...the said John Neiger is to have this land for his life time in Case hee live there but he is now way to dispose of or to sell it away but if he remove from it yn it is to remain again to the the towne as before."
Records of the Town of East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk Co., N.Y., with Other Ancient Documents of Historic Value. Vol. 1. Sag Harbor, NY, 1887.
Home, Sweet Home Museum
14 James Ln.
East Hampton, NY
Place
In 1751 the house was transferred to Matthew Mulford, son of Samuel Mulford, from John Dayton and Robert Dayton’s wife who co-owned the house. John Dayton left his wife a “negro girl” in his will (died no longer living in the house). London (also spelled Lunnon) Dayton was enslaved by John Dayton and freed by 1799. There are many records showing London owning land, often deeded from Daytons.
Aaron Isaacs Jr. also lived in the house and was the first Jewish person (later converted to Christianity) in East Hampton. He was seen buying many shoes for his slaves Files, Nab, an unnamed “negro child,” and unnamed “negro girl," He additionally recorded an unnamed “negro child ”dying 5/11/1768.
Mulford Home
12 James Ln.
East Hampton, NY
Place
In 1724, the Mulford was deeded to Samuel Mulford’s son, Matthew, who later owned “Home, Sweet Home.” Capt. Matthew Mulford can be found in records from the 18th century owning numerous enslaved persons. He baptized enslaved persons named Shafar/Sharper in March of 1723, Rose in May 1724, Joe in January 1764, and an unnamed “negro man” in September 1772. The town records show his “negro woman” dying in 1771, possibly Rose, and an enslaved woman named Abigail dying in 1773. In 1753 he bought a man named <a href="http://plainsightproject.org/items/show/729">Prince</a> from Seth Parsons for 68 pounds and later records show Prince baptizing his son Depth in 1779 and an unnamed son in 1780, both after the death of Matthew Mulford, but during the time that his grandson, also named Matthew Mulford, owned the home, having obtained the house during the Revolution. The East Hampton Town Records Volume III records 6 shillings being given “to Mulford’s negro two days’ work” in 1733. It is said that the enslaved people lived in the attic of the house.
David Gardiner's 1740 home
95 Main St.
East Hampton, NY
David Gardiner passed down Coseo and Will to Abraham Gardiner in his 1750 will. He also gave his wife "one negro wench as she shall make choice of out of all my negro slaves." But before, Abraham Schellinger, who owned the land, had a 1713 inventory with a "negro man priced at 40 pounds" and a "negro woman priced at 18 pounds." David Gardiner, 6th proprietor of Gardiner's Island, unclear whether or not he ever lived in this house, kept a meticulous inventory, recording a "negro man named Plato aged 35 years 52 pounds" "negro man named Dick aged 40 years, 22 pounds" "negro man named Brister aged 28 years, 52 pounds "negro man named Philip aged 22 years, 65 pounds" "negro man named Cyrus aged 21 years, 70 pounds" "negro boy named Peter age 14, 53 pounds" "negro boy named Cato age 12, 48 pounds" "negro boy named Reuben age 10, 40 pounds" "negro boy named Abel age 8, 32 pounds" "negro woman named Phillis age 52 years, 8 pounds" "negro woman named Sabinah aged 48 years, 12 pounds" and a "negro woman named Sarah aged 23, 38 pounds."
1717 Church
Commissioned in 1715. A 1732 town trustees vote formalized that "negroes may sit in the 2nd gallery, west side."<br /><br />In an 1780 town trustee record: “Ned negro to ring the bel for 30/0,” and in a 1784 record as “Jeremiah Osborn’s Ned” agreeing to ring the bell for one year for 24 shillings and so on in the ensuing years’ records, ultimately ringing the bell for 16 years. <br /><br />Rev. Buell's enslaved Pegg was also paid to sweep the church from 1802 to April 18, 1808.
Rev. Buell's House
Main St.
East Hampton, NY
Place
In 1775, Buell recorded "my negro child Paul" died. In 1784, his "Negro man" purchased a pair of shoes from Hedges. In 1796, Rev. Buell paid "fifty pounds of lawful money of New York" to David Mulford for "my negro Servant man called Gree." We believe that Buell may have been master to seven enslaved
persons, if not more. His slave Peggy Negro is recorded in the town records as hired to sweep the church from about 1802 to 1808.
Huntting Inn
94 Main St.
East Hampton, NY
Place
Only confirmed enslaved person owned by Rev. Huntting is Gene "my negro girl, died in 1746, age 1 year 9 months." But there are four other people we know about from Huntting's account books, not family members, who are sleeping under "old blankets" on homemade beds -- Gene's parents among them?
Rev. Lyman Beecher's house.
84 Main St.
East Hampton, NY
Drusilla Crook, approx age 5 in 1799, called Zillah by the Beecher family. She stayed bound to them until she was 18. When Mary was born (1805) they took a sister of Zillah's named Rachel. Both moved with the Beechers to Litchfield, Conn., and stayed until their "time was out."
Jeremiah Miller's House
117 Main St.
East Hampton, NY
From the Hedges account books, we know of Mol, who got a "pair of pumps" in 1771. Steven, who got shoes in 1785. We know of a "negro woman named Aca and her son Silas" sold by Mehitable Baker to Jeremiah Miller in 1787. Cyrus, "the mother of said child I hold as a slave," born in 1802.
Gardiner White House
Main St.
East Hampton, NY
Abraham Gardiner, who lived here, became master of Coseo and Will in David Gardiner's will in 1750. Peggy Negro, who is buried in the South End Cemetery, may have been baptised in 1764. A "negro child" died in 1766. A "negro man" died in 1770. He left Zel and Ruben (also known as Tobe) to his daughter Mary in his will. Also Rufus, an unnamed woman or women, and Cato getting shoes in 1785.
Boose - BOOS1
Person
An enslaved woman of African heritage, Boose is the earliest known named enslaved person in East Hampton. She was part of the Lion and Mary Gardiner holdings and mentioned in at least two contemporary sources.
London Dayton - LOND1
1798
Person
"negro man formerly a servant to John Dayton"
Abigail - ABIG1
Rufus - RUFU1
1785
East Hampton
Enslaved man
Unidentified male
1770
African descent
Unrecorded Name - UNID38
1770
Jude negros son
Cato - CATO3
1770
negro Cato
Unrecorded Name - UNID39
1771
negro woman
Unrecorded Name - UNID40
1771
negro woman
Mol - MOL2
1771
Negro Mol
Garl - GARL1
1769
negro garl
Unrecorded Name - UNID41
1772
negro mans
Peter - PETE7
1773
my negro man
Abigail - ABIG2
1773
negro woman
Desiah - DESI1
1773
negro child
Grestor - GRES1
1772
negro Grestor
Unrecorded Name - UNID36
1774
Servt. child
Plato Crook - PLAT2
1774
negro man named Plato aged 35 years
Brister - BRIR1
1774
negro man named Brister aged 28 years
Philip - PHIL1
1774
negro man named Philip aged 22 years
Cyrus - CYRU3
1774
negro man named Cyrus aged 21 years
Peter - PETE6
1774
negro boy named Peter age 14
Cato - CATO2
1774
negro boy named Cato age 12
Dick - DICK2
1774
negro man Dick age 40
Reuben - REUB2
1774
negro boy Reuben do. 10
Abel Crook - ABEL2
1774
negro boy named Abel age 8
Phillis - PHIS6
1774
negro woman named Phillis age 52 years
Sebinah - SEBI1
1774
negro woman named Sabinah aged 48 years
Sarah - SARA1
1774
negro woman named Sarah aged 23
Paul - PAUL1
1775
my negro child Paul
Will - WILL2
1775
"Will Indian"
Unrecorded Name - UNID35
1775
Noah Barneses negro child
Cazar - CAZA1
1775
"Cazar Indian"
Unrecorded Name - UNID34
1775
negro child
Dick - DICK1
1775
A Slave
Unrecorded Name - UNID33
1775
negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID32
1775
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID31
1775
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID29
1776
I slave above the age of 16
Unrecorded Name - UNID30
1776
negro girl
Jack - JACK3
1777
Col. Mulford's negro Jack
Unrecorded Name - UNID28
1777
servant girl
Peter - PETE5
1778
a servt. child of Noah Barnes
Unrecorded Name - UNID27
1778
negro child servt.
1778
A child of Gene
Peggy - PEGY3
1778
Servt to Capt Abraham Gardiner aged 22 years
Depth - DEPT1
1779
Katurah - KATU1
1779
Negro
Cato - CATO1
1779
Negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID25
1779
negro man
Joseph - JOSE2
1779
Joseph Negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID24
1779
Negroe Boy
Unrecorded Name - UNID23
1780
a son of Prince, negro
Ned - NED1
1780
Ned Negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID42
1749
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID43
1749
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID44
1749
Child of Peter, negro servt.
Will - WILL3
1750
one negro slave named Coseo, and also one negro slave named Will
Unrecorded Name - UNID45
1750
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID46
1750
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID47
1750
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID48
1751
one negro wench
Peter - PETE8
1752
child of Peter Negros, John Hedges's negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID49
1752
child of Peter Negros, John Hedges's negro man
Dick - DICK3
Person
1753
negro man
Prince - PRIN2
1753
Of Capt. Mulford
Unrecorded Name - UNID50
1753
x
Unrecorded Name - UNID51
1754
negro child
Petros - PETR2
1754
negro man
Shem - SHEM1
1754
nergo man
Unrecorded Name - UNID52
1756
negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID53
1756
negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID54
1756
negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID55
1757
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID56
1757
negro woman
Pomp - POMP5
1760
Negro Pomp
Lucy - LUCY2
1760
Negro Lucy
Lucy - LUCY3
1761
My Negro woman lucy
Files - FILE1
1762
Negro Files
Unrecorded Name - UNID57
1762
Negro Boy
Unrecorded Name - UNID58
1762
Negro Child
Hagar - HAGA2
1763
Negro Hagar
Christ - CHRT1
1763
my negro man
Daniel - DANI2
1763
Negro Daniel
Unrecorded Name - UNID59
1763
Negro Gall (Girl)
Hagar - HAGA3
1764
negro servt
Joe - JOE1
1764
negro servt.
Pegg + 3 children - PEGG2
1764
Pegg Negro- Talmages & 3 children #583
Pegg - PEGG1
1764
servt. woman
Sharper - SHAR3
1764
Negro Sharper
Judge - JUDG1
1764
Judge, negro
Jars - JARS1
1764
Jars, negros son
Hittie - HITT1
1764
Hittie, negro
Virgil - VIRG1
1764
Virgil, negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID60
1765
negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID61
1766
negro garll
Unrecorded Name - UNID62
1766
negro servant child
Philis - PHIS1
1764
servt. woman
Unrecorded Name - UNID63
1766
negro servant child
Unrecorded Name - UNID64
1766
negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID65
1765
negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID66
1766
negro child; negro Garll (girl)
Nab - NAB1
1766
Negro Nab
Unrecorded Name - UNID68
1766
negro man
1766
negro child
John - JOHN3
1766
Negro John
Jude - JUDE1
1767
Unrecorded Name - UNID69
1767
Jude negros son
Unrecorded Name - UNID70
1767
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID71
1767
negro child
Nab - NAB2
1767
Negro Nab
Jai - JAI1
1767
Jai Negro
Levi - LEVI1
1767
Jai Negro--levi
Acca - ACCA1
Unrecorded Name - UNID72
1768
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID73
1768
negro child
Judah - JUDA3
1768
negro woman
Hacke - HACK1
1768
Negro Hacke
Dep - DEP1
Unrecorded Name - UNID74
1769
negro wentch
Sharper - SHAR4
1781
East Hampton
the slave
Unrecorded Name - UNID75
1781
East Hampton
Plato, negro son
Jo - JO1
1781
East Hampton
Jo negro
Unrecorded Name - UNID87
1781
East Hampton
negro child
Unrecorded Name - UNID86
1782
East Hampton
negro man
Zell - ZELL1
1782
East Hampton
"my negro zel"
Ruben (Tobe) - RUBE1
1782
East Hampton
my negro boy ruben
Unrecorded Name - UNID84
1782
East Hampton
Negro woman
Unrecorded Name - UNID85
1782
East Hampton
Negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID83
1782
East Hampton
Negro Woman
Unrecorded Name - UNID82
1782
East Hampton
Princes daughter
Harre - HARE1
1783
East Hampton
Harre, negro man
Plato - PLAT3
1783
East Hampton
Negro Plato
Cyrus - CYRU4
1783
East Hampton
a servant child
Aaron - AARO1
Sarah - SARA4
1784
East Hampton
a servt. woman
Sarah - SARA3
1784
East Hampton
a servt. child
Sarah - SARA2
1784
East Hampton
Negro Girl Phebe
Jack - JACK5
1784
East Hampton
My Negroes namely Jack Violet & the negro child
Violet - VIOE1
1784
East Hampton
My Negroes namely Jack Violet & the negro child
(Unidentified child)
1784
East Hampton
My Negroes namely Jack Violet & the negro child
(Unidentified child)
1783
East Hampton
Negro Child
Unrecorded Name - UNID79
1784
East Hampton
Negro woman
Unrecorded Name - UNID78
1784
East Hampton
Negro man
Unrecorded Name - UNID77
1784
East Hampton
negro man
Jack - JACK4
1784
East Hampton
Negro Jack
Peter - PETE9
1784
East Hampton
Negro peter
Tobe - TOBE1
1784
East Hampton
Negro Tobe
(Possibly Violet) - VIOE2
1785
East Hampton
Negrowoman
Unrecorded Name - UNID76
1785
East Hampton
"Peter Negros" son found in East Hampton Church baptism records.
Tom - TOM2
"Negro Tom"
Stephen - STEP1
1785
East Hampton
"Negro Stephen" found in a shoemaker's account book in January and December.
Lymas [Elimas or Elymus] Derby - LYMA2
Aca - ACA1
Clara - CLAR1
Ackie - ACKI1
the mother of said child is held as a slave by me
Bathsheba Hand - BATH1
Phebe Plato - PHEB1
Person
Col'd
1855
Drusilla Crook - DRUS1
Person
Black girl bound to Lyman Beecher's household, c. 1805
Rose - ROSE3
Person
Enslaved woman
Dago - DAGO1
Person
Enslaved boy
David Rattray
Plato - PLAT6