Unrecorded Name - UNID103
Title
Unrecorded Name - UNID103
Description
African descent
Contributor
Jackie Dinan
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Unknown
Location or Address
Southold
Enslaver or Household
Joshua Benjamin
Source/s
Salmon Records: 54.
Biographical Text
[Died] "Joshua Benjaman Negro child."
Death Date
July 20, 1781
Biographical Notes
At an annual town meeting (April 10, 1781), the town recorded payment of 1 pound, 12 shillings "to Joshua Benjamin for a "Black Child." No further information was given. This may be the same child who died a few months later. See Southold Town Records Volume 3: 61.
Collection
Citation
“Unrecorded Name - UNID103,” Plain Sight Project, accessed November 4, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1486.