John - JOHN5

Title

John - JOHN5

Description

African descent

Contributor

Jackie Dinan

Status

Indentured

Sex

Male

Location or Address

Southold

Enslaver or Household

Benjamin Davis

Source/s

Original Southold parish register accessed at Ancestry.com under the collection entitled, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701–1970> New York>Southold>First Presbyterian Church>Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths>1749-1832>images 152/340 [baptism] and 254/340 [death].

URL southoldtownny.gov=>Weblink/Laserfiche=>Town Historian>Documents>Manumissions>1810-1816>image 1/3.

Birthplace

Southold

Baptism Date

July 29, 1813

Birth Date

January 19, 1804

Death Date

July 17, 1816

Biographical Notes

Circumstantial evidence suggests that John was the son of Dorcas (#1664); brother of Catoo (#1541) and Peter (1542).

Files

1816.BIRTH.enslaved sons of Dorcas_Benj Davis.JPG
1816.DEA.John_Dorcas.JPG

Collection

Tags

Citation

“John - JOHN5,” Plain Sight Project, accessed November 21, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1540.