"Black" John - JOHN17
Title
"Black" John - JOHN17
Name
"Black" John
Unique Person Identifier
JOHN17
Ancestry
African
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Male
Event Type
Transfer
Event Date
1680
Location or Address
80 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964
Enslaver or Household
Nathaniel Sylvester
Notes
Nathaniel Sylvester bequeathed "Black" John to his wife Grizzel, along with John's wife Maria and their daughter Priscilla.
Source Type
Will and Testament
Source/s
Nathaniel Sylvester last will and testament, 1680. Shelter Island Historical Society, Shelter Island, New York.
Researcher
Donnamarie Barnes and Alice Clark
Collection
Citation
“"Black" John - JOHN17,” Plain Sight Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1909.