Maria - MARI2
Title
Maria - MARI2
Name
Maria
Unique Person Identifier
MARI2
Ancestry
African
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Female
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 Maria to her wife Grizzell, along with Maria's husband "Black" John 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
“Maria - MARI2,” Plain Sight Project, accessed April 28, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1910.