Boose - BOOS1
Title
Boose - BOOS1
Subject
Person
Description
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.
Name
Boose
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Female
Source/s
East Hampton Town Records Vol. I, p.129
Biographical Text
Samuel Parsons deposition (Feb. 19, 1657) in Elizabeth (Gardiner) Howell's death: "...goody simons lay be her yt ngiht & there was her husband & I & boose & we heard a noyse on ye side of the bed as if sumthing had scratched very hard..." (See image detail)
Misc. Date
Feb. 19, 1657
April 17, 1665 (Mary Gardiner's will)
April 17, 1665 (Mary Gardiner's will)
Owner or Household
"Mistris Gardiner"/ Mary Willemsen Deurcant Gardiner (1601-1655)
Files
Citation
“Boose - BOOS1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed July 4, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/296.