Unrecorded Name - UNID11
Title
Unrecorded Name - UNID11
Subject
Person
Description
“A slave”
1719
East Hampton, British Colonial America
1719
East Hampton, British Colonial America
Name
Unnamed Individual
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Unknown
Source/s
Cronicles of The Town Of East Hampton by david gardiner
Biographical Text
Three young persons and a slave returning to their home in Wayunscott...were drowened when they nearly reached the shore. From Huntting in EH Town Records v.5, p564: This day Francis Noyes, aged abt. 17 years. A daughter of Steph. Hands, aged abt. 14 years. A daughter of David Fithians, abt. 7 years & a negro lad of Joseph Strettons, going home over Georgike from meeting, were drowned just as Yy got over, ye canoe looking and sinking.
Death Date
September
Owner or Household
Joseph Stretton
Citation
“Unrecorded Name - UNID11,” Plain Sight Project, accessed April 18, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/316.