Shem - SHEM1
Title
Shem - SHEM1
Description
1754
nergo man
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Male
Location or Address
East Hampton
Enslaver or Household
Eleazer Miller
Source/s
Records of the Town of East Hampton, Long Island, Suffolk Co., N.Y. With Other Ancient Documents of Historic Value Volume 5. Hedges, Henry Parsons, ed. Sag Harbor. J.H. Hunt, printer. 1905. Page 441
Biographical Text
"Shem negro man Esqur. Miller's."
Shem, who likely had once been enslaved in colonial-era East Hampton, cut timber for the iconic Hook Mill, today a beloved symbol of the community. Work needs to be done to learn if this Shem and the man described here were one and the same.
Shem, who likely had once been enslaved in colonial-era East Hampton, cut timber for the iconic Hook Mill, today a beloved symbol of the community. Work needs to be done to learn if this Shem and the man described here were one and the same.
Misc. Date
1754
Files
Collection
Citation
“Shem - SHEM1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed May 18, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/733.