Both men and women, as husband and wife, are listed here as enslavers. A note on spouses: Women were not usually listed with their husbands as people who owned enslaved persons. However, they would have been very involved running the household, and in the day-to-day reality of enslaving another human. They would have had similar authority to their husband over the people they enslaved. As such, we have included the names of wives where we know them. However, many people had multiple spouses over the course of their lifetimes, and we do not always know the precise dates of either marriage or enslavement. The spouses included here are those who we think most likely to have been in the household at the same time as the enslaved people listed.
Enslavers in Northampton
Preserved Bartlett (1689-1762) and Elizabeth Alvord Bartlett (1693-1768)
Enslaved a person whose name we do not currently know.
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Timothy Baker and Sarah Hollister Atherton Baker
Timothy Baker served as a Lieutenant during King Philip's War - participated in the Turner's Falls massacre.
Enslaved Hannah. |
Timothy Dwight III (1726-1777) and Mary Edwards Dwight (1734-1807)
Enslaved Sylvia Church.
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Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and Sarah Pierpont Edwards (1710-1758)
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Joshua Henshaw
Enslaved Caleb.
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Jonathan Hunt III (1697-1768) and Thankful Strong Hunt (1702-1785)
Enslaved Joab Binney and Amos Hull Sr.
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Ebenezer Strong (1671-1729) and Elizabeth Parsons Strong (1678-1763)
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Enslavers Not in Northampton
This category covers enslavers who were not residents of Northampton, but who enslaved someone who was a resident of Northampton or had a significant interaction with Northampton.
Ezra Clapp
Enslaved Tony.
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Reverend Benjamin Doolittle
Enslaved Abijah Prince.
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Phelps Family
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John Wait
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Samuel Wolcott
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