| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Talbot |
| Other Counties | – |
| Family Name | Williams |
| Family History Notes | 1. Elizabeth Williams, born say 1711, the servant of Risdon Bozeman of St. Michael's Parish, confessed to the Talbot County court in August 1731 that she had a child by a "Negroe." The court bound her son to her master until the age of thirty-one [Judgment Record 1731-3, 446]. She may have been the ancestor of i. Richard, born say 1731, a "Mulatto" labourer fined 30 shillings by the Talbot County court in March 1757 for having an illegitimate child by Ruth Dyas, a free "Mulatto" [Criminal Record 1755-61, 93]. 2 ii. Ann, born say 1732. iii. Levin, head of a Talbot County household of 5 "other free" in 1800 [MD:528]. iv. Thomas, a "Mulatto" who owed 240 pounds of tobacco to the estate of William Rasin of Kent County on 24 February 1764 [Prerogative Inventories 83:1-7]. He was head of a Kent County household of 2 "other free" in 1790 and 3 in 1800 [MD:168]. v. Chester, "Negro" head of a Kent County household of 2 "other free" in 1790. vi. William, head of a Kent County household of 8 "other free" in 1800 [MD:156]. vii. Duke, head of a Kent County household of 7 "other free" in 1810 [MD:852]. 2. Ann1 Williams, born say 1732, was a spinster living in Talbot County in November 1752 when she admitted to the court that she had a "Mullato" child by a "Negro." The court sold her for seven years to Josiah Coleman, innholder, for 2,300 pounds of tobacco [Criminal Record 1751-5, n.p.]. She may have been the mother of i. Ann2, born say 1752, admitted in Queen Anne's County court in March 1773 that she had a child by a "Negroe" slave [Judgments 1771-80, digital images 102-3]. |
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