| State | Maryland |
|---|---|
| County (Primary) | Talbot |
| Other Counties | Caroline, Dorchester, Kent |
| Family Name | Bantum |
| Family History Notes | Members of the Bantum family of Maryland were i. James, born say 1730. (Note 1) ii. Gabriel, head of a Caroline County household of 8 "other free" in 1790. iii. Delia, said to be over 100 years old when she was head of a Talbot County household of 6 "free colored" in 1830. iv. George, head of a Talbot County household of 3 "other free" in 1790. v. Sally, head of a Talbot County household of 3 "other free" in 1800 [MD:531]. vi. Joe, head of a Talbot County household of 3 "other free" in 1800 [MD:527] and 3 "free colored" in 1830. vii. Nancy Banthum, "Negro" head of a Kent County household of 1 "other free" in 1790. viii. Diana, born before 1776, head of a Kent County household of 6 "free colored" in 1830. 1. James Bantum, born say 1730, was a "Molatto servant man" listed in the inventory of the Talbot County estate of William Brooke on 7 May 1754 [Prerogative Inventories 60:114-8]. He may have been the father of i. James, born about 1757. (Note 2) 2. James Bantum, born about 1757, was head of a Talbot County household of 8 "other free" in 1800 [MD:534]. He obtained a certificate of freedom in Talbot County on 24 May 1815: a Black man ... about 58 years of age, 5 feet 10 3/4 inches high, has the top of his head bald ... was manumitted & set free by ... Wm Thomas. He may have been the father of i. Levin, born about 1783, obtained a certificate of freedom in Talbot County on 27 May 1807: a Mullatto Man about twenty four years of age, five feet seven and a half inches high ... free born of a white woman and bound to Christopher Bruff until he was twenty one years of age. ii. Edward, born about 1790, obtained a certificate of freedom in Talbot County on 23 July 1810: a black man ... about 20 years of age, 5 feet 7 1/2 inches high ... dark complection ... free born ... raised in this County. iii. Harry, born about 1793, obtained a certificate of freedom in Talbot County on 20 March 1810: a black man ... about 22 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches & an half high, complection dark Coffee [Certificates of Freedom 1807-15, 30, 43, 46, 174]. iv. Moses, born about 1795, obtained a certificate of freedom in Dorchester County on 12 April 1815: of a light chesnut colour ... born free [Certificates of Freedom for Negroes 1806-64, 24]. |
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