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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 463 Print image (69K) |
| Adams-Butler 11/7/99 10:29 PM BUTCHER FAMILY 1. Robert1 Butcher, born say 1670, was called "Robert Buchery negroe" on 2 September 1690 when the Dorchester County, Maryland Court ordered him to support the illegitimate child he had by Elizabeth Cobham, an indentured servant of Andrew Gray. Gray was his security [Court Proceedings in Land Records 4-1/2, pp. 176, 157, 156]. He recorded his earmark in adjoining Kent County, Delaware in 1693. He was sued in Kent County by Hugh Durborow on 11 August 1713. In August 1714 he testified that James Dean had counselled him to kill Timothy Hanson and burn his house. In November 1718 he confessed to the charge of battery and was ordered to be flayed and pay a fifteen shilling fine. He was sued by Griffin Jones about 1723 and by John Bland in August 1723 [General Court Records 1712-6, n.p.; 1718-22, 20; 1722-3, n.p.; 1722-5, 35]. (1) He was taxable in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County in 1726. He called himself a "yeoman" in his 26 July 1722 Kent County will which was proved 14 February 1731. He left his son Robert a shilling, left Phillis Asco (no relationship stated) a cow, calf, pewter plates, furniture and one of his three gold rings, and divided the remainder of his estate between his wife Susannah and son-in-law Richard Pulling [DB H-l, fol. 23-24]. His children were 2 i. Robert2, born say 1695. ii. the unnamed wife of Richard Pulling. 2. Robert2 Butcher, born say 1695, was called Robert Butcher Junr. in Kent County, Delaware Court on 11 August 1713 when he and Thomas Gonsoaly (Consellor) were fined 15 shillings for being "Deficients on the Highways." He was called "Robert Butcher ye younger" on 15 May 1716 when the Kent County Court of Quarter Sessions convicted him of having an illegitimate child by Susanna Stephens [General Court Records 1712-6, n.p.]. He was called Robert Bucher Junr. when he was taxable in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County in 1729. His 14 November 1733 Kent County will, proved 6 December 1733, named his wife Sarah (daughter of Thomas Conselah), and left 190 acres of land to his sons, Moses, Benjamin, Robert, Conselah, and Thomas [WB H-l:77]. Sarah was head of a taxable household in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County from 1740 to 1754. His children were i. Moses1, born say 1715, taxable in Little Creek Hundred from 1740 to 1748, died before 12 September 1749 when his brother Robert was appointed administrator of his Kent County estate [WB K-1:2-3]. ii. Benjamin, born say 1718. http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Adams-Butler.htm Page 23 of 38 |