Forgotten Names: Brookville's Slaves

Over the course of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, almost all of the Quakers living in Brookeville and Sandy Spring freed, or manumitted, all of their slaves. But freedom was not immediate for every slave: Maryland law prohibited owners from freeing slaves who were too young or too old to take care of themselves. While Brookeville's Quakers allowed enslaved adults to go free immediately, they only made legal promises to free young girls and boys when they reached the age of eighteen and twenty-one, respectively. Because of this policy, slaves had a noticeable presence in Quaker Brookeville until as late as the 1830s.

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Listed below are the names of some of the slaves who were part of Brookeville's community and history. Most of their names are known only because their Quaker owners chose to free them. Unfortunately, the fates of the following slaves and their still-nameless friends and relatives remain unknown. Click "Read More" to reveal the names, birthdates, and freedom information of over 100 slaves.

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Brookeville's Slaves (listed by owner)

Caleb Bentley

He owned two slaves, both of whom he manumitted in 1815.1

See Caleb Bentley's biography.

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Slaves
• Eliza (born c. 1798), free in 1815
• Esther (born c. February, 1815), free in 1831

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 June 1815, Liber S-19, p. 265, Manumission, Caleb Bentley to Negroes Esther and Eliza [MSA CE 148-19].

Basil Brooke

He owned at least nineteen underage slaves. He manumitted all nineteen of them in 1779.1 It is likely that Brooke owned and manumitted adult slaves as well. Brooke still owned four manumitted children at the time of his death in 1794.2

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Slaves
• Myme (born c. 1762), free in 1780
• Alfee (born c. 1762), free in 1780
• Thomas (born c. 1764), free in 1785
• Moses (born c. 1766), free in 1787
• Moll (born c. 1769), free in 1787
• Nanny (born c. 1769), free in 1787
• Jerry (born c. 1773), free in 1794
• Tamar (born c. 1773), free in 1791
• Phebe (born c. 1775), free in 1793
• Priscilla (born c. 1775), free in 1793
• Sally (born c. 1778), free in 1796
• Nasey (born c. 1778), free in 1799
• Hercules (born c. 1730), free in 1779
• Fanny (born c. 1754), free in 1779
• Dido (born c. 1758), free in 1779
• Sal (born c. 1778), free in 1796
• Nace (born c. 1779), free in 1800
• Jack (born c. 1780), free in 1801
• Harry (born c. 1789), free in 1810

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 15 March 1780, Liber A, p. 453, Manumission, Basil Brooke to Negroe Myme and others [MSA CE 148-1].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) Inventory of Basil Brooke, 21 October 1794, Liber C transcript, p. 168-169 [MSA C1138-4].

James Brooke

He was the founder of Sandy Spring Quaker meeting and he owned twenty-one slaves in the years shortly before his death in 1784.1 Brooke never manumitted his slaves and instead willed them to his children, Roger Brooke IV, Basil Brooke, Richard Brooke, and Elizabeth Brooke.2

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Slaves
• Names unknown

Sources
1. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Brooke Collection) List of the properties belonging to James Brooke, 1782 [MSA SC418-1-364, 00/09/03/25].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) Will of James Brooke, 1784, Liber B, p. 160 [MSA C1138-2].

Mary Brooke

Mary Brooke, Richard Thomas Jr.'s mother-in-law, owned seven slaves in 1790. It is unknown if she ever manumitted any of her slaves, whose names are not known.1



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Slaves
• Names unknown

Sources
1. First Census of the United States, 1790, Population Schedule, Montgomery County, Maryland, Roll 3, p. 44.

Roger Brooke IV

He inherited slaves from his father, James Brooke, in 1784. At his own death in 1790, Brooke owned eleven slaves.1 His heirs manumitted all eleven slaves shortly after his death.2

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Slaves
• Sam (born c. 1750), free in 1790
• Rachel (born c. 1754), free in 1790
• Nancy (born c. 1780), free in 1790
• Nick (born April 20, 1779), free in 1800
• Sam (born August 9, 1781), free in 1802
• Jack (born September 20, 1785), free in 1806
• David (born June 11, 1787), free in 1808
• Charles (born April 23, 1789), free in 1810
• Billy (birth unknown), free in 1794
• Green (birth unknown), free in 1802
• Rainey (birth unknown), free in 1793

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) Inventory of Roger Brooke, 14 December 1790, Liber C transcript, p. 34-37 [MSA C1138-4].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 November 1790, Liber D, p. 604, Manumission, Mary Brooke and others to Negro Nick and others [MSA CE 148-4]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 November 1790, Liber D, p. 605, Manumission, Mary Brooke and others to Negro Sam and others [MSA CE 148-4].

Brice John Gassaway

Brookeville's non-Quaker storekeeper owned two slaves at the time of his death. He never manumitted them.1

Read Brice John Gassaway's biography.

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Slaves
• Isaac (born c. 1761)
• Henry (born c. 1781)

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) 4 May 1816, Inventory of Brice John Gassaway, Liber I, p. 505-507 [MSA C1138-11].

Samuel Peach

He owned at least six slaves over the course of his life, all of whom he manumitted on two occasions in 1784 and 1789.1

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Slaves
• Flora (born c. 1746), free in 1784
• Charles (born January 14, 1771), free in 1792
• Nougo (born March 1, 1776), free in 1797
• Cesar (born April 10, 1780), free in 1801
• Peggy (born August 6, 1783), free in 1801
• Deborah (born October 1, 1771), free in 1792

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 23 August 1784, Liber B, p. 259, Manumission, Samuel Peach to Negro Flora and others [MSA CE 148-2]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 10 July 1789, Liber D, p. 230-231, Manumission, Samuel Peach to Negro Flora and others [MSA CE 148-4].

Thomas Pleasants

At his death in 1803, he owned a number of black children "bound by order of court to serve until they come to lawfull age," meaning that another person had already manumitted them. These enslaved children were divided among Pleasants' children, including Deborah Stabler, a Quaker who lived in Brookeville.1

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Slaves
• Names unknown

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) Will of Thomas Pleasants, Liber E, p. 157 [MSA C1138-9].

Evan Thomas

He owned and manumitted six slaves in 1780.1



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Slaves
• Samson (born c. 1733), free in 1780
• Lewis (born c. 1752), free in 1780
• John (born c. 1755), free in 1780
• Jenny (born c. 1734), free in 1780
• Nan (born c. 1759), free in 1780
• Jack (born c. 1767), free in 1788

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 11 April 1780, Liber A, p. 481, Manumission, Evan Thomas to Negro Samson and others [MSA CE 148-1].

John Thomas

He manumitted twenty-seven slaves in 1779.1

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Slaves
• John (born c. 1731), free in 1778
• George (born c. 1730), free in 1778
• Daniel (born c. 1732), free in 1778
• William (born c. 1752), free in 1778
• George (born c. 1754), free in 1778
• Robert (born c. 1757), free in 1778
• Dinah (born c. 1758), free in 1778
• Esther (born c. 1750), free in 1778
• Lyddia (born c. 1752), free in 1778
• Rachel (born c. 1756), free in 1778
• Betty (born c. 1751), free in 1778
• Margaret (born c. 1759), free in 1778
• Nelly (born c. 1761), free in 1778
• Monday (born c. 1765), free in 1783
• Thomas (born c. 1768), free in 1789
• John (born c. 1774), free in 1795
• Thomas (born c. 1774), free in 1795
• Ceasar (born c. 1767), free in 1788
• Benjamin (born c. 1776), free in 1797
• Kate (born c. 1764), free in 1782
• Briget (born c. 1768), free in 1786
• Jane (born c. 1770), free in 1788
• Susanna (born c. 1774), free in 1792
• Marsah (born c. 1776), free in 1794
• Deborah (born c. 1777), free in 1795
• Abigail (born c. 1777), free in 1795
• Deborah (born c. 1772), free in 1790

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 20 March 1779, Liber A, p. 260-261, Manumission, John Thomas to Negro John and others [MSA CE 148-1].

Richard Thomas Sr.

Richard Thomas Sr. owned many slaves, at least sixty-one according to an assessment of his property recorded in 1804.1 Thomas manumitted all of slaves at his death and forty-four of Thomas' under-aged and elderly slaves were divided among members of the Brookeville community.2

Read Richard Thomas Sr.'s biography.

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Slaves
• Billy (born c. 1787), free in 1810
• Florah (born c. 1797), free in 1815
• John (born c. 1799), free in 1820
• Peggy (born c. 1801), free in 1819
• Lucky (born c. 1797), free in 1815
• Edward (born c. 1805), free in 1826
• Beck (born c. 1803), free in 1821
• Sam (born c. 1804), free in 1825
• Betsey (born c. 1806), free in 1824
• Anna (born c. 1792), free in 1810
• Harriot (born c. 1797), free in 1815
• Richard (born c. 1799), free in 1820
• Rose (born c. 1801), free in 1819
• Viney (born c. 1793), free in 1811
• John (born c. 1800), free in 1821
• Nelly (born c. 1802), free in 1820
• Henry (born c. 1797), free in 1818
• Hester (born c. 1798), free in 1816
• Polly (born c. 1804), free in 1822
• David (born c. 1806), free in 1827
• Minty (born c. 1803), free in 1821
• Washington (born c. 1806), free in 1827
• David (born c. 1802), free in 1823
• Dorcas (born c. 1803), free in 1821
• Phoebe (born c. 1806), free in 1824
• Sally (born c. 1797), free in 1815
• Charles (born c. 1803), free in 1824
• Cloe (born c. 1805), free in 1823
• Betsey (born c. 1801), free in 1819
• Allice (born c. 1802), free in 1820
• Frank (born c. 1804), free in 1825
• Jerry (born c. 1806), free in 1827
• Joe (born c. 1799), free in 1820
• Isaac (born c. 1801), free in 1822
• Debby (born c. 1803), free in 1821
• Hannah (born c. 1805), free in 1823
• Great Will (born c. 1731), too old to be freed
• Sook (born c. 1735), too old to be freed
• Cesar (born c. 1737), too old to be freed
• Nanny (born c. 1739), too old to be freed
• Cloe (born c. 1740), too old to be freed
• Will Smith (born c. 1741), too old to be freed
• Pegg (born c. 1742), too old to be freed
• Jim (born c. 1759), too old to be freed

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISIONERS OF THE TAX (Assessment Record), 1798-1812, Personal property of Richard Thomas Sr., Assessment for the year 1804 [MSA C1110-2].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) "List of the Young Negroes belonging to the Estate of Richard Thomas deceased as divided among the representatives agreeably to the appointment in 1807," Liber L, p. 245 [MSA C1138-10].

Samuel Thomas

He owned twenty-three slaves. Thomas manumitted at least ten of his slaves on two occasions in 1800 and 1815.1

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Slaves
• William (born c. 1775), free in 1803
• Flora (born November 1, 1806), free in 1822
• Lloyd (born c. 1798), free in 1819
• Pompey (born c. 1809), free in 1830
• James (born c. 1813), free in 1834
• Hagar (born c. 1784), free in 1815
• Ann (born c. 1811), free in 1827
• Sarah (born May 23, 1799), free in 1815
• Mary (born May 5, 1803), free in 1819
• Caroline (born c. 1813), free in 1829

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 May 1800, Liber I, p. 188-189, Manumission, Samuel Thomas to Negro Florah and others [MSA CE 148-10]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 17 July 1815, Liber S-19, p. 266, Manumission, Samuel Thomas to Negro Lloyd and others [MSA CE 148-19].

Sarah Thomas

She owned at least five slaves, all of whom she manumitted in 1800.1

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Slaves
• Venus (born c. 1776), free in 1800
• Harry (born c. 1785), free in 1806
• Milly (born c. 1796), free in 1814
• Joshua (born c. 1798), free in 1819
• Hannah (born c. August, 1799), free in 1817

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 May 1800, Liber I, p. 188, Manumission, Sarah Thomas to Negro Venus [MSA CE 148-10].


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Isaiah Boone

He owned only one slave, whom he manumitted in 1778.1


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Slaves
• Jerry (born November 6, 1765), free in 1786

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 1 August 1778, Liber A, p.152, Manumission, Isaiah Boone to Negro Jerry [MSA CE 148-1].


Gerard Brooke

He owned at least eight slaves. He manumitted six of them in 1794 and one in 1815.1 Brooke also inherited one slave from Richard Thomas Sr.2

See Gerard Brooke's biography.

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Slaves
• Young (born c. 1773), free in 1794
• Richard (born c. 1776), free in 1797
• Edward (born c. 1776), free in 1797
• Nancy (born c. 1776), free in 1794
• Basil (born c. 1783), free in 1804
• Moll (born c. 1783), free in 1801
• Nace (born c. 1796), free in 1817

From Richard Thomas Sr.:
• Sook (born c. 1735), too old to be freed

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 9 December 1794, Liber F-6, p. 89, Manumission, Gerard Brooke to Negro Young and others [MSA CE 148-6]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 6 May 1815, Liber S-19, p. 265, Manumission, Gerard Brooke to Negro Nace [MSA CE 148-19].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) "List of the Young Negroes belonging to the Estate of Richard Thomas deceased as divided among the representatives," Liber L, p. 245 [MSA C1138-10].

Margaret Brooke

She owned only one slave, whom she purchased from fellow Friend Samuel Thomas. Brooke manumitted her only slave in 1815.1

See Margaret Brooke's biography.

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Slaves
• Flora (born November 1, 1806), free in 1822

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 4 March 1815, Liber S-19, p. 156-157, Manumission, Margaret Brooke to Negro Flora [MSA CE 148-19].

Richard Brooke

By the time of his own death in 1788, Richard Brooke owned twenty-one slaves. Richard bequeathed all of his slaves to his daughter Anne, the wife of William Hammond Dorsey.1 It is unknown if the Dorsey family ever freed their slaves.

Se Richard Brooke's biography.

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Slaves
• Annapolis (born c. 1736)
• Ive (born c. 1753)
• Tom (born c. 1762)
• Billy (born c. 1773)
• Harry (born c. 1776)
• Sam (born c. 1778)
• William (born c. 1781)
• Jack (born c. 1785)
• Dennis (born c. 1787)
• Lewis (born c. 1788)
• Nell (very old)
• Milly (old)
• Lest (born c. 1753)
• Priss (born c. 1753)
• Bett (born c. 1764)
• Sylvia (born c. 1770)
• Flora (born c. 1774)
• Poll (born c. 1776)
• Hannah (born c. 1778)
• Milley (born c. 1779)
• Lydia (born c. 1784)

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) Inventory of Richard Brooke, 12 October 1788, Liber B, p. 380-383 [MSA C1138-2].

Samuel Brooke

He owned at least one slave whom he manumitted in 1803.1


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Slaves
• Sally (born November 20, 1795), free in 1803

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 4 May 1805, Liber K, p. 479, Manumission, Samuel Brooke to Negro Sally [MSA CE 148-11].

Bernard Gilpin

He owned at least fifteen slaves, some of whom he inherited from Richard Thomas Sr.1 Gilpin manumitted some of his slaves on three occasions: 1809, 1813, and 1815.2

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Slaves
• Rezin (born c. March, 1788), free in 1809
• Caty (born c. 1795), free in 1813
• Lucy (born c. 1798), free in 1816
• Harry (born c. c. 1796), free in 1817
• John or Jack (born March 1, 1800), free in 1821
• Caleb (born c. August, 1810), free in 1831
• Lucy (born c. 1798), free in 1815
• Eliza (born c. 1809), free in 1825
• Louiza (born c. 1810), free in 1826

From Richard Thomas Sr.:
• Cloe (born c. 1740), too old to be freed
• Sally (born c. 1797), free in 1815
• Beck (born c. 1803), free in 1821
• Sam (born c. 1804), free in 1825
• Betsey (born c. 1806), free in 1824
• Anna (born c. 1792), free in 1810

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) "List of the Young Negroes belonging to the Estate of Richard Thomas deceased as divided among the representatives agreeably to the appointment in 1807," Liber L, p. 245 [MSA C1138-10].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 29 July 1809, Liber O, p. 308-309, Manumission, Bernard Gilpin to Negro Rezin [MSA CE 148-15]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 March 1813, Liber Q, p.295-296, Manumission, Bernard Gilpin to Negro Caty and others [MSA CE 148-15]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 31 July 1815, Liber S-19, p. 274-275, Manumission, Bernard Gilpin to Negro Lucy and others [MSA CE 148-19].

James Pleasants

Husband of Deborah Brooke Pleasants, he owned at least two slaves whose names are unknown in 1820. It is unknown if Pleasants ever manumitted them.1

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Slaves
• Names unknown

Sources
1. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820, Population Schedule, Montgomery County, Maryland Roll 44, image 137.

Thomas P. Stabler

He owned at least four slaves over the course of his life, all of whom he manumitted on three occasions in 1816, 1825, and 1832.1


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Slaves
• Betsey (born c. 1801), free in 1817
• Alla (born c. 1802), free in 1818
• Thomas Waters (born September 25, 1807), free in 1828
• Philip Hamilton (born c. 1790), free in 1831

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 13 July 1816, Liber S-19, p. 138, Manumission, Thomas P. Stabler to Negroes Betsy and Alla [MSA CE 148-21]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 3 March 1824, Liber X, p. 568, Manumission, Thomas P. Stabler to Thomas Waters [MSA CE 148-25]; MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 21 December 1831, Liber BS 4, p. 553, Manumission, Thomas P. Stabler to Philip Hamilton [MSA CE 148-30].

Henrietta Thomas (Bentley)

She owned six slaves prior to her marriage to Brookeville resident Caleb Bentley. She manumitted her slaves in 1801.1

Read Henrietta Thomas Bentley's biography.    

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Slaves
• Janny (born c. 1776), free in 1801
• Nanny (born c. 1781), free in 1801
• Andrew (born c. 1797), free in 1818
• Isaac (born c. 1800), free in 1821
• Jerricum (born c. December, 1800), free in 1821
• Mary (born c. 1799), free in 1817

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 18 February 1801, Liber I, p.363, Manumission, Henrietta Thomas to Negro Janny and others [MSA CE 148-10].

John Thomas Sr.

He owned as many as ten slaves, all of whom he manumitted in 1815.1

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Slaves
• Poll (born c. 1794), free in 1815
• John (born c. 1796), free in 1817
• Thomas (born c. 1798), free in 1819
• Hariat (born c. 1801), free in 1817
• Anna (born c. 1803), free in 1819
• William (born c. 1805), free in 1826
• Rachel (born c. 1807), free in 1823
• Nancy (born c. 1810), free in 1826
• Mary (born c. 1812), free in 1828
• William (born c. 1814), free in 1835

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 21 July 1815, Liber S-19, p.422, Manumission, John Thomas Sr. to Negro Polly and others [MSA CE 148-19].

Richard Thomas Jr.

Richard Thomas Jr. owned at least twenty-foud slaves, some of whom he inherited from his father, Richard Thomas Sr.1 He manumitted all of his own slaves in 1791.2

Read Richard Thomas Jr.'s biography.


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Slaves
• Bet (born c. 1761), free in 1791
• Fanny (born c. 1770), free in 1791
• Rachel (born c. 1767), free in 1791
• Milley (born c. 1772), free in 1791
• Abraham (born c. 1773), free in 1794
• Priscilla (born c. 1781), free in 1799
• Anna (born c. 1781), free in 1799
• Aseneth (born c. 1781), free in 1799
• Jack (born January 10, 1784), free in 1805
• Tom (born February 29, 1784), free in 1805
• Charles (born July 20, 1790), free in 1811
• Jacob (born January 10, 1787), free in 1808
• Peg (born October 15, 1787), free in 1805
• George (July 20, 1789), free in 1810
• Ben (born September 20, 1789), free in 1810
• Delilah (born c. September, 1791), free in 1809
• Nancy (born c. November, 1791), free in 1809

From Richard Thomas Sr.:
• Peggy (born c. 1801), free in 1819
• Joe (born c. 1799), free in 1820
• Isaac (born c. 1801), free in 1822
• Debby (born c. 1803), free in 1821
• Hannah (born c. 1805), free in 1823
• Will Smith (born c. 1741), too old to be freed
• Nanny (born c. 1739), too old to be freed

Sources
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) "List of the Young Negroes belonging to the Estate of Richard Thomas deceased as divided among the representatives agreeably to the appointment in 1807," Liber L, p. 245 [MSA C1138-10].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) 30 April 1792, Liber E, p. 74, Manumission, Richard Thomas Jr. to Negro Abraham and others [MSA CE 148-5].

Samuel Thomas III

He owned at least twenty-nine slaves, some of whom he inherited from Richard Thomas Sr.1 It does not appear that he ever manumitted any of his slaves.2

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Slaves
• Hannah (born c. 1750)
• Little Cate (born c. 1764)
• Cyrus (born c. 1768)
• Venus (born c. 1772)
• Nan (born c. 1779)
• Harry (born c. 1783)
• Peggy (born c. 1791)
• Anna (born c. 1792)
• Andrew (born c. 1795)
• G. Cate (born c. 1758)
• Rachel (born c. 1770)
• Billy (born c. 1773)
• Jenny (born c. 1774)
• Jino (born c. 1781)
• Isaac (born c. 1788)
• Flora (born c. 1791)
• Milly (born c. 1794)
• Sarah (born c. 1796)

From Richard Thomas Sr.:
• Charles (born c. 1803), free in 1824
• Cloe (born c. 1805), free in 1823
• Betsey (born c. 1801), free in 1819
• Allice (born c. 1802), free in 1820
• Frank (born c. 1804), free in 1825
• Jerry (born c. 1806), free in 1827
• Henry (born c. 1797), free in 1818
• Hester (born c. 1798), free in 1816
• Polly (born c. 1804), free in 1822
• David (born c. 1806), free in 1827
• John (born c. 1800), free in 1821

Source
1. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) "List of Young Negroes belonging to the Estate of Richard Thomas deceased as divided among the representatives agreeably to the appointment in 1807," Liber I, p. 245 [MSA C1138-10].

2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Estate Record) Inventory of Samuel Thomas III, 21 November 1796, Liber C transcript, p. 331-333 [MSA C1138-4].