Suckey (b. circa 1807 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-001801
War of 1812 Escaped Slave, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Biography:

Suckey, also called "Suck," escaped from Caleb Jones' farm in St. Mary's County on August 22, 1813. The British later returned to the farm to bring back Suckey's eight-year-old son, Abraham.¹
 

1.     Claim of Caleb Jones, St. Mary's County, Case No. 638, Case Files, Ca. 1814-28, entry 190, Record Group 76, National Archives, College Park.
 

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