Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Stephen Ennets (b. ? - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-8744
Fled from Slavery, Dorchester County, Maryland, 1860

Biography:

Stephen Ennets successfully escaped from Dorchester County, Maryland with his wife, Maria, and their three children, Harriet aged six years, Amanda aged four years, and an infant aged three months.  While they were slaves in Dorchester County, the Ennets family was split between two owners.  Stephen was the property of John Kaiger, while Maria and their children were the slaves of Algier Pearcy.

The Ennets family escaped with the direction of Harriet Tubman, this successful attempt was her last "trip" to Maryland, as supported by a letter written from
Thomas Garrett to William Still on December 1, 1860.

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