Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Davy (b. circa 1806 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-050618
Part of large slave flight from Poolesville area, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1831

Biography:

On the night of Saturday July 16, 1831, Davy escaped from Robert Dick's farm in Seneca Mills. Dick described Davy as approximately 5'11" tall, "likely and well-made, and of a light black complexion." Dick had just purchased Davy, allegedly by Davy's "own request," from Edward W. Coleman, who lived in the same area at the time. Dick suspected that Davy "went off with several other slaves living in his neighborhood, and will endeavor no doubt to get to Pennsylvania."1 The "several other slaves" were likely Peter Boman, George Boman, and Beverly Davis, who fled from John P.C. Peter's farm in Seneca Mills the same day.2
 


1.     "100 Dollars Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 29 July 1831: 2.

2.     "150 Dollars Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 28 July 1831: 1.
    


Researched and written by Rachel Frazier, 2010.

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