Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Catherine S. Young
MSA SC 5496-50986
War of 1812 Refugee, St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1814

Biography:

Catherine S. Young lived on Sotterley Plantation in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, as one of Colonel John R. Plater’s slaves. At age 20, Catherine escaped from Sotterley between July 22 and July 25, 1814 by boarding the Frigate Severn in the Patuxent River. Catherine was one of 49 slaves to escape from Sotterley during the War of 1812 and one of 44 slaves to escape from Sotterley via the Severn frigate. Eight other slaves that escaped Sotterley shared her surname including Mary Young, Crowley Young, Daniel Young, Henry Young, John Young, and Mary Ann Young, who all escaped on board the Severn, Peregrine Young, who escaped on board the Loire, and Prince Young, who escaped on board the Dragon.1

1.    Claim of John Rousby Plater, St. Mary's County, Case #310, Case Files Ca. 1814-28, 3.5 ft., entry 190, Record Group 76, National Archives, College Park.
 
 
 
 

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