Mary Ann Young (b. circa ? - d. circa ?)
MSA SC 5496-051226
War of 1812 Refugee, St. Mary's County, Maryland, 1814
Biography:
Mary Ann Young lived on Sotterley Plantation in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, as a slave of Colonel John R. Plater. At age 9, Mary Ann escaped from Sotterley between July 22 and July 25, 1814 by boarding the frigate Severn in the Patuxent River. Mary Ann 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 Frigate Severn. Mary Ann escaped along with several other slaves who shared her surname including: Catherine S. Young, Crowley Young, Daniel Young, Henry Young, John Young, Mary Young, Peregrine Young, and Pince Young.1
Mary Ann retained her freedom after the war and settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia. However, she is listed with Henry Young among the Black children refugees in Halifax aged 1 to 13 who were not living with their families.2 Her presence on the list suggests she was either not related to the other Youngs or had become seperated from them during the process of relocating from Maryland to Canada.
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.
2. Commissioner of Public Records NSARM RG 1
vol. 305 no. 7 (microfilm no. 15387)
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