The following list of Ridgely slaves is extracted from the documents which settled Charles Carnan Ridgely's will. (See Md. H. of R., White Papers, M-4697, Probate Record 1829.) A codicile to the will 1) freed certain slaves (males between 28 and 45, females between 25 and 45), 2) provided that heirs should take care of those over 45 and reward them for their labor and 3) provided that those under age be freed when they reached the proper age. 4) Children under two were to be allowed to go with freed mothers. 'Value' below means evaluation in dollars by the executors of Ridgely's will. 'Where' is the location of the slave in 1829; the only complication is a group of slaves separated from the Hampton slaves in the listing, but bearing no designation except (JH) after the first name. I suspect they were at the contiguous farm of James Howard, the Governor's son-in-law. The following key explains the 'What' column: F=freed; R=divided among residual heirs; H=special bequest to Rebecca Hanson; A=absconded; D=Died since Ridgely's death; C=child under 2 years allowed to follow mother; DR= David Ridgely; 1/2=forge slaves, half of whose group went to David Ridgely, half to the residual heirs; JH?=see above.. The 'Surname?' column is drawn from Md. H. of R. M-4674 and M-4682, which list shoes made and repaired for Ridgely servants; the latter is a continuation of the former. I have used the years 1827-1829. Both accounts list far more surnames for slaves than does the Probate Record, but the accounts are sometimes unclear as to which specific slave (which Jim, for example) the surname applies. Where there is doubt, a question mark follows the surname. Any slave, however, for whom there is any question about the surname is listed here under both surname and given name. It is hoped that these surnames may facilitate tracing Ridgely slaves into the wider community after manumission. Name Date Sex Value Where What Surname? Abram 1829 m 300 Hamp F Blackson Adam 1829 m 300 JH? R Anderson,Jim 1829 m 75 Hamp R Anderson,Kiz 1829 f? 100 Hamp F Anderson,Lloyd 1829 m 100 Hamp R Anderson,Peter 1829 m 150 Hamp R Anderson,Sam 1829 m 300 Hamp F Anderson,Susan 1829 f 20 Hamp C Ann 1829 f 200 JH? F Harris Anna 1829 f 200 Hamp R Anne 1829 f 150 MsWhite F Anne 1829 f 20 Hanson H Anny 1829 f 20 forge A Anthony 1829 m 200 forge F Scott Aquilla,Eliza's 1829 m 5 Hamp R Ashburn,Godfrey 1829 m 150 Hamp F Ashburn,Mary 1829 f 125 Hamp F Austin 1829 m 10 Hamp R Chase Babtist 1829 m 150 forge F Bateman 1829 m 15 Hamp R Wilson Batty,Ephraim 1829 m 250 Hamp R Batty,George 1829 m 50 Hamp R Batty,Hett 1829 f 120 Hamp F Batty,Jim 1829 m 250 Hamp R Batty,Louisa 1829 f 20 Hamp C Batty,Maria 1829 f 50 Hamp R Batty,Poll 1829 f 200 Hamp R Batty,Sall 1829 f 50 Hamp R Batty Batty,Sally 1829 f 200 ? F Batty,Sam 1829 m 150 Hamp R Ben 1829 m 300 Forge R Wicks Benn 1829 m 300 Hamp Nigget Betsy 1829 f 5 Hanson H Bett,Big 1829 f 100 Hamp F Singleton? Bett,Groover/s 1829 f 150 Hamp R Singleton? Betty 1829 70 JH? R Hawkins? Betty,Great 1829 f 100 Hamp F Cromwell Bill 1829 m 100 Forge 1/2 Bussey Bill,Milly's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Brown Blackson,Abram 1829 m 300 Hamp F Blackson Blackson,Cumberland 1829 m 5 Hamp R Blackson Blackson,Phebe 1829 f 120 forge 1/2 Blackson Boston,Charity 1829 f 200 Hamp R Boston Brown,Bill,Milly's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Brown Brown,Caroline 1829 f 40 WMarsh DR Brown,Ellen 1829 f 200 WMarsh F Brown,Joe 1829 m 150 forge F Brown,Julia 1829 f 30 WMarsh DR Brown,Nat 1829 m 60 Hamp R Brown,Sam 1829 m 150 Hamp R Brown,Sophia 1829 f 15 WMarsh C Brown,Susan 1829 f 200 Hanson F Brown Burley,Grace 1829 f 5 WMarsh C Burley,Jane 1829 f 30 WMarsh DR Burley,Linda 1829 f 40 WMarsh DR Burley,Osburn 1829 m 150 WMarsh DR Burly,Rachel 1829 f 200 WMarsh F Bussey,Bill 1829 m 100 forge 1/2 Bussey Bussy,Nat 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Caroline 1829 f 100 forge 1/2 Celia,Keziah's 1829 f 130 Hamp R Wicks Charity 1829 f 200 Hamp R Boston Charles 1829 m 20 Forge 1/2 Towson Charles 1829 m 150 Hanson H Towson Charlott,Big 1829 f 50 forge F Charlott,Little 1829 f 150 forge 1/2 Chase,Austin 1829 m 10 Hamp R Chase Claggett,Ben 1829 m 25 Hamp R Coats,Bob 1829 m 300 Hamp F Coats,Jerry 1829 m 300 Hamp F Coats,Jim 1829 m 20 Hamp C Coats,Lyd 1829 f? 150 Hamp F Coats,Matthew 1829 m 75 Hamp R Coney,Jane 1829 f 30 Hamp R Coney Coney,Jenny 1829 f 10 Hamp R Coney Cony,Will 1829 m 350 Hamp F Cotes,Nancy 1829 f 40 Hanson H Cotes Cromwell,Betty,Gr. 1829 f 100 Hamp F Cromwell Cromwell,Gabriel 1829 m 300 Hamp R Cromwell Cromwell,Richard 1829 m 250 WMarsh F Cromwell,Sophia 1829 f 70 WMarsh DR Cromwell,Stephen 1829 m 300 Hamp F Cromwell Cumberland 1829 m 5 Hamp R Blackson Cummins,Aaron 1829 m 30 WMarsh DR Cummins,Charlotte 1829 f 75 WMarsh DR Cummins,Eliza 1829 f 200 WMarsh DR Cummins,Fanny 1829 f 100 WMarsh F Cummins,Henry 1829 m 30 WMarsh DR Cummins,Isaac 1829 m 150 WMarsh DR Cummins,John 1829 m 15 WMarsh C Cummins,Juliet 1829 f 200 WMarsh DR Cummins,Libby 1829 f 200 WMarsh DR Cummins,Liddy 1829 f 20 WMarsh C Cummins,Phebe 1829 f 200 WMarsh DR Cummins,Rebecca 1829 f 100 WMarsh DR Cummins,Rebecca 1829 f 75 WMarsh F Cummins,Simon 1829 m 100 WMarsh DR Cummins,Wesley 1829 m 40 WMarsh DR Dan 1829 m 100 Hamp F Harris? Dan 1829 m 100 Forge 1/2 Harris? Dan,Milly's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Harris? Daniel 1829 m 120 JH? R Harris? Daniels?,Wash'ton?Hannah 1829 f 150 JH? R} Dan'ls?Wash'ton? Daniels?Wash'ton?,Hannah 1829 f 0 forge 1/2} Dan'ls?Wash'ton/ Daniels?Wash'ton?,Hannah 1829 f 200 Hamp F} Dan'ls?Wash'ton? Dark 1829 m 20 Hamp F Howard David 1829 m 300 Hamp R Wilson Davy 1829 m 40 Hamp H Thompson? Denah 1829 f 200 JH? R Derry,Jake 1829 m 225 Hamp R Derry,Jake(H) 1829 m 300 forge F Derry Dianah,Henry's 1829 f 30 JH? R Dick 1829 m 120 JH? R Fisher Doll 1829 f 0 forge 1/2 Elisha,Milly's 1829 m 150 Hamp R Hogan Eliza 1829 f 200 Hamp R Wicks Eliza,Lucy's 1829 f 30 Hamp C Wicks? Ellen 1829 f 200 Hanson H Ellen,Lucy's 1829 f 100 Hamp R Williams Ellen,Sarah's 1829 f 40 Hamp R Ellick 1829 m 275 Hamp F Williams/Moore? Emanuel(Black) 1829 m 250 Hamp R Johnson Emmanuel(Yellow) 1829 m 300 Hamp R Smith Fanny,Hannah's 1829 f 5 Hamp C Fanny,Milly's 1829 f 100 Hamp R Fell,Jim 1829 m 50 Hamp R Fisher?,Ary 1829 f 50 forge F Fisher? Fisher,Dick 1829 m 120 JH? R Fisher Fisher,Nick,Aary's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Fisher Fisher,Peg 1829 f 30 Hamp R Flurry,Jim 1829 m 120 forge 1/2 Gabriel 1829 m 300 Hamp R Cromwell Gabriel,John 1829 m 200 forge F Gabriel,Phill 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 George 1829 m 100 forge 1/2 Sheredine? George 1829 m 200 JH? R Sheredine? George,Milly's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Sheredine? George,Sall's 1829 m 150 Hamp R Sheredine? Goodwin,Bill(MB) 1829 m 50 Hamp R Green,Frank 1829 m 150 forge F Green,Lyly 1829 f 200 Hamp R Hannah 1829 f 0 forge 1/2 Daniels/Wash'ton? Hannah 1829 f 150 JH? R Daniels/Wash'ton? Hannah 1829 f 200 Hamp F Daniels/Wash'ton? HarfordHarry 1829 m 300 Hamp F Hogan? Harriet,Betty's 1829 f 200 Hamp F Hawkins Harriet,Keziah's 1829 f 200 Hamp R Wicks Harris,Ann 1829 f 200 JH? F Harris Harris?,Dan 1829 m 100 forge 1/2} Harris? Harris?,Daniel 1829 m 120 JH? R} Harris? Harris?,Dan,Milly's 1829 m 100 Hamp R} Harris? Hawkins?,Betty 1829 f 70 JH? R Hawkins? Hawkins,Harriett,Bettys 1829 f 200 Hamp F Hawkins Heath,Henry 1829 m 250 Hamp R Henny 1829 f 200 Hamp F Norris Henry 1829 m 200 forge F Henry,Keziah's 1829 m 50 Hamp R Wicks Henry,Phebe's 1829 m 20 Hamp R Henry,Rachel's 1829 m 150 Hamp R Henry,Yellow 1829 m 250 Hamp F Herculus 1829 m 300 JH? F Hester 1829 f 75 forge 1/2 Hogan,Elisha,Millys 1829 m 150 Hamp R Hogan Hogan?,HarfordHarry 1829 m 300 Hamp F Hogan? Hogan,see Sheredine Howard?,Isaac 1829 m 300 forge F} Howard? Howard?,Isaac 1829 m 300 Hamp F} Howard? Howard,Dark 1829 f 20 Hamp F Howard Howard,Jim 1829 m 300 Hamp F Howard,Joshua 1829 m 300 Hamp F Howard,Keziah,Dark's 1829 f 100 Hamp R Howard Howard,Peg,Dark's 1829 f 70 Hamp R Howard Howard,Sam 1829 m 20 Hamp Howard,Sam 1829 m 300 forge R Isaac 1829 m 300 Hamp F Howard? Isaac 1829 m 300 Forge F Howard? Isabella,Eliza's 1829 f 40 Hamp R Jackson,Nat 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Jackson,Toby 1829 m 20 forge 1/2 Jake (H) 1829 m 300 forge F Derry Jake,Keziah's 1829 m 150 Hamp R Wicks Jake,Yellow 1829 m 300 Hamp F Jameson,Nat 1829 m 300 forge F James,Rachel's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Jamison,George 1829 m 250 WMarsh F Jane 1829 f 5 atCockeys R Jane 1829 f 30 Hamp R Coney Jemmy,Bosley's 1829 m 0 ? Jenny 1829 f 10 Hamp R Coney Jim,Bett's 1829 m 20 Hamp R Jim,Cass 1829 m 200 Hamp R Towson Jim,Jenny's 1829 m 225 Hamp R Joe 1829 m 20 Hamp F Smith John 1829 m 300 JH? F John 1829 m 250 Hanson H John 1829 m 275 Hamp R John 1829 m 25 forge 1/2 John,Airey's 1829 m 150 Hamp R John,Bett's 1829 m 100 Hamp R John,Harriet's 1829 m 5 Hamp C John,Luce's 1829 m 25 Hamp R John,Sarah's 1829 m 15 Hamp C Johnson?,Henry 1829 m 200 forge F Johnson? Johnson?,Sarah 1829 f 200 JH? F} Johnson? Johnson?,Sarah 1829 f 20 forge 1/2} Johnson? Johnson,Bill,Jr. 1829 m 200 Hamp R Johnson,Bill,Sr. 1829 m 300 Hamp F Johnson,Charles 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Johnson,Eliza 1829 f 10 Perry R Johnson,Emanuel(Black) 1829 m 250 Hamp R Johnson Johnson,Jake 1829 m 150 Hamp R Johnson,John 1829 m 300 Hamp F Johnson,John,little 1829 m 5 Hamp R Johnson,Kitty 1829 f 200 Perry R Johnson,Lucy 1829 f 200 Hamp R Johnson,Mary,little 1829 f 5 Hamp C Johnson,Matilda 1829 f 75 Hamp R Johnson Johnson,Priss 1829 f 100 forge 1/2 Johnson Johnson,Richard 1829 m 40 Perry R Johnson,Sam,Rachel's 1829 m 200 Hamp R Johnson Johnson,Sarah 1829 f 150 Hamp F Johnson,Tom,little 1829 m 20 Hamp C Judy 1829 f 200 JH? R Juliana 1829 f 20 Hanson H Juliett 1829 f 200 Hamp R Sheredine Ketty,Hannah's 1829 f 30 Hamp R Keziah,Dark's 1829 f 100 Hamp R Howard Keziah 1829 f 50 Hamp F Wicks Knight?,Bett,Big 1829 f 100 Hamp F Knight? Lee, Mingo 1829 m 60 WMarsh DR Lee,Betsy 1829 f 100 WMarsh DR Lee,Debby 1829 f 120 WMarsh F Lee,John 1829 m 150 WMarsh DR Lee,Liddy 1829 f 30 WMarsh DR Lee,Louisa 1829 f 75 WMarsh DR Lee,Margaret 1829 f 5 WMarsh C Lee,Mary 1829 f 200 WMarsh F Lee,Nancy 1829 f 75 WMarsh DR Lee,Sophia 1829 f 70 WMarsh DR Letty 1829 f 200 JH? R Levi,Nance's 1829 m 100 Hamp D Lewes 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Martin Lloyd 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Lock,Stephen 1829 m 225 Hamp R Louisa 1829 f 200 JH? Louisa 1829 f 40 Hanson R Luce 1829 f 70 forge 1/2 Williams? Luce,Black 1829 f 50 forge 1/2 Williams? Luce,Yellow 1829 f 100 forge F Williams? Luce(DairyMaid) 1829 f 200 Hamp F Williams? Lueazer,Luce's 1829 f 5 Hamp Lysh 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Maria 1829 f 75 forge 1/2 Maria 1829 f 75 Hanson H Maria 1829 f 200 Hanson H Mariah,Keziah's 1829 f 80 Hamp R Wicks Martin,Eliza 1829 f 75 WMarsh DR Martin,Harriet 1829 f 40 WMarsh DR Martin,Lewes 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Martin Martin,Lewis 1829 m 300 Hamp R Mary 1829 f 30 forge 1/2 Mary 1829 f 200 Hanson H Mary,Ann's 1829 f 30 Hamp R Mary,Betty's 1829 f 50 Hamp R Mary,Henry's 1829 f 40 Hamp R Matilda 1829 f 75 Hamp R Johnson Meads,Bob 1829 m 225 Hamp R Meads,Sam 1829 m 30 Hamp R Milly 1829 f 75 forge 1/2 Sheredine/Hogan Milly 1829 f 200 Hamp F Sheredine/Hogan Moore,Alex 1829 m 250 WMarsh DR Moore,Ephraim 1829 m 100 WMarsh DR Moore,Mary 1829 f 200 WMarsh DR Moore,see Williams Moses 1829 m 200 forge F Moses,Keziah's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Wicks Nance 1829 f 100 forge 1/2 Nance 1829 f 200 Hamp F Nance,Harriett's 1829 f 30 Hamp Nance,Henry's 1829 f 20 Hamp C Nance,Yellow 1829 f 200 Hamp F Nancy, 1829 f 40 Hanson H Cotes? Nell,Ann's 1829 f 30 JH? R Nell,Dinah's 1829 f 40 JH? R Nelly 1829 f 30 JH? R Nelson 1829 m 200 Hamp R Wiilliams Nevit,Bill 1829 m 50 Hamp F Nick 1829 m 50 forge 1/2 Nick,Ary's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Fisher? Nigget,Benn 1829 m 300 Hamp Nigget Norris?,Saul 1829 m 300 Hamp F Norris? Norris?Wms?,Polly 1829 f 30 Hamp R} Norris?Williams? Norris?Wms?,Polly,Sall's 1829 f 100 Hamp R} Norris?Williams? Norris,Henny 1829 f 200 Hamp F Norris Norris,Roney,Jack 1829 m 15 Hamp R Norris Peg 1829 f 120 Hanson F Peggy 1829 f 0 GracesQtr Peggy 1829 f 0 forge 1/2 Phill,Hannah's 1829 m 20 Hamp R Pinkney,Cassy 1829 f 30 WMarsh DR Polly 1829 f 30 Hamp R Norris? Polly,Sal's 1829 f 100 Hamp R Norris? Potter,Ann,BigMillys 1829 f 70 Hamp R Potter Potter,Anny 1829 f 200 Hamp R Priss 1829 f 100 forge 1/2 Johnson Priss,Milly's 1829 f 75 Hamp R Rachel 1829 f 150 JH? R Rachel 1829 f 50 Hamp R Taylor? Rachel,Gr.Betty's 1829 f 40 Hamp R Taylor? Rachel,Juliet's 1829 f 20 Hamp R Sheredine Rezin 1829 m 300 Hamp F Sheredine Richardson,Vach 1829 m 100 Hamp R Rogers.Sam 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Rogers,Charles 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Roney,Jack 1829 m 15 Hamp R Norris Sall 1829 f 50 Hamp R Batty Sall,BigMilly's 1829 f 20 ? Sam,Milly's 1829 m 20 Hamp R Sam,Rachel's 1829 m 200 Hamp R Johnson Santy 1829 m 300 forge 1/2 Sarah 1829 f 200 JH? F Johnson? Sarah 1829 f 20 forge 1/2 Johnson? Saul 1829 m 300 Hamp F Norris? Scott,Anthony 1829 m 200 forge F Scott Shade 1829 m 200 JH? R Shade,Young 1829 m 50 JH? R Sheredine 1829 m 175 Hamp F Sheredine?,George 1829 m 200 JH? R} Sheredine? Sheredine?,George 1829 m 100 forge 1/2} Sheredine? Sheredine?,George,Millys 1829 m 100 Hamp R} Sheredine? Sheredine?,George,Sall's 1829 m 150 Hamp R} Sheredine? Sheredine?Hogan?,Milly 1829 f 75 forge 1/2} Sheredine?Hogan? Sheredine?Hogan?,Milly 1829 f 200 Hamp F} Sheredine?Hogan? Sheredine,Juliett 1829 f 200 Hamp R Sheredine Sheredine,Rachel,Juliets 1829 f 20 Hamp R Sheredine Sheredine,Rezin 1829 m 300 Hamp F Sheredine Sims,Simon 1829 m 300 Hamp F Singleton?,Betsy 1829 f 100 Hanson H } Singleton? Singleton?,Betsy 1829 f 5 Hanson H } Singleton? Singleton?Bett,Groovers 1829 f 150 Hamp R Singleton? Smith,Abraham 1829 m 150 WMarsh F Smith,Cassy 1829 f 15 WMarsh C Smith,Emmanuel(Yellow) 1829 m 300 Hamp R Smith Smith,Joe 1829 m 20 Hamp F Smith Smith,JohnHenry 1829 m 30 WMarsh DR Smith,Joshua 1829 m 40 WMarsh DR Smith,Mariah 1829 f 80 WMarsh DR Smith,Mary 1829 f 200 WMarsh F Smith,Nance's 1829 m 120 Hamp R Smith,Phill 1829 m 300 forge F Smith,Toby 1829 m 20 forge 1/2 Smith,Tom 1829 m 200 forge F Soph,Luce's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Williams Sophia 1829 f 150 JH? R Spencer,Beck 1829 f 150 Hamp F Spencer,Bett 1829 f 20 Hamp R Stephen 1829 m 300 Hamp F Cromwell Susan 1829 f 200 Hanson R Brown Susan,Betty's 1829 f 130 Hamp R Tamar,Milly's 1829 f 70 Hamp D Taylor?,Rachel 1829 f 100 forge 1/2} Taylor? Taylor?,Rachel 1829 f 50 Hamp R} Taylor? Taylor?,Rachel,Gr.Bettys 1829 f 40 Hamp R} Taylor? Thompson?,Davy 1829 f 40 Hanson H Thompson? Toby 1829 m 100 forge 1/2 Toby 1829 f 20 Hanson H Tom,Henny's 1829 m 50 Hamp R Toogood,John 1829 m 300 Hamp F Towson?,Charles 1829 m 150 Hanson H} Towson? Towson?,Charles 1829 m 20 forge 1/2} Towson? Towson,Jim,Cass' 1829 m 200 Hamp R Towson Washington,see Daniels Washington,Tom 1829 m 300 Hamp F Wesley 1829 m 150 Hamp R Wilson Wicks?,Eliza 1829 f 200 Hamp R} Wicks? Wicks?,Eliza,Lucys 1829 f 30 Hamp C} Wicks? Wicks,Ben 1829 m 300 forge R Wicks Wicks,Celia,Keziah's 1829 f 130 Hamp R Wicks Wicks,Harriett,Keziah's 1829 f 200 Hamp R Wicks Wicks,Henry,Keziah's 1829 m 50 Hamp R Wicks Wicks,Jake,Keziah's 1829 m 150 Hamp R Wicks Wicks,Keziah 1829 f 50 Hamp F Wicks Wicks,Mariah,Keziah's 1829 f 80 Hamp R Wicks Wicks,Moses,Keziah's 1829 m 100 Hamp R Wicks Williams?,Luce 1829 f 70 forge 1/2} Williams? Williams?,Luce,Black 1829 f 50 forge 1/2} Williams? Williams?,Luce,DairyMaid 1829 f 200 Hamp F} Williams? Williams?,Luce,Yellow 1829 f 100 forge F} Williams? Williams,Ellick 1829 m 275 Hamp F Williams Williams?,Pheb 1829 f 70 Hanson H Williams? Williams,Bill 1829 m 150 Hamp R Williams,Bob 1829 m 125 Hamp R Williams,Charles 1829 m 300 WMarsh DR Williams,Ellen,Luces 1829 f 100 Hamp R Williams Williams,Grace 1829 f 20 WMarsh DR Williams,Nelson 1829 m 200 Hamp R Williams Williams,Sall,BigMillys 1829 f 20 ? Williams? Williams,see Norris Williams,Soph,Luce's 1829 f 100 Hamp R Williams Williams,Venus 1829 f 30 WMarsh F Wilson,Bateman 1829 m 15 Hamp R Wilson Wilson,David 1829 m 300 Hamp R Wilson Wilson,Wesley 1829 m 150 Hamp R Wilson
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