Rachel Cottrell (abt. 1690)

Died [date unknown] in Province of Maryland

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Biography

Rachel Cottrell is a part of US Black heritage.

Rachel -- "negro woman Rachel" -- was enslaved on the plantation of James Cottrell at the time of James Cottrell's death in 1722. ^[1]

Her birth and parents are unknown. ^[1] Estimating that she was about 30 years old at the time, she was born say, 1690.

The Cottrell plantation was at the "head of the Wicomico River", which flows into the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland. The head of the river would be near the current intersection of Route US 301 and Maryland 234 south of Port Tobacco in Charles County.

In James Cottrell's 1722 will, Rachel is assigned to James Cottrell's wife Anne. ^[1]

In all, the following enslaved persons were named in James Cottrell's will:

• Mingo, negro man to wife Ann
• Rachel, negro woman to wife Ann
• Pompey, negro man to son Thomas
• Judith, negro woman to son Thomas
• Sambo, negro man to son James

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMZ-J7G?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-DPK%3A146535701%2C148432001 : 20 May 2014), Charles County.