Slaves of Enoch and Meek (Wade) Magruder

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: St George's, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_History

Information on slaves of Enoch and Meek (Wade) Magruder of Prince George's County, Maryland, from Census, Wills and other sources, including names, ages, and other owners where available.

1776 Maryland State Census

Prince George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland; 31 August 1776; Enoch Magruder, head of household.^[1]

Negro Slaves Over Age 16 (9)

• Lander, male, age 54 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Will, male, age 24 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Walter, male, age 25
• Peter, male, age 25 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Nan, female, age 36
• Lucy, female, age 38 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Phillis, female, age 28 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Dinah, female, age 24
• Henney, female, age 24

Negro Slaves Under Age 16 (17)

• Nace, male, age 15
• Tom, male, age 15 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Dick, male, age 14
• Jonas, male, age 14
• Phill, male, age 14
• Tom, male, age 13
• Ben, male, age 12
• Charles male, age 2
• Jack , male, age 1
• Jesse, male, age 1 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Dore, male, age 6 months
• Henney, female, age 15
• Milley, female, age 14
• Beck, female, age 10 - willed to wife, Meek (1786)
• Peg, female, age 10
• Lydia, female, age 5
• Poll, female, age 5 (unreadable, possibly the Rachel left to Meek in will)

Will of Enoch Magruder

Will of Enoch Magruder; signed 5 July 1785; probated 8 August 1786; Prince George's County, Maryland ^[2]

Slaves Mentioned with Disposition

• To wife, Meek: "Four Negro Men: Lander, Peter, Will (commonly called Billy) and Tom" and "Three Negro Women: Lucy, Fillis, and Beck" also "One Negro Girl, Rachel, and One Mulatto Boy, Jess."
• Other Negros not named to be equally divided among five of his children (excepting Ann (Magruder) Lowe)

Sources

1. ↑ "List of Inhabitants in St John's and Prince George's Parishes, Prince George County, Maryland": Enoch Magruder household; 31 August 1776, p 8; in Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, M.S. M.D., Compiler. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources. Volume 1 (Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, MD; 1915) Archive.org p 8 (Full view)
2. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999": Will of Enoch Magruder; Vol 1, p 238 FamilySearch (Image 122 of 337)